Spains goal

[haddockandbloater]

Am i a complete tool but can someone explain to me why there goal was not offside as it appears to me that the ball was passed forward to Navas

[MattyRangers]

Wasnt passed forward was it? Only saw it once tbf may be wrong but I thought was passed sideways / backwards.

[Johnnykc]

Ball was played forward... But the goalscorer was square when it was played.....

[Stanley]

Ball was played forward... But the goalscorer was square when it was played.....

But the goalscorer was in an offside position when the through ball to Iniesta was made? I don't get it either personally...

[BanburyR]

Because when the ball was passed to Iniesta Navas was offside however he was behind Iniesta when He passed
The ball and you can't be offside if you are behind the passer of the ball

[kron-1664]

Navas was behind iniesta when the pass was made so hes on side.

[scuberry]

Not as gutted as me,had italy to win the group in a foursome and the other three results had already come in,was on for £550 for £20...bastad spanish,i am gutted...:angry:

[vanhoop]

Lucky Spanish,in saying that I'm half pleased the croats went out.looked very tidy,modric is some player

[bushcelt1]

Lucky Spanish,in saying that I'm half pleased the croats went out.looked very tidy,modric is some player

top player van.

[Johnnykc]

Forget spains goal.......did you see how incredibly orange Alan pardew was.......:=):

[yugohoop]

Well I'm gutted, we should have had a pen and there was a handball as well as an offside in the build up to their goal. Proud of my team tough and we will fight another day.

[LBLOCK]

I was thinking this earlier

I'm sure the rule is you must have two players level or behind you when receiving a FORWARD pass?
Normally one of those two is the keeper and obviously only applies if your run starts over the halfway line.
Key thing is if it says forward pass in the rule and I can't be bothered to look it up.

I'm using old style offside terminology and even that's confusing so is it any wonder refs and links make a pigs ear of it with the major confusion FIFA introduced with phases of play etc

[yugohoop]

I was thinking this earlier

I'm sure the rule is you must have two players level or behind you when receiving a FORWARD pass?
Normally one of those two is the keeper and obviously only applies if your run starts over the halfway line.
Key thing is if it says forward pass in the rule and I can't be bothered to look it up.

I'm using old style offside terminology and even that's confusing so is it any wonder refs and links make a pigs ear of it with the major confusion FIFA introduced with phases of play etc

I think the point is that the guy who scores is offside when the ball is played through and then scores in the same phase of play as no croat player was involved for them to be able to call it a second phase of play. It's all one move and the guy is offside.

[Stanley]

Navas was in an offside position when Fabregas passed to Iniesta. Therefore how was Navas NOT interfering with play?

[yugohoop]

Navas was in an offside position when Fabregas passed to Iniesta. Therefore how was Navas NOT interfering with play?

Exactly but I guess it's better we got knocked out like that then to draw 0-0 and get eliminated by some new crazy UEFA rules about which games actually count. Anyway I'm now used to these shitty decisions thanks to QPR and the shitty refs in the English game.