New evidence shows that Croatia's equalizer was rightly denied
New evidence from FIFA proves that Croatia's equalizer in the match against Portugal was legally denied.
New evidence has been published that shows referee Espen Eskås was right to deny Croatia a late equalizer against Portugal. FIFA announced this about fifteen hours after the match ended. Croatia went through a stormy night after being eliminated from the World Cup. Ivan Perisic opened the scoring, but Portugal overturned the situation to lead 2-1. During extra time, Josko Gvardiol seemed to have scored the equalizer, but VAR technology intervened. Igor Matanovic, the replacement, touched the ball, leading to Mario Pasalic being determined to be in an offside position. "It's hard to find the right words," Gvardiol said of the controversial situation. The referee has become the focus of criticism from Croatian players. Before that, Renato Veiga was pulled down in the penalty area, VAR decided to give Portugal a penalty and Cristiano Ronaldo scored to equalize 1-1. Luka Modrić criticized VAR for "always going against Croatia". Fifteen hours after the match, FIFA published new evidence showing that Matanovic actually touched the ball with his head. However, this is no longer important to Croatia, as they have officially been eliminated from the tournament, while the team is still a formidable force at World Cups. They reached the final in 2018 and reached the semi-finals in 2022.
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