Kudos to Jose Mourinho, Alan Shearer and many other footballing figures who have called out the outrageous and impossible VAR offside decision against Iran.
But none of them has stated the truth: it was not incompetence, it was FIFA political corruption.
Thierry Henry on the VAR decision that denied Iran a last-minute winner against Egypt:
🗣️ “I genuinely feel sick for the Iranian players. They believed they had written one of the greatest moments in their country's football history, only for it to be ripped away in seconds. That's a pain no footballer should experience.”
“You cannot ask players to give everything for ninety minutes and then allow a decision like this to define their World Cup. If VAR is overturning goals of this magnitude, it has to be absolutely flawless. There is no room for doubt.”
“Look at the faces of the players, look at the supporters in the stands. Those weren't just tears over a goal—they were tears over a dream that disappeared in an instant. That's what makes this so heartbreaking.”
“This isn't just about Iran anymore. Every nation at this World Cup should be worried because if a moment like this can happen on football's biggest stage, it can happen to anyone. That's a frightening thought.”
“The officials will move on to the next game, but the Iranian players and their supporters will carry this moment for the rest of their lives. Some scars in football never truly heal.”
“If that decision was wrong, then football has failed Iran. A World Cup should be remembered for unforgettable goals and heroic performances not for a controversy that leaves millions wondering what might have been.”
I don’t understand football but can’t get why everyone is so angry at the Scotland squad. What were we meant to do, beat Brazil? At football? That’s their whole thing
No need for Bafana maths, no need to see if we one of the best third place teams just straight into the knockout stages! Bafana Bafana, you have changed my life 😭😭
PSL footballers took us to the World Cup and took us out of our group into the knockout stage. A league in Africa.
Never let that go unsaid. We are doing something right 👏🏾
A first ever appearance in the World Cup knockout stages for South Africa and it’s got people dancing on the street before the sun has come up.
The power of football is incredible.