India, July 3 -- The Portugal vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match saw VAR take centre stage with four disallowed goals. None was more controversial than the last. With the scoreline reading 2-1, Croatia were staring elimination in the face when Ivan Perisic whipped in a cross from the left flank. The ball ricocheted off the head of Portugal defender Renato Veiga and found its way to the back post, where Mario Pasalic squared it for the onrushing Josko Gvardiol to score.

But after a lengthy check, the goal was chalked off. VAR ruled that striker Igor Matanovic had touched the ball before it found Pasalic. The midfielder had not been offside from Perisic's initial cross, but he was offside from Matanovic's contact.

Even thoug...