Japan's key winning goal sparked a "whether out of bounds" controversy.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Japan miraculously reversed Spain 2:1 in the final match of the group stage yesterday and reached the round of 16 as the leader of the group. However, the key winning goal caused a controversy about "whether it was out of bounds". The Korean media "SBS" "The South Korean player Lee Seung-woo, who is a TV commentator, also expressed his opinion.

In the 51st minute of the game, the two sides tied 1:1. Japan launched an attack. Doan Ritsu passed to Kaoru Misaki who was on the baseline. When the ball was about to go out of bounds, Kaoru Misaki passed to Aoi Tanaka who was in front of the goal and scored. Japan reversed the situation. Although the Spanish player protested that he was out of bounds, the goal was judged to be valid by the referee VAR. In the end, Japan defeated Spain with this key goal.

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But after the game, there were still many discussions about whether Japan's winning goal was out of bounds. Some people thought that VAR technology had been used to enforce the law, and there would be no mistakes. If it is 1:1, Japan and Germany have the same points, and the goal difference between the two sides is that Japan will be at a disadvantage, and Germany will win the top 16 tickets.

According to the Korean media "Chosun Ilbo", Lee Seung-woo, who is a TV commentator, claimed that the ball was out of bounds. "Korean Messi", he participated in the last World Cup in Russia, but this time he failed.

It is worth mentioning that Ahn Jung-hwan, a former South Korean star football commentator on the Korean media "MBC" TV station, held a different view, "This is a subtle difference that our naked eyes cannot distinguish, because the ball is round, although it looks out of bounds, But maybe the side of the ball is still in the air above the baseline."

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