Turpin came to the monitor, put on his headphones, and asked the VAR assistant referee to play the replay just now.
In the footage, Li Mingyu's pass was indeed blocked by De Ligt's body. However, the speed was too fast and it was not clear whether it touched his hand.
"I'll play it again for you now at 0.5x speed!"
The VAR assistant referee said very thoughtfully.
After all, the purpose of the VAR assistant referee is to tell the referee whether there is any doubt about the ball just now and whether he needs to watch the replay.
However, the VAR assistant referee generally does not give a conclusion directly, because only the head referee can make the final decision.
However, in some leagues, such as the Premier League League, their referees rarely watch VAR replays.
They will let the VAR assistant referee make a judgment and then tell themselves the final decision.
But in European competitions, the referee has the greatest authority.
FIFA also did a very good job in this regard. Before World Cup this time, FIFA repeatedly emphasized the authority of the referee.
Turpin This time, I took a closer look at the ball from another angle.
He discovered that the ball was indeed blocked by De Ligt's right hand, but in the camera lens, De Ligt's right hand was tightly attached to his body and did not make any swinging movements.
Turpin thought carefully for a few seconds and said, "I think this ball is not a handball. De Ligt's hand is attached to his body. Although it hinders the path of the ball, he is unconscious."
Turpin certainly knows how difficult it is for him to make this decision.
He also knows that after this decision is made, he will see the anger of Spain fans.
But for the sake of fairness and the progress of this game, Turpin finally made a decisive decision.
I saw him taking off his headphones and making a gesture to announce that the ball just now was not a penalty kick.
Since De Ligt kicked the ball out of the sideline, Spain National Team took the throw-in.
This decision was unacceptable to the Spain players on the court.
Li Mingyu's eyes widened and he couldn't believe what he saw.
De Ligt looked like he was lucky. Just now he knew that his hand did touch the ball, and he was carrying a topaz War God card. If he was sentenced to handball, not only would he be awarded a penalty kick, but he would also be ejected.
Not only will the team have one less player in this game, but he will also be unable to play in the next crucial battle with Argentina.
Just now when the referee was watching the VAR replay, De Ligt almost knelt on the ground and prayed for God's blessing.
It can be said that the fate of himself and Netherlands National Team is controlled by the thoughts of the referee Turpin.
One thought of heaven, one thought of hell.
When Turpin made a handball foul, De Ligt felt as if his soul was floating. If Van Dijk hadn't hugged him excitedly, he would have really knelt down.
It's so exciting.
Turpin knows that if he doesn't give an explanation, Spain National Team will definitely not give up.
So Turpin called Li Mingyu to his side and said seriously, "Li, calm down and listen to me. There is no doubt that the opponent's hand did touch the football, but his hand was tightly attached to his body and did not open. Therefore, this ball is an unconscious handball. You also understand the rules, so there is no problem with my judgment!"
Li Mingyu frowned and was about to speak when Turpin continued, "Li, let's continue the game. Fans all over the world are paying attention to this game. Don't let some unnecessary things delay everyone's time. I hope you can give a more exciting performance!"
After saying that, Turpin didn't care whether Li Mingyu could accept this statement, he turned around and left, signaling Spain National Team's players to quickly serve the throw-in.
Li Mingyu felt the momentum of Turpin.
Rather than saying that Turpin just came to explain to Li Mingyu, it is better to say that Turpin is telling Li Mingyu, stop inking, my whistle will not be changed, hurry up and kick off, everyone is waiting!
Spain National Team's players had no choice but to serve the sideline ball.
Spain National Team, whose morale had suffered a certain blow, seemed a little impatient in the next game.
Continuous passing errors gave Netherlands National Team a chance to breathe.
Turpin looked at the time on the watch and blew the whistle to end the first half.
Bending down to pick up the football that rolled over, Turpin walked towards the players' tunnel with his two assistant referees with an expressionless face.
On the way, Busquets was still chattering with Turpin about the handball just now, but Turpin acted as if he hadn't heard and continued walking without stopping.
Busquets talked for a while, but found it boring, so he could only shake his arm and stopped with a look of helplessness.
What an insufferable guy.
After returning to the referee's locker room, Turpin sat on a chair, looked at his two guys, and said, "Come on, let's take ten minutes to review some issues in the first half."
In the referee's locker room, the three referees reviewed some controversial moments in the first half, and then encouraged each other for the second half.
This is a much-anticipated game. As long as there are no problems in this game, this game will be a rare experience for the three of them.
In the last two minutes, Turpin sat on the chair, closed his eyes, slowly slowed down his breathing, and let his spirit quickly relax.
Stepping onto the court again, Turpin stood near the center circle full of energy, waiting for players from both sides to come and compete.
The players from both sides were in position. Turpin looked at the time on his watch and blew the whistle to start the second half of the game on time.
In the second half, Netherlands National Team kicked off the ball first.
Netherlands National Team's frontcourt offense seems very weak.
This year's Netherlands National Team has more than enough defense but not enough offense.
Depay on the forward line is unable to support himself. It is difficult for him to get better opportunities under the tight defense of Spain.
Spain National Team will never give Depay a chance like that in the first half.
However, Depay did not lose heart and kept looking for opportunities in Spain's backcourt.
An unexpected moment occurred, which will also become a miracle in the history of World Cup.
Netherlands National Team's attack round.
Netherlands National Team's attack was very smooth. He passed the ball to the wing with three passes.
Gravenberch made a pass from the wing. Depay, who was standing outside the small penalty area, kept his position well and planned to stop the ball with his right foot.
At this moment, Laporta behind him stretched his legs, and Depay fell to the ground.
However, the referee did not call a foul immediately.
Because of his position, he could not tell whether the ball just now was a foul. He was communicating with the assistant referee and video assistant referee through the headset.
But the ball on the court is still in motion.
Seeing that the referee did not give any indication, Spain National Team, who had already taken possession of the ball, did not stop. Li Mingyu received the pass from the backcourt and made a long pass, sending the football to Netherlands National Team's frontcourt.
In the attack just now, Netherlands National Team pressed hard, causing holes in their defense.
Moreover, Netherlands National Team's attention was attracted by a suspected penalty kick foul in the penalty area.
As a result, Morata used his physical advantages and speed to easily get the ball.
Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Morata sent the football into the goal.
The score on the field became 3:1, and Spain extended the lead to two goals.
Just as the fans of Spain were excited and the players of Spain were celebrating the goal, the referee Turpin blew his whistle.
Because after he communicated with the VAR video assistant referee just now, the other party wanted him to watch the video back and forth.
When Turpin made the decision to watch the VAR replay, Morata, who scored the goal, looked confused. Looking at Turpin running past him, he asked excitedly, "What's wrong, sir, did I commit a foul just now?"
Turpin ignored him and ran to the video area.
Morata frowned and looked speechless. Is there anything wrong with the goal just now? You need to watch the VAR replay. When I caught the ball, there was a defensive player in front of me. I only scored the goal after catching the ball and passing the defensive player. There was no possibility of offside for this ball!
There is no problem with Li Mingyu's passing.
Could it be?
That interception in the penalty area?
Spain's players looked very ugly.
This is impossible.
From stealing the ball to Morata scoring the goal, there is at least ten seconds in between.
If this is really a foul when stealing the ball, then the goal will probably be disallowed, and the most frightening thing is that Spain will also be awarded a penalty kick.
This is too funny!
Not only the players on the field looked nervously at the referee, but even the fans around the world couldn't help but hold their breath and concentrate.
Because they know that maybe this penalty will become the most serious penalty change in this World Cup, or even in the history of World Cup.
The fourth official on the sidelines was very busy. He kept saying, "Please sit down, please sit down..."
But Enrique and his team were furious and surrounded the referee, hoping that the referee could give a reasonable explanation.
He had already blown away a penalty kick of his own just now. This time he not only wanted to blow his own goal, but from the looks of it, he also wanted to award a penalty kick to the opponent.
Come on, I, Enrique, have been traveling in the world for decades, and I have never seen such a black whistle.
Inside and outside, these are three balls!
Enrique looked at Turpin's back and roared angrily.
The fourth official could only use the non-deterrent "please sit down" to try to calm down Enrique!
Turpin was not affected in any way. He put on his earphones and said, "Bring me the suspected foul shots in Spain's restricted area just now."
Turpin looked at the replay footage on the screen. Through the 0.5x speed playback, he clearly saw that after Depay's right foot touched the ball, Laporte behind him stretched his foot from the side and kicked Depay's left foot. Moreover, Laporta did not touch the ball.
This is undoubtedly a penalty kick foul.
But what made Turpin feel embarrassed was that he didn't expect that in just ten seconds, Spain actually scored a goal.
This doubled the pressure on Turpin.
If there is no goal, nothing can be said, just award a penalty kick, there will be no problem at all.
However, Turpin is a tough guy. After watching it twice, he took a deep breath and said into his microphone, "There is no doubt that this is a penalty kick. I know what to do!"
In the headsets, the other referees did not speak. They knew how much pressure Turpin was under at this moment.
Turpin put down his headphones, blew the whistle in his mouth, and pointed at Spain's penalty area, penalty kick!
At this moment, the whole world was shocked.
How dare he?
He really dares!
Spain's players are all furious. Isn't this a black whistle?
Not only did we have to disallow our goal, but we also had to give the opponent a penalty kick.
How ridiculous!
Seeing the Spain players surrounding him, Turpin was very serious, waving his hands and saying, "Stop all of them. There is no doubt that there was indeed a foul in your penalty area just now. It was an obvious foul!"
"Stop protesting, VAR has been checked, there is nothing to dispute!"
Enrique on the sidelines was so angry that he made an action of counting money towards the referee behind his back.
This action was directly seen by the fourth official standing next to him.
The fourth official directly used the headset to contact the referee Turpin, who was under siege.
After hearing the fourth official's complaint, Turpin separated from the crowd and walked to the sidelines with a serious face. Looking at Enrique who was still chattering, Turpin took out a Red Gem Promotion Card directly from his trouser pocket and flashed it at Enrique!
"Sir, what you just said will be truthfully recorded in the referee's record after the game!"
Turpin once again waved Red Gem Promotion Card in his hand at Enrique, telling him to leave the stadium quickly.
At this time, Enrique was confused, and the players of Spain were also confused.
What a fierce Turpin.
In the competition of Champions League, I have never seen this guy be so fierce. What happened today? On the stage of World Cup, he started to let himself go!
But it was this Red Gem Promotion Card that made the players of Spain know the attitude of Turpin today.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
Making judgments is the referee's duty on the court. Penalties will always dissatisfy some people. Referees are well aware of this.
As for making two consecutive penalties that are not conducive to Spain National Team within a period of time on the court, will it make Turpin's subsequent referee work more difficult?
Turpin knows it very well in his heart.
But he must insist on fairness, and he can only believe what he sees with his own eyes.
As for the following games, will I be investigated for the scale of the whistleblowing in this game?
Turpin believes that he is selfless.
"Stand outside the penalty area. I'm talking about you. Don't step on the penalty area line. I can see it!"
Turpin said coldly to the players Spain.