By Frank Pingue TORONTO, July 3 (Reuters) - The World Cup has given the Canadian Premier League plenty to discuss with FIFA after a disallowed Cristiano Ronaldo goal was among 17 that would have stood under a revised offside interpretation its top flight is trialling,

Julian Quinones was beyond the last Ecuador defender. Despite that, the Mexican winger wasn't called offside. Half a field later, Quinones had tucked away the match's first goal for a 1-0 Mexico lead at home in Mexico City.

The law governing its modern application has 45 clauses and runs to more than 1,000 words. A former Premier League referee explains all

Shoja Khalilzadeh scored in the third minute of stoppage time, putting Iran up 2-1 over Egypt and setting off pandemonium throughout the stadium. And then the most dreaded words in soccer were seen. VAR REVIEW.

Colombia and Portugal generated staggering ticket prices at the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup, and the match lived up to the hype.

A viral claim alleged that the 2026 FIFA World Cup VAR team for Belgium vs. Iran was Israeli after a VAR review disallowed a goal.

After VAR, the goal was disallowed because Taremi's butt was in an offside position. Any body part that can legally play the ball has to be onside for a goal to stand, so it was the correct call because butt goals are indeed legal in the beautiful game.

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Goncalo Ramos after a chaotic second-half in Toronto to set up a last 16 tie with Iberian rivals Spain.