When the Chinese team players ran to the corner flag area and prepared to celebrate, the England players found the referee. They once again protested to the referee after the Chinese team scored.
Because they believe that the moment Luo Kai touches the ball, the ball has already crossed the line.
The most telling testimony came from goalkeeper Tom Walker.
When he was rushing back, he saw through the net that the point of contact between the football and the ground was already outside the baseline.
"It's definitely out of bounds! When Luo touched the ball, the ball was 100% out of bounds!"
He waved his arms and appealed to the referee.
Other England players asked the referee to look at VAR.
"This ball... didn't this ball go out of bounds?"
Even many experienced commentators are not sure.
Many of them were in the live broadcast, and when they saw Luo Kai passing the ball, they shouted: "This ball is out of bounds!"
"The football went out of bounds first, so the ball should be invalid!"
Of course, from their position, they couldn't see clearly what was happening on the bottom line.
But there are monitors in front of them, and the monitors are live broadcasts.
Many of them were explaining just now while watching the live broadcast on the monitor.
After the initial cheers, He Feng gradually calmed down and became a little worried - he was not really out of bounds, was he?
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The commentators were anxiously awaiting the results, as were the fans at the scene.
The Chinese fans who were still cheering fell silent. They stared at the stadium with their eyes wide open. Some people looked up at the big screen, trying to find information from the live broadcast on the big screen.
England fans kept chanting: "Out of bounds! Out of bounds! The ball went out of bounds! Invalid! The goal is invalid!"
They also crossed their arms.
Chinese fans remained silent with a guilty conscience.
Because they are not sure whether the ball really went out of bounds early.
Even if you ask Luo Kai himself, he probably doesn't know.
After all, at that critical moment, no one would watch the football coming in and out of bounds. It would be great to be able to hit the football...
So Luo Kai was also confused. He stood in front of the corner flag area with Zhou Zijing and Hu Lai, looking back at the referee.
Since the introduction of VAR video referee technology in football matches, situations like this have often occurred - if a goal is disputed, the scoring team cannot celebrate in a hurry and has to wait for VAR confirmation.
If the goal is confirmed to be valid and the players celebrate happily, the fans will cheer again in the stands.
But in this case, the mood will definitely be interrupted.
"Ah, this is why I don't like VAR..."
In front of the live broadcast, Meng Xi complained.
Someone asked: "Did the ball go out of bounds?"
"I don't think so..." Mao Xiao shook his head, but his tone was not sure enough.
"It's hard to say..."
At this time, the live TV broadcast showed the slow motion of the goal just now. A few seconds before and after Luo Kai touched the ball, the playback speed slowed down significantly.
Judging from the video, when Luo Kai touched the ball, the football was indeed not within the baseline.
"It's really out of bounds..." someone lamented.
"No, it's not out of bounds!" Yan Yan said with certainty. "The ball has to cross the line as a whole to be considered out of bounds. I think there is still part of the ball on the baseline."
"Let's see how VAR decides." Chu Yifan also expressed his opinion, "There is actually no controversy about this ball. The current VAR can also judge whether it is out of bounds. Now we just wait for the VAR referee team to give a result after watching the video."
As soon as he finished speaking, the VAR decision screen was shown on the live broadcast of the game.
When the football is about to roll out of the bottom line, the picture freezes, and then the perspective changes to a vertical overlook.
This picture is not actually taken, but calculated through the signal exchange between the chip built into the football and the receivers scattered throughout the stadium.
The calculated data is then subjected to computer animation simulation to finally generate the picture seen by the audience.
The frozen picture began to change, and the trajectory of the football just rolled was reproduced frame by frame.
From the entire ball being within the baseline, to then running over the baseline.
Then when the entire projection was about to cross the baseline, Luo Kai's feet appeared next to the football.
The picture freezes again.
This is the moment Luo Kai touches the ball.
The overlooking picture is clear at a glance.
There is still a trace of the projection of the football pressing on the white bottom line.
It was because of this projection that VAR made the decision:
GOAL
The goal is valid!
"Niubi!"
"pretty!"
"Hu Lai Niubi!"
"Luo Kai Niubi!"
“Dongchuan Middle School is awesome!!”
The men in the living room cheered.
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Those cheering were not only Yan Yan and Chu Yifan in front of the TV, but also the Chinese fans at the scene.
Huge cheers spread over the Pirates Park stadium.
All the previously suppressed emotions burst out.
The Chinese players also started celebrating again.
Hu Lai was the first to react. He turned around and ran to the sidelines. Because the distance of the run-up was relatively short this time, he only ran two steps before making his signature celebration. The movement was not as stretched and powerful as before, but it was
No one cares about this.
Teammates swarmed up to celebrate with him.
Even the Chinese team players on the bench rushed over and joined the ranks.
Amid cheers all over the sky, He Feng in the commentary box shouted excitedly again:
"The ball didn't go out of bounds! The vertical projection is still a little bit on the line! This little bit may change the fate of the two teams! At the very least, the Chinese team's original precarious fate has been changed! Now we can continue
Stay in the World Cup! In the 84th minute of the game, China team 3:3 England! Tenacious Chinese team, amazing Chinese team!"
Yan Kang next to him was also very excited. Before He Feng could finish his words, he couldn't wait to continue:
"Suppose Luo Kai's movements were slower, or he completely gave up chasing, the ball would really be gone... But precisely because Luo Kai did not give up, Hu Lai had the opportunity to score in the middle! This ball is really
It's just a little bit close, but without the desire to score goals and the persistence of professional beliefs, no matter how fast you run, you can't catch up! The last slightest difference is actually a tribute to the unremitting efforts and dedication of all Chinese players.
The best reward! This Chinese team deserves our high hopes for them! They deserve it!"
When he finished speaking, Yan Kang's voice was choked with tears and there were tears in his eyes.
Not only because this goal helped the Chinese team equalize the score, but also because the process of scoring the goal was really... so youthful and full of passion!
A football that was originally missed and about to roll out of the bottom line was saved by the Chinese team players desperately.
This ball looks like a miracle.
But unlike those world waves, this "miracle" was clearly created by someone.
The world wave has a luck component, and even luck accounts for the largest proportion.
This ball also has an element of luck, but in this ball, luck is not the decisive factor.
Some people may say, "If Luo Kai's foot had arrived later, the ball would have gone out of bounds."
But there was no if, Luo Kai rushed there at the last chance.
Why could he arrive?
Because he rushed to the bottom line without hesitation, because he kicked the football without hesitation.
If this is "good luck", it was created by Luo Kai, not a gift from God.
The Chinese team players near the corner flag area hugged Luo Kai, slapped his body, rubbed his hair, and roared at him.
Surrounded by everyone and being pushed and pushed, Luo Kai gritted his teeth and even his neck turned red.
I'm alive again!
I'm alive again!
I am worthy of the jersey I am wearing and the flag on my chest!
He shouted to himself in his mind.
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While the Chinese team celebrated the goal wildly, the English fans in the stands stared at the big screen in stunned silence.
The VAR judgment screen was shown again.
"It's unbelievable...the ball didn't go out of bounds..."
"God doesn't bless us anymore?"
Some people murmured in shock, while others questioned angrily:
"VAR is fake! This must be a live animation! FIFA has never published their algorithm, so why do they say what they say is what it is?! This ball is absolutely! 100%! Out of bounds!"
"FUCK! FUCK OFF!! FUCK FIFA!"
They raised their middle fingers at the VAR animation on the big screen and shouted curses.
But this doesn't change anything.
No... they changed the picture on the big screen.
The VAR animation disappeared and was replaced by the celebration scene of the Chinese team fans.
After the camera quickly cut to some Chinese fans, it suddenly stayed on a group of fans wearing blue jerseys for a long time.
What they are wearing is not the Chinese team jersey - whether it is the away jersey, the home jersey, or the second and third away jerseys of the Chinese team, there is absolutely no blue color.
So when a group of fans wearing blue jerseys waved China's five-star red flag, it's no wonder that the fans stayed in the broadcast for a few seconds longer.
Not only do they wear the wrong jerseys, they even look wrong... They are all a group of big-nosed fans with no Chinese characteristics at all.
"Ha! It's a group of Madrid Pirates fans!"
He Feng and Yan Kang both laughed when they saw this scene. They explained a lot of Madrid Pirates games, and some of their faces even looked familiar...
These Pirates fans obviously found their own footage on the big screen at the scene. Not only were they more excited than before, but they also raised their banners and waved them at the camera.
That is a banner with Chinese characteristics.
On the red strip of cloth, there are yellow square words printed on it.
A group of foreign fans proudly displayed them to the camera:
