FIFA World Cup 2022 Japan’s Controversial Goal Becomes Twitter Fodder

FIFA World Cup 2022 is getting more and more exciting with each match as Japan scored a winning goal against Spain in a controversial manner due to which Germany was knocked out of the world cup.

Highlights

• Japan’s goal in the 51st minute of the

match against Spain was scored by Ao Tanaka although it sparked a controversy for the way it was scored

• Although Spain’s pride was humbled,

it is Germany that paid the price as the result meant they were out of the world cup

• Twitter has become a meme fest due

to this controversial ending where many people have shared their opinion.

Japan Victorious Over Spain; Germany Out of the World Cup

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is being hosted in Qatar this season and the tournament is already becoming thrilling in the initial stages. While many fans will be happy or sad to see their favourite

teams winning or losing the match, they

will still be enthralled with the world cup as a whole.

The Japan-spain match was a nailbiting venture that shocked the entire

world when Japan scored a 2-1 victory

against the former champions at Qatar on

December 1, 2022, as the results were

completely unexpected.

While the loss did not dampen Spain’s

chances as they progressed to the round

of-16, it was Germany that paid the price

as they were out of the world cup despite a 4-2 win against Costa Rica.

However, Japan did not get the victory

with a clean slate as the VAR controversy completely polarized the world of football

as Ao Tanaka’s goal in the 51st minute

was ruled out initially after the ball was

deemed out of play, due to which a video

assistant referee (VAR) was summoned to determine the outcome. While one screenshot of a camera angle suggested

that the ball went out of play, another one suggested otherwise, because, according to the law, ‘if the curvature of the ball is over the line’, it is still considered a play, due to which the match went in Japan’s

favour and they became victorious.

However, this controversial finish

became Twitter fodder where many fans

held polarizing views on the outcome,

where some felt that the results were

biased in favour of Japan, others felt that

they won fair and square.

All said and done, while both Japan

and Spain can comfortably go ahead in

the world cup, the ensuing results have

knocked Germany out of the tournament

altogether, due to which they have to

wait for the next world cup to get another chance. ■