Before the third goal of the Argentina national teamnoted by Lionel Messia France Several players were seen entering the field. This sparked a fierce controversy in the European country, with some believing the target should have been cancelled. However, a small detail in the rule and the game of the goal makes the note valid. All this on the basis of International Football Association Board (IFAB), which laid down the rules by which the World Championship.
Why is Messi’s goal legal?
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was played under the IFAB Rules and these, in Article 3.9 ‘Goal scored by an unauthorized person on the field of play’, explain the following: ‘If a goal has been scored and play is restarted, the If the referee determines that an unauthorized person was on the field at the time the shot was taken, it cannot be annulled.
This implies that the goal was conceded well as the main referee continued play. Likewise, the Albiceleste substitutes did not stop play, as stated in Article 3.7 of Unauthorized Persons on the Field of Play: “If the ball goes into the goal and the obstruction does not prevent a player of the defending team from playing the ball, will A goal is awarded if the ball goes into the goal (even if there was contact with the ball)”.
When could the goal have been annulled?
Argentina’s goal could have been disallowed if the referee stopped play to check for unauthorized persons on the pitch.