England v Germany WC 2010
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It was very busy today in the Women’s World Cup game England v Cameroon. It was needed for 2 of England’s 3 goals and used to disallow a Cameroon effort.
Got me to thinking. If it had been around since football started appearing on TV, which previous incident in the past would have caused the biggest potential history change?
As far as we’re concerned, it could have been the Joe Jordan handball at Anfield.
On a world stage, maybe Maradonas or Henry’s WC handballs?
Any opinions?
A correct answer from Bluetit!
In the Germany Nigeria game the first German goal came from a corner (checked via VAR for offside) but there was no VAR check about why Germany had a corner in the first place. The Nigerian defender cleared it out of play but would not have done so if the German player behind her, who was in an offside position, hadn't been there.
The second German goal came from a penalty (checked by VAR - I believe) which was a Nigerian swinging at and missing the ball but connecting with the German player's leg who went down. There was no intent, it did not really impede German player's route to goal but it was a foul.
For me, the first incident saw the greater intent and did more to impede the Nigerian player and yet Germany benefited from both occasions. In terms of VAR, how far do you scroll back the tape?
In terms of VAR, how far do you scroll back the tape?[/QUOTE]
Back to around about the 84th minute in the home game against Chelsea I reckon🤪