Re: World Cup 2006 Thread
There's some controversy over Switzerland's second goal. A Switzerland player passes it to another player, who is deemed offside by the linesman (the flag is up). A Korean player however, has touched the ball before it reaches the player in offside position. That player scores, and the referee awards the goal. This is all in the final third, so there is not a lot of space.
Should it stand or not? I would think that when the ball is passed to a player in offside position and the flag goes up, play should stop at that point, and the Korea player touching the ball is irrelevant. The decision is about the moment the ball leaves the passer's foot. Not what happens after that.
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