Controversies around VAR have been brewing in the horizon, but it truly spilled over on Thursday night when Spain lost to Japan 2-1, which led to the ouster of Germany from the group stages.
It was all about Japan’s second goal by Ao Tanaka in the 51st minute, the assist for which was delivered by Karou Mitoma after the ball had crossed the goalline. While pictures clearly showed that the ball had gone past the line, the VAR team argued that the entire curvature of the ball hadn’t.
