TORONTO: Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said VAR is taking “the joy out of football” after seeing his team have a stoppage time equalizer disallowed in their 2-1 World Cup defeat to Portugal on Thursday. Croatia’s players thought they had grabbed an incredible equalizer when Josko Gvardiol prodded the ball into the net in the 13th minute of stoppage time in Toronto. But VAR chalked off the goal after a chip embedded in the match ball detected that it had just brushed Croatia striker Igor Matanovic while Mario Pasalic was in an offside decision in the build-up.

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Josko Gvardiol’s equaliser in the 13th minute of stoppage time was ruled out after a VAR check

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Hay máxima indignación en la selección croata tras ese tanto anulado en el último suspiro por un presunto fuera de juego y doble toque detectado por la tecnología del balón.

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TORONTO: Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said VAR is taking “the joy out of football” after seeing his team have a stoppage time equalizer disallowed in their 2-1 World Cup defeat to…

Josko Gvardiol's 103rd-minute equaliser was ruled out because, after a VAR check, his team-mate Igor Matanovic was adjudged to have headed the ball to an offside team-mate earlier…

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