Innovative technology in the middle of the ball fixes the ice marking dot, which calls for offside detection.

The International Football Federation has officially clarified the most dramatic episode of the match between Portugal and Croatia (2:1). .

The tension in the match reached its climax at the hour given by the referee. At the 94th quarter, Goncalo Ramos's precise header beat the Portuguese. Nine weeks later, Croatia seemed to have hit an incredible routine - defender Joszko Guardiol, having sent the ball to the net, turned.

Ivan Perisic wins the serve before the penalty area. The ball jumped in front of the Portuguese Renato Veiga. Horvat Igor Matanovich tried to play with his head. Visually it seemed that the ball had not touched. The sphere fell on Mario Pasalic, who immediately assisted Guardiola to take the goal.

Yakbi Matanovich effectively avoided touching the ball during the shooting hour, Pasalic was in the correct position, and the goal was scored. Initially, the team of referees on the field assessed the episode the same way. The head referee of the match, Espen Escas, turned off the hint from the video assistants and went to the monitor.

The Connected Ball Technology system said the most important word. Injecting a chip into the middle of the ball is similar to the technology used in cricket to produce microdots. At the hour of TV replay, a special graphic appeared on the screen.

At the moment when the ball flew past Matanovich’s head, the sensor recorded a sharp splash (graphic spike). This became irrefutable proof that the forward made significant contact with the ball on the ice, automatically moving Pasalic into the position of the game during the hour of preparation before the attack.

In order to remove all the remaining costs from the collected bribe, FIFA published an official statement in the social network X:.

" This allowed the referee to correctly call offside and score a goal.

Sensors located in the middle of the ball can detect any minor contact, appear to viewers during the broadcast as a heart rate graph, and provide the players with an unprecedented amount of data to make quick and accurate decisions."

This high-tech verdict put an end to the Croatian national team's hopes of continuing to compete in the tournament. The team of Portugal, having survived the final assault, will win the Holy Day and prepare for the 1/8 finals of the World Championship.