Technology used by a foreign TV network has seemingly proved just how much of the ball was still in play in the lead-up to Japan's controversial winner over Spain in the World Cup.
The camera angles which were initially shown to us gave the perception the ball was clearly over the line and therefore out of play when Kaoru Mitoma crossed for Ao Tanaka, who scored the decisive goal which ultimately knocked Germany out of the competition.
Having only seen these initial images, ITV pundits Graeme Souness and Gary Neville were perplexed by the decision to overturn the on-field call, which was initially to disallow the goal, after VAR intervened. You can read more about what they said here .
