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βš– VAR Verdict Β· Case #174

Brazil vs Norway

FIFA World Cup Β· 2025/2026 Β· 2026-07-05 Β· 1-2

Wrong medium confidence
Penalty (push/hold in box)
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Incident
Penalty (push/hold in box)
Law cited
Law 12 β€” in an aerial challenge both players are entitled to jump for the ball, and incidental contact or tangling in the air is not a foul. A penalty requires a clear offence
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No penalty β€” this was a normal aerial contest, both players jumping for the ball with only incidental contact, the kind that happens on virtually every cross. Without a clear push, pull or climb there is no foul, so the penalty should not have been given.
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Affected team
On-field decision
Penalty given by the field referee; no VAR intervention
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Deep in stoppage time, with Norway leading 2-0, Brazil were given a penalty for contact in an aerial challenge; they scored it to make it 2-1 without changing the result. This is a wrong decision. Both players are entitled to jump for the ball, and incidental contact in a genuine aerial duel β€” the kind seen on nearly every cross β€” is not a foul. A penalty needs a clear push, pull, block or climb, which is not evident here. WRONG DECISION, medium confidence.

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