James Rodríguez on the VAR image that ruled out Davinson Sánchez's goal against Portugal:
🗣️ “You're telling me an entire World Cup moment was taken away because of a tiny foot? That's unbelievable. The referee and VAR looked at that image and decided Colombia didn't deserve that goal. How can football accept something like this?”
“We celebrated with our supporters because we believed we had won it fairly. Then a line appears on a screen, showing the smallest possible margin, and suddenly everything is gone. That's not the spirit of football.”
“If VAR needs to search for millimetres just to find a reason to cancel a goal, then something is seriously wrong. Technology was supposed to help the game, not punish attacking football over the smallest detail imaginable.”
“The referee and VAR didn't just cancel a goal they broke the hearts of millions of Colombians around the world. Every player felt the emotion, every fan celebrated, and in seconds it was all ripped away.”
“I don't care how many images they show after the match. No picture can justify taking away a moment that meant everything to an entire nation. Colombia deserved that goal, and our fans deserved that celebration.”
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🇫🇷 THIERRY HENRY: “¿Cómo demonios es eso fuera de juego? Lo he visto una y otra vez, y todavía no entiendo cómo el árbitro y el VAR llegaron a esa decisión. Ese gol debería haber contado.”
“Esto es exactamente por lo que los aficionados están perdiendo la confianza en el VAR. La tecnología se introdujo para corregir errores obvios, no para crear controversias aún mayores.”
“A Colombia le han robado un momento enorme. No puedes anular un gol así en el escenario más grande sin estar absolutamente seguro. Por lo que hemos visto, no había nada claro en esa decisión.”
“El árbitro no solo anuló un gol, les quitó la emoción, la celebración y un momento potencialmente definitorio del Mundial. Eso es devastador para cada jugador y aficionado colombiano.”
“Si este es el estándar de arbitraje en un Mundial, entonces el fútbol tiene un problema serio. El árbitro y el VAR tienen que responder por una decisión que podría cambiar todo un torneo.”
🚨 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗨𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Portugal would've finished third & faced England in the Round of 32 if this goal would've counted. 🤯
Colombia are robbed off a clear victory by FIFA. 🥲❌