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βš– VAR Verdict Β· Case #192

England vs Norway

FIFA World Cup Β· 2025/2026 Β· 2026-07-11 Β· 2-1 (AET)

Correct high confidence
Penalty (push/hold in box)
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Incident
Penalty (push/hold in box)
Law cited
Law 14 β€” a penalty requires a foul by a defender, and when the attacker initiates the contact himself
Recommended action
No penalty is correct and the VAR overturn was right β€” the England attacker put his leg in front of the defender to initiate the contact rather than being tripped.
Affected team
On-field decision
Penalty overturned by VAR β€” no penalty
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England were given a penalty in extra time when their attacker went down in the box, but a VAR review had the referee overturn it because the attacker put his leg in front of the defender to initiate the contact. This is correct. A penalty needs a foul by the defender, and where the attacker manufactures the contact rather than being tripped, there is no offence β€” contact and a fall are not automatically a penalty. The on-field penalty was the clear error, and the VAR overturn corrected it. CORRECT DECISION, medium confidence β€” it flips only if a replay shows the defender clearly caught the attacker's standing leg first.

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