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⚖ VAR Verdict · Case #166

Paraguay vs France

FIFA World Cup · 2025/2026 · 2026-07-04 · 0-1

Correct high confidence
Penalty (push/hold in box)
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Incident
Penalty (push/hold in box)
Law cited
Law 14 — Penalty Kick. A direct-free-kick offence committed by a defender inside their own penalty area is a penalty. A challenge that makes fouling contact and brings an attacker down is a foul
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Penalty correctly awarded. Doué was fouled inside the area and the VAR review confirmed genuine contact, which disposes of the dive claim: a foul in the box is a penalty regardless of any theatrics in the fall.
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Penalty given
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France were awarded a 70th-minute penalty, converted by Mbappé, after Doué was brought down in the box by Diego Gómez; the decision was confirmed by VAR. This is correct. Paraguay claimed a dive, but the review confirmed clear contact — and a foul inside the area is a penalty regardless of how the attacker goes down. Simulation would require no contact; there was contact. CORRECT DECISION, high confidence.

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