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βš– VAR Verdict Β· Case #180

Mexico vs England

FIFA World Cup Β· 2025/2026 Β· 2026-07-05 Β· 2-3

Wrong medium confidence
Penalty (push/hold in box)
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Incident
Penalty (push/hold in box)
Law cited
Law 12 β€” holding or pulling an opponent to stop him playing the ball is a foul, and inside the area it is a penalty. A clear, one-sided hold that prevents a shot is exactly that offence, as distinct from the mutual jostling refereed loosely at set pieces.
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Penalty β€” the defender held the Mexico player back as he tried to shoot, a clear holding foul in the area. Provided it is a one-sided hold rather than mutual grappling, it should have been given; unpunished defensive holding on a player attempting a shot is a wrong no-call.
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On-field decision
Play on (no penalty)
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A Mexico player was held and pulled by a defender as he tried to shoot in the England box; no penalty was given. This is a wrong decision. Holding to stop an opponent playing the ball is a foul, and in the area it is a penalty. The loose refereeing of box-holding covers mutual jostling, not a clear one-sided hold that stops a shot. WRONG DECISION, medium confidence β€” it flips to a defensible no-call only if the Mexico player was also holding.

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