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Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said football must be fair, but "we've gone to far with VAR" after his team had a goal ruled out in the chaotic final minutes of the World Cup round of 32 match against Portugal on Thursday.
"You think you scored and you're happy - and then comes the VAR," he said.
"We've seen to what extent it kills the emotion. It takes the fun out of football," he said.
Dalic stressed that the VAR can sometimes be helpful, "but it kills the excitement. That's not easy to deal with. Football should be fair, but we've gone to far with VAR."
Croatia took a 1-0 lead through Ivan Perisic in the 53rd minute, but Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo equalized in the 68th and Gonçalo Ramos scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to turn the game around.
The Croatians thought they levelled in the 12th minute of added time to force extra-time, but Josko Gvardiol's effort didn't count.
A ball was crossed and Croatian fans went wild when Gvardiol struck it into the net. However, after video review, the referee ruled the goal out for a controversial offside in the play.
Mario Pasalic was onside when the ball was crossed to the box, but the referee deemed that Igor Matanovic touched it, which changed Pasalic's situation when he passed the ball to Gvardiol.
Portugal went on to win 2-1 and will now face Spain in the last 16.
The technology in the World Cup ball Trionda provided the decisive evidence when evaluating the goal.
The built-in chip allows for precise detection of when and with what force the ball is touched.
"It's clear why VAR intervened. The sensor indicated that the ball had been touched. This is one example that shows how technology helps the sport," Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said.
"The chip proved that Matanovic was the first to touch the ball, and that's why it was offside. It's a shame that there had to be a loser today, but it wasn't a wrong call."
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"You think you scored and you're happy - and then comes the VAR," he said.
"We've seen to what extent it kills the emotion. It takes the fun out of football," he said.
Dalic stressed that the VAR can sometimes be helpful, "but it kills the excitement. That's not easy to deal with. Football should be fair, but we've gone to far with VAR."
Croatia took a 1-0 lead through Ivan Perisic in the 53rd minute, but Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo equalized in the 68th and Gonçalo Ramos scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to turn the game around.
The Croatians thought they levelled in the 12th minute of added time to force extra-time, but Josko Gvardiol's effort didn't count.
A ball was crossed and Croatian fans went wild when Gvardiol struck it into the net. However, after video review, the referee ruled the goal out for a controversial offside in the play.
Mario Pasalic was onside when the ball was crossed to the box, but the referee deemed that Igor Matanovic touched it, which changed Pasalic's situation when he passed the ball to Gvardiol.
Portugal went on to win 2-1 and will now face Spain in the last 16.
The technology in the World Cup ball Trionda provided the decisive evidence when evaluating the goal.
The built-in chip allows for precise detection of when and with what force the ball is touched.
"It's clear why VAR intervened. The sensor indicated that the ball had been touched. This is one example that shows how technology helps the sport," Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said.
"The chip proved that Matanovic was the first to touch the ball, and that's why it was offside. It's a shame that there had to be a loser today, but it wasn't a wrong call."
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