In the quarterfinals of the European Championship, the host Germany defeated Denmark 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals. In this game, VAR can be called the MVP of this game. In just three minutes, VAR first blew out Denmark's offside goal, and then replayed Denmark's handball in the penalty area, which directly turned the situation around, so much so that after the game, Danish coach Julmander angrily criticized the VAR rules as ridiculous.
Although the time and place are on the side of the host German team, there is no weak team in Europe, and Denmark is by no means without opportunities. Germany started the first half with a four-minute blitz, which was cancelled due to a foul on Kimmich. A thunderstorm followed, and the game was suspended for 25 minutes. The more the pace drags, the better it actually is for Denmark. In the second half, Anderson scored in the 50th minute. As a result, the semi-automatic offside system was activated, and VAR showed that Delaney only showed a toe when he received the ball. Perhaps, if his shoes were one size smaller, the goal would have worked.
Just three minutes later, Raum's cross resulted in a handball from Anderson in the box, and Havertz broke the deadlock. Anderson also felt wronged, because he couldn't get out of the way because it was too close. In the 68th minute, Musiala scored the goal that sealed the win. The turning point of the game was two key VAR interventions at the start of the second half. To use a fan joke, Denmark lost because their feet were too big and their hands were too big. VAR's multiple interventions led to a somewhat fragmented pace of the game, which also sparked heated discussions after the game.
Denmark boss Julmander lashed out at VAR after the game, saying: "The result was ruled by VAR twice, offside by 1 centimetre. I'm tired of these ridiculous offside rules and we can't let defenders run with their hands behind their backs. It's frustrating and football shouldn't be like that. As he spoke, the Danish coach even turned on his mobile phone directly at the press conference to review the offside penalty for the reporters present. "You can't find that centimeter from the statistics, you have to find that centimeter, and I think that's ridiculous," he said. ”
The introduction of VAR is undoubtedly a huge change in football, but it is also absolutely fair. Because the judgment of offside is completely computer judgment, human cannot intervene, which avoids the occurrence of black whistles and misjudgments from the root. As for the Danish team's offside goal on tiptoe, offside is offside, and the final exam will not give you a failure just because you scored 59.9 points, and this is especially true in football. If VAR had not been introduced for more than ten years, Denmark might have won the game with one goal, but competitive sports did not.