Julian Quinones was beyond the last Ecuador defender. Despite that, the Mexican winger wasn't called offside. Half a field ...

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There was a hugely dramatic finish to Egypt and Iran's 1-1 draw in Seattle, including an unusual - and tight - VAR offside ...

The beautiful game would be very ugly if offside didn't exist. At the World Cup you'll see it often.

There have been calls for Fifa to release the VAR images after a potential - and controversial - offside call during Qatar's World Cup draw with Switzerland.

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