We need to clear up a few things on the disallowed Antoine Griezmann goal.

It's turned into quite the mess, with the French FA complaining the goal was disallowed after Tunisia kicked off (which isn't possible by VAR protocol).

So, do France have a case? #TUNFRA #FIFAWorldCup
This all boils down to whether the referee, Matthew Conger of New Zealand, gave Tunisia permission to kickoff.

Because Tunisia did kickoff, and Conger instantly blew the final whistle.

But if Conger hasn't signalled Tunisia to restart, it's meaningless.
I've received a much better video with clear evidence, so reposting the rest of the thread to reflect this.
This video would seem to suggest there is one short whistle for the kick-off, quickly followed by the usual full-time whistle.

There appears to be a small but definite gap between the two.

And that should tell us the referee permitted the kickoff.

streamable.com/gxsg01
If the referee told Tunisia they could kickoff, then technically the Griezmann goal cannot be reviewed.

If he didn't, the restart hasn't happened.

So, he blew for full-time. So how do we go from the full-time whistle to a free-kick to Tunisia and 40 seconds of play?
The situation for any VAR review which results in a changed decision is that the match, in effect, resumes at the point when the initial error occurred.

So even though the FT whistle has blown, play restarts at the point of the offside and the remaining time is played again.
Protocol states that if a review is in progress, the referee shouldn't blow for FT and should just hold the players.

So Conger should just be pausing at the kickoff.

Did he know a review was taking place?
So either the VAR team weren't in good communication with the ref over the review, or the referee lost concentration and got the protocol wrong, knowing a review was in process.

Either way, he shouldn't have blown the FT whistle if he knew a review was happening.
Here's the VAR Review of the whole sorry mess:espn.co.uk/football/fifa-…

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GROUP C - ROUTE TO CHAOS

Poland lose, Mexico win; level on 4pts for 2nd

- If records are identical, eg:
Poland 0-2 Argentina
Saudi Arabia 0-2 Mexico

- Onto fair play:
Poland: -4
Mexico: -6

- If level, random draw

#POLARG #KSAMEX

FULL PERMUTATIONS: espn.co.uk/football/fifa-…
This scenario applies to any combination of results whereby both games are decided by the same two-goal scoreline.

So
Poland 1-3 Argentina
Saudi Arabia 1-3 Mexico

Poland 2-4 Argentina
Saudi Arabia 2-4 Mexico
If Poland lose and Saudi Arabia-Mexico is a draw, Poland and Saudi Arabia both have four points.

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- If records identical, e.g:
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= Poland second on head to head.
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Here you go, the explanation of Antoine Griezmann's VAR-disallowed goal for offside.

It's a harsh decision and comes down to a complex and highly subjective area of offside: namely, what is a "deliberate play"?

In law, it's not as simple as it sounds.

espn.com/soccer/fifa-wo…
This is an IFAB example of a "deliberate play" header = no offside.

It's similar to Montassar Talbi's, but with more control over the direction. Shows how complex it is.

But Antoine Griezmann's goal probably shouldn't have been disallowed through VAR. #TUNFRA #FIFAWorldCup
Compare it to this, a header which ISN'T a "deliberate play."

The receiving Feyenoord player, according to the IFAB, is offside. The defender's header does not reset offside.

Fans may think they should be the other way around.

We have been due a really controversial one.
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That is NOT a penalty and is literally in the IFAB directory of what ISN'T a penalty.

It can only be a penalty if it's a deliberate act.

This image is from the IFAB. Image
Slide 37 of the IFAB Laws of the Game presentation, when the handball law was last clarified in the summer of 2021 (it has NOT changed since).

Video example: theifab.com/law-changes/20… Image
To be absolutely, 100% crystal clear here.

The exemption is in the clarifications and guidance issued by the IFAB when the handball Law was amended last year.

You will NOT find this in the Laws text.

It is, very clearly, in the guidance on the interpretation of handball.
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When a goal is disallowed by the VAR for offside because a defender hasn't made a "deliberate play" I get lots of tweets.

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Well check out this example from the Bundesliga.
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The ball fell back to Friedrich, who crossed for Bensebaini to score.

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There's nowhere to slot them in.
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The other 6 teams* in Europe can play in the two spare weeks - and catchup on the Premier League schedule delayed due to the death of the Queen.

*Caveat coming up!
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