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βš– VAR Verdict Β· Case #196

France vs Spain

FIFA World Cup Β· 2026/2027 Β· 2026-07-14 Β· 0-2

Correct medium confidence
Penalty (push/hold in box)
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Incident
Penalty (push/hold in box)
Law cited
Law 12 and Law 14 β€” a dangerously high boot that kicks an opponent inside the penalty area is a foul and a penalty.
Recommended action
Penalty is correct β€” Digne raised his boot high and kicked Yamal inside the area, a clear foul. Yamal's disputed arm contact does not save France, because it was not deliberate and did not create the penalty; only a deliberate handball would have cancelled the award.
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Affected team
On-field decision
Penalty given to Spain
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Spain were awarded and scored a penalty when France's Digne raised his boot high and kicked Yamal inside the box; the dispute was a possible handball by Yamal just before. This is correct. Digne's dangerously high boot catching the man is a clear foul and a penalty. The arm contact does not rescue France: an attacker's accidental handball only cancels an award when the handball itself creates the chance, and here the chance came from Digne's kick, not Yamal's arm β€” so only a deliberate handball would have negated it. VAR checked and upheld it. CORRECT DECISION, medium confidence β€” it flips to WRONG only if Yamal deliberately handled or used his arm to control before the foul.

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