How Was This Offside???

[persiangodfather]

this is exactly same thing with Ramin in the qatar game lol and remember saieds goal against spain

[Prowess]

I also do not agree with the VAR offsides line they drew. According google AI:

”The Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) used in the 2026 World Cup tracks tracking data and ball contact using automated data points, but it is not completely infallible:
1. Finding the Exact "Point of Contact"
The biggest potential for a slight inaccuracy is determining the exact frame the ball leaves the passer's foot.

• The Tech: The official World Cup match ball uses an internal inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor transmitting data at 500 Hz (500 times per second).
• The Flaw: Even at 500 frames per second, a player running at full sprint moves a few centimeters between frames. If the VAR official selects a frame a millisecond too early or late, it can artificially alter whether Khalilzadeh's toe is past Hamza Abdelkarim.

2. Choosing the 3D Tracking Points
The tracking system uses 10 to 12 dedicated optical tracking cameras underneath the stadium roof to track 29 data points on each player's body.

• While 3D digital scans of players' bodies are done before the tournament to improve accuracy, the software still has to manually map limbs when players are heavily bunched up—such as the chaotic, crowded scramble that occurred in Egypt's box.

3. The Motion of the Ball
As noted by critics on community forums like Reddit's World Cup community, soccer balls are flexible. When a player strikes a ball hard, it compresses against the foot. Deciding whether the offside line activates at the first touch of the compression or the exact release can be a margin of a few centimeters—which was the entire distance of Khalilzadeh's offside call.

So, while the technology is incredibly advanced, you are right to question it; the "ruler" might be perfect, but the millisecond the referee chooses to freeze the image can slightly alter the outcome.”

[Prowess]

“If you were to manually redraw the offside line to give the attacking team the benefit of the doubt, Shojae Khalilzadeh would be onside by a matter of millimeters.
Because the official VAR call was determined by a tiny margin—essentially the tip of his boot—any slight adjustment to how the line is drawn changes the entire outcome.
Where You Could Shift the Line
If you were to redraw the lines yourself, there are two legitimate technical arguments you could make to place Khalilzadeh in an onside position:

• Shifting the Kick Point: If you select the video frame just one millisecond earlier—arguing the ball had not yet fully left his teammate's foot—the Egyptian defensive line would be a fraction of a second higher up the pitch, putting Khalilzadeh completely onside.
• Changing the Body Point: The VAR software selected Khalilzadeh's extended foot as his furthest forward scoring body part. If you argue that his foot was actually level with Hamza Abdelkarim's leaning shoulder or hip, the lines would overlap.

The "Margin of Error" Argument
Many soccer leagues, like the Dutch Eredivisie, actually use a 5-centimeter "thick line" system. If the attacker's line and the defender's line overlap at all within that 5cm margin, the system automatically defaults to the linesman's original onfield decision to favor attacking soccer.
Because the 2026 World Cup uses Semi-Automated Offside Technology, it uses ultra-thin, millimeter-precise lines. If the tournament used a "thick line" rule, your redrawn line would mean the goal stands, and Iran would have won the match 2-1.”

[webmaster]

A selective VAR referee means there is no fairness.

How come the VAR sees Shoja"s toe but not this one? So VAR is white or what? They created it to select winners they want and not for helping the game. How come this German guy doesn't get red? Or how come Ghana doesn't get a clear penalty?? Even CQ talked about it but this one wins it all.

https://www.foxsports.com/watch-vertical/fmc-je5g6w0c0493k3dv

[webmaster]

this is exactly same thing with Ramin in the qatar game lol and remember saieds goal against spain

If you remmember we talked about this durung the AC and why I strongly oppose VAR. they use it to do whatever they want.

[armen]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic explains why he disagrees with the VAR decision to overturn TM's goal against Egypt:

https://foot-africa.com/en/news/they-stole-a-dream-zlatans-blistering-attack-on-the-officials-who-eliminated-iran-1259806/