Last Updated on 12/04/2022 by てんしょく飯
On December 1, Japan won the Qatar World Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Spain to advance to the tournament finals (T).
Eighty million Germans were furious.
A controversy erupted overseas over the second goal by Ao Tanaka in the sixth minute of the second half of the 1-1 game, when the goal line might have been crossed just before the goal. In the end, FIFA officially acknowledged the goal, but before the announcement was made, there were harsh comments from foreign alumni, such as “80 million Germans are outraged.
Six minutes into the second half, Ritsu Doan’s cross from the right flank drifted to the far side, where Kaoru Mitoma turned it in from the line and Tanaka pushed it in at the last moment. A VAR decision was made as to whether Mitoma’s turn had crossed the goal line. Even if the ground surface crossed the line, the ball itself was considered in-play if it rested on the line in space, so it was ruled a goal.
The Independent, a British newspaper, published an article after 5:30 p.m. on February 2 under the headline, “‘Something untoward is happening’ – Graham Souness questions VAR’s decision to allow Japan to score a goal. Souness, a former Scotland midfielder and commentator for the British television station ITV, said he questioned the decision.
Eighty million Germans are outraged right now. We are waiting for an image to show that the ball is not out. All TV studios and commentators want to see the images. Why doesn’t FIFA show us something so controversial and also very expensive for Germany? Why won’t they show us?”
Souness continued.
It’s been about an hour now since the scene in question. The longer they don’t provide us with the images they have concluded, the more we wonder if something untoward is going on.
Former England defender: “I don’t believe in conspiracy theories.”
At this point, FIFA had not released the video or images on which the decision was based. Later, domestic and international media introduced images taken from the sky that were conclusive evidence of the goal recognition. The goal seemed to have just barely touched the line, and in Japan, it became a topic of conversation as “a millimeter from the Mitoma’s goal. In addition, late at night on the 2nd (Japan time), FIFA’s official Twitter page released a video as evidence. The video showed that “the ball did not go completely out of bounds.
On the other hand, before the official opinion was released, an article in the Independent introduced the words of former England defender Gary Neville, a commentator on the same station, who said, “I told a different opinion after the game. I don’t believe in conspiracy theories,” he complained.
I think they just haven’t shown it (VAR) properly in this tournament. From the first offside in the first game (Ecuador vs. Qatar), I was concerned that we were not being shown the proper angles. I feel we are not doing well.”
Japan will play Croatia in the first round of the final tournament on December 5.
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