Best referee decision ever ! commentators gone wrong !!

One of the best decision ever made by a football / soccer referee ..... even the commentators thought that the referee was mistaken !!

[davidgraham]

for those who don't understand, the offside line is the second to last defender before the goal. In this scenario the goalkeeper and defender swap places, which means that the goalie becomes the second to last defender, so he is now the offside line, regardless of where the defender is.

[woodchuckcider]

what a joke.  it's even worse knowing that these commentators not only didn't know the rules, but also ended up misinforming millions watching the game.

[sauravbarman]

That humming noise brings back memories of the 2010 WC.

[mrsumptuous]

Pretty embarrassing that we have “commentators” who don’t even know the rules of the game.

[Decomg]

Commentating a world cup match and doesn't know the rules of football. How embarrassing

[mzatmaca]

Goalkeeper set a perfect offside trap without even knowing it

[TeacherTyG]

Well done referee. For those that don't understand it's the 2nd to last defender. Not the yellow guy. Since the keeper moved up, he is now the second to last defender and the black team was 100% in an offside position. Good stuff!

[LotzYT]

As a referee myself, i can say, that the official was spot on! The rule is not 'behind the last defender' but 'behind the second last player on the defending team'. Therefore (since goalkeeper and defender now is swapped) they still play the same role. So offside.

Edit: Removed "Refereeing degree" as there is no such thing. But I have been a ref for a long time now. And studied the rules for a long part of my life. :)

[KILLERSMITH]

The Lines Man knew
The Referee knew
The team working on the graphics knew

The commentator "What an aweful decision"...

[homerj.simpson]

0:31 graphics staff got it right, which makes it all the more embarrassing for the commentators

[ahmedelsayed]

If the last man is behind the GK, the GK becomes the last man. It’s pretty obvious

[jsixamore]

The best part is that the replay team knows the rule. They put the line on the goalie, who in this scenario is the 2nd defender, which is the right person to determine offsides.

[dbvds]

well, commentators commenting a football match should at least know football's rules

[gamesnations]

Ohhhh!! Now I understand. So for those who still don't understand, basically the goalkeeper takes the place of the defender and the defender takes the place of goalkeeper. So the offside rule will still be in effect had they swapped places.

[purpleliver]

They even show the offside line. Hahahaha!

[MUSCOLO]

"how can he be offside, there's a defender on the line" ...pure gold 🤣🤣

[prestonduval]

How many other people got this video in their recommendations 8 years later??

[LeventK]

We were sarcastic with people who didn't know what offside is, and it turns out that we didn't know either.

[harveyatkinson]

Why does the commentator commentate "professionally" on a sport he doesn't even know the laws of??

[georgidimitrov]

It's crazy to even think that after seeing the replay, he still believes the player is onside. Who let this man commentate a football match, let alone a World Cup one...?