Croatia's heartbreaking exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Portugal came down to one of the tournament's most dramatic VAR decisions, with FIFA later explaining that advanced ball technology played a key role in ruling out a stoppage-time equaliser.

FIFA has broken its silence over the controversial VAR decision that overshadowed Germany's shock FIFA World Cup 2026 exit, insisting the disallowed extra-time goal against…

VAR is proving to be a controversial presence at this World Cup, but one particular call was especially controversial in the round of 32 stages

Pierluigi Collina defended the VAR call that ruled out Germany's extra-time goal vs Paraguay, saying teams had been warned such blocks would be punished. | Football News

FIFA defends the VAR decision that disallowed Germany's goal against Paraguay. Missed penalties during the 2026 World Cup at 1.6% YES.

Árbitros explicam aplicação da regra para o caso; croatas perdem e são eliminados da Copa do Mundo

Cristiano Ronaldo's offside call against Croatia at the 2026 World Cup highlights growing VAR latency risks for crypto sportsbooks and prediction markets.

Federação afirma que o chip interno da bola identificou toque em atacante croata no lance

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A los 90′+13, el VAR tomó protagonismo luego de haber ahogado ya varios gritos de gol y un agónico tanto de Josko Gvardiol fue anulado tras un fuera de juego de su asistidor,…

In the hectic final minutes of the Croatia vs. Portugal World Cup round of 32 match, a controversial call negated a potential equalizer. Here's why

Croatia's World Cup hopes ended with a disallowed goal due to VAR controversy. 15 missed penalties during the 2026 World Cup at 0.5% YES.

Croatia's VAR-disallowed equalizer vs Portugal at the 2026 World Cup sparked activity in fan tokens and Polymarket prediction markets.

Ramos’s goal and Cristiano Ronaldo’s earlier penalty kick – and a Croatia equaliser waved offside in the final minutes – sent Portugal through

Croacia celebró el empate en el tiempo de reposición frente a Portugal, pero el VAR anuló el gol por un fuera de juego detectado en el inicio de la jugada, una decisión que evitó…

Cristiano Ronaldo pulls Portugal level before Goncalo Ramos wins it late on; Croatia have further goal ruled offside.

Croatia fans weren't pleased after VAR ruled out Josko Gvardiol’s goal. The call meant that Portugal advanced to the Round of 16. | Football News

Croatia thought they'd scored a late equaliser against Portugal before VAR ruled out their stoppage-time goal and supporters reacted angrily

El balón detectó un roce imperceptible que cambió por completo la jugada y la historia.La tecnología semiautomática determinó un offside imposible de advertir a simple vista. Así,…

Croatia endured a heartbreaking elimination just when the game looked destined for extra time.

In the 109th minute of a wild, pulsating, nerve-shredding World Cup match for the ages, referee Espen Eskås finally called time.