FIFA’s VAR ruling draws Modric’s fury after Croatia goal scrubbed
FIFA hid behind technical jargon to void Croatia’s strike, but Luka Modric called it a joke that betrayed the game’s soul.
FIFA finally explained why it erased Croatia’s 29th-minute strike against Portugal at the World Cup, but wasn’t buying it. The governing body cited VAR protocol violations in its terse statement, parroting the same robotic phrasing used after every recent officiating storm. The goal, which had stood for 90 minutes before being retroactively disallowed, was ruled offside after a marginal linesman’s flag and a delayed review that turned a celebration into a letdown.
