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Controversial callsBelgium vs Iran
🇧🇪 vs 🇮🇷Belgium vs Iran·FIFA World Cup 2026, Group G·Jun 21, 2026

Taremi's goal was never going to count, and it wasn't really about the offside

On-field decision
🚫Goal disallowed
Correct decision
🚫No goal
The call
Correct decision, but for a more fundamental reason than the offside. Taremi was inside the required one-yard distance from Iran's defensive wall when the free kick was taken, an indirect free kick offence that should have been called immediately and made the offside question irrelevant.
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