There was no shortage of controversial moments in the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar, and FIFA stepped in to prove the referees got it right, scoring the goal that put Japan through to the last 16 (2-1 against Spain) and dispatched Germany (four-time champions world) home.

Japan and the controversial phase that ruled Germany out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in QatarPhoto: GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP / Profimedia

Officials at the world forum said referees in the VAR room used goal-line cameras at the stage when Mitoma made a decisive pass to Tanaka.

Thursday night at the 2022 World Cup was spectacular, with Japan coming back from 0-1 down to beat Spain (2-1), and for a few minutes the Pyrenees went hand-to-hand with Germany as Costa Rica beat the Germans 2-1. . In the end, Hansi Flick’s team won 4-2.

Japan won Group E, Spain qualified from second place and multiple world champions Germany returned home after the 2022 World Cup group stage.

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