Explained why Marko Cucurella’s goal for Spain against Austria—VAR ruled it out—was considered offside

• Marko Cucurella’s goal for Spain against Austria was ruled out after a full VAR review by Alexander Slageri; VAR determined the offside position of Glenn Nübbler.
• The material explains that it was possible to see from the broadcast that Pau Cubarsí’s handball was the reason for the offside position of Shlageri, which, in turn, made the offside position for the goal.
• Dennis Mertens at Darren Kenn’s center-right shot; the offside position of Glenn Nübbler was created by the goal by Mikel Oyarzabal.

Goal-line technology for Marko Cucurella’s goal for Spain against Austria in the 1/8 final (last-32) showed that the champion’s goal was scored by Alexander Slageri, whose offside position, according to the VAR review, was determined by Pau Cubarsí’s handball. The material says that the goal could not have been scored without the offside position being created by Cubarsí’s handball.

The Independent reports that VAR determined the offside position of Glenn Nübbler. It also states that the broadcast showed that Cubarsí’s handball was the moment that created the offside position for the goal by Shlageri, and that, as a result, the offside position was confirmed.

“But-But-Si” in the goal-line technology comment by Dennis Mertens and Darren Kenn, which did not lead to the offside position of the goal. Mertens says that it was not Cubarsí’s handball, but rather the movement of the defender’s body, that created the offside position. In his view, the offside position was created by the defender’s positioning, which, according to the rules, was enough to rule it off. The Independent’s material says that the offside position was created by the defender’s movement, and that the goal was disallowed.

Spain’s goal-line technology showed that the offside position was created: Mikel Oyarzabal’s handball in the match against Austria in Los-Angeles. The material also adds that Cucurella’s goal was scored as a result of Pau Cubarsí’s handball.

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