The 2018 finalists took the lead shortly after half-time in Thursday’s high-profile round-of-32 showdown in Toronto through Ivan Perisic, with Igor Matanovic then denied a second by an offside flag ...

FIFA has confirmed that Croatia's equaliser against Portugal was correctly ruled out for offside due to technology housed inside the World Cup ball. The goal stood on the field, and it appeared from ...

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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 ...

It certainly looked like Croatia had equalized against Portugal in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match on Thursday. Joško Gvardiol appeared to make it 2-2 in stoppage time, scoring in the 102nd ...

Croatia were denied a last-minute equaliser against Portugal thanks to the help of some technology known as the Snickometer. Josko Gvardiol thought he had made it 2-2 in stoppage time, shortly after ...

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 to qualify for the Round of 16. Portugal edged Croatia in a tense Round of 32 clash that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. Croatia’s Ivan Perišić ...

There has been outcry as USMNT forward Folarin Balogun was given a red card, with one former player claiming the ref blew the call. One of those former players, Taylor Twellman, is now doubling down ...

The U.S. Men's National Team is officially advancing to the Round of 16, but their historic 2-0 knockout stage victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night was somewhat overshadowed by a ...

Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by former USA men's soccer player and World Cup contributor Taylor Twellman to explain why Folarin Balogun shouldn't have been issued ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — What do you mean U.S. forward Folarin Balogun got red-carded? For that? As a nation, we’re pretty new to all this. And this VAR abomination we’ve all now been introduced to?

Video review doesn’t always improve sports. Former US Men’s National Team forward Herculez Gomez — and many others — called out the “inconsistent” Video Assistant Referee (VAR) that resulted in a ...