FLASH
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Croatia had a goal disallowed in the final minutes of the match against Portugal, a decision that affected the course of the match and favored the Portuguese on their way to qualifying for the round of 16.
After much controversy, FIFA released an official statement, stating that the technology detected a touch of the ball by Igor Matanović before the goal. According to interpretations raised after the release of television footage, this touch may have occurred with the striker's hair.
However, this explanation has sparked backlash, as FIFA regulations stipulate that hair is considered part of the body only if it affects the movement or trajectory of the ball.
" Hair is considered part of the body only if it affects the movement or trajectory of the ball. This is likely to occur only in cases where the ball comes into significant contact with a mass of hair, such as, for example, a bun tied on top of the head ," FIFA's offside regulations state.
The VAR decision has brought the use of technology in football back to the forefront of debate, while the interpretation of the rules continues to divide opinion. So far, FIFA has upheld the decision made on the pitch, but the controversy over the goal disallowance remains open.
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