Japan sealed Germany’s World Cup exit by beating Spain. Was the ball out of bounds before the winning goal? FIFA is now providing an answer.
Update from December 2, 6:55 p.m.: Germany is out – a painful realization for many football fans in the country the following day. But at least one thing is clear in the early evening: The team of referees in Japan’s victory over Spain is not to blame for Germany’s elimination.
FIFA has now cleared up the controversial scene before the decisive 2-1 win by the Japanese. The ball was not out of bounds, the goal was normal. As the world association announced on Twitter, the goal for 2-1 by Düsseldorf’s Ao Tanaka was checked by the video referees using the goal-line camera.
According to this, the ball was “not completely out of play according to the information available”. “Other cameras can provide misleading images,” FIFA said. The world association illustrated its explanation with a video that shows that the ball was still a few millimeters on the line.
Germany is eliminated from the World Cup because Japan beat Spain
First report from December 2nd: Doha – Germany flies home. the WM 2022 is over for the 2014 World Champion before it really begins. Although one has to be Won the game once morest Costa Rica 4-2 following a rollercoaster ride. The result from the parallel game didn’t fit – and so all hopes for the round of 16 were gone.
| 1. Japan | 6 points | 4:3 Tore |
| 2. Spain | 4 points | 9:3 Tore |
| 3. Deutschland | 4 points | 6:5 Tore |
| 4. Costa Rica | 3 points | 3:11 Tore |
Germany is eliminated from the 2022 World Cup: Japan’s victory brings the knockout
Japan defeated Spain 2-1. From a German point of view, this game should have ended in a win for Spain or a draw. And the Iberians were already leading 1-0 – so everything went according to plan.
However, this was thrown overboard shortly following the break with a double strike. First Ritsu Doan made it 1-1 (48′), then Ao Tanaka pushed the ball over the goal line to make it 2-1 (51′). The question that the whole football world was discussing the day following: was the ball out of goal beforehand?
Japan defeats Spain 2-1 following controversial scene
The rule clearly states: “The ball is out of bounds when it completely crosses a goal line or touchline. It doesn’t matter if he’s on the ground or in the air. If the ball still touches the line, the ball is not out of bounds.” Judge for yourself.
Was the game device fully behind the line in the scene when Kaoru Mitoma tried to play it inside? Keep in mind that the curve of the ball in the center matters – not the spot on the ground where the ball touches.
The football world is discussing the Japan goal once morest Spain: but Germany is responsible for the World Cup itself
Ultimately, the discussions are then obsolete. Germany is eliminated. The scene before the Japanese 2-1 may now be crucial in hindsight, but that’s only half the truth. Who says the Japanese wouldn’t have made it 2-1 in a different situation?
And the DFB selection is not allowed to complain at all. There were 29 shots on goal once morest Costa Rica, with four hits. Between the 61st and 67th minute you hit the post three times. So it would have been possible to even overtake the Spaniards with an extremely big win.
Germany’s World Cup-Aus: Spain celebrates, Schweinsteiger shocked – what’s next?
The German World Cup, which the Spanish press naturally celebrates and TV expert Bastian Schweinsteiger was shockedwas also not sealed on Thursday evening.
Rather, it was the sleepy final quarter of an hour once morest Japan and the sloppy exploitation of chances in the 75 minutes before that brought the four-time world champion this new debacle. As in tz.de is commented: Maybe this end isn’t so bad following all. (mind)
