In the early morning of December 2, Beijing time, the World Cup "Death Group" Group E game showed a dramatic result. Japanese team defeated the world champion Spanish team 22-1, so the Japanese team scored 6 points and joined hands with Spanish team to advance to the top 16 as the first in the group. Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2. Although they scored 4 points with Spain, they returned home early due to their goal difference. The Japanese team reversed the score by one goal, and it was suspected that the ball had gone out of bounds at the bottom line. Even with the intervention of the high-tech VAR, it failed to eliminate the doubts in the hearts of fans. In the 50th minute of the game, the Japanese team launched a counterattack. Anluo, , shot to the back post. The ball was about to go out of the baseline, but the Japanese team saved the ball from the baseline. Then crossed to the front of the goal, and Tanaka Bee scored. Judging from the slow-motion replay, the ball does not seem to be fully qualified. After a long confirmation, the referee obtained the news from the VAR referee room from the headset and determined that the goal was valid.
Some industry insiders analyzed that the final goal of the Japanese team was effective because of the "curvature of the ball". For VAR, the entire ball must cross the bottom line before it can be judged out of bounds. It's like a corner kicker putting the ball slightly out of the free throw area, but is considered compliant. This is the 9th rule of football, the internal and external standards of football. When the ball completely crosses the goal line or sideline, whether on the ground or in the air, the ball is judged out of bounds.
However, even with VAR intervention, there may still be controversy over whether the overall ball has gone out of bounds. Since the opening of this World Cup, there have been many VAR controversies. After the game between France and Tunisia, the French Football Association has appealed to FIFA , and the VAR penalty was invalidated and requested a change of judgment.
VAR is just a technical means, so football still depends on people to play. The Japanese team was favored by the goddess of luck, which was also a reward for the Japanese players not to give up. Sansakazuki, who came on the bench, competed for a point with Maeda Daran at the same time. The former passed the ball and Tanaka Bi rushed directly to the goal. It was the spirit of "every goal must be fought for" that gave VAR the opportunity to intervene.
The Japanese team shouted out the goal of reaching the quarterfinals before the game, and they worked tirelessly for this. After the game, Tonyo, who scored the first goal of this game, said, "Not only today, I usually maintain a 'tight string' state. Everyone says I am in good shape today, and I always maintain this state on weekdays, so that I can achieve today's results."
In addition to the efforts of the Japanese team, there is another view that the Spanish team is planning a small plan and hopes to qualify as the second in the group, so as to avoid the favorites like Argentina and Brazil. The German team is not as good as Espanyol . If they lose the game at the last moment and "successfully" Costa Rica, they can go home together.
All guesses are just guesses. Technology innovation can make the game more fair and just, but football is round, and one of its charms is the unpredictability of the results. On the green field, there are no absolute strong people or weak people. You will never know what will happen in the next second. Great joy and great sorrow often only transform in one thought. This is football that makes people love and hate. Editor-in-chief of
column: Chen Hua Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency
Source: Author: Qin Dongying
