Argentina’s goal against Nigeria in their group B encounter last Saturday, should have been disallowed by German referee Wolfgang Stark.

A FIFA post-match analysis ruled that there was a foul in the build-up to Gabriel Heinze’s stunning header, and that Stark should never have allowed the goal.

The FIFA referees’ committee released their findings on Tuesday, as a guide for future judgements in this year’s tournament. And amongst other rulings, they made it clear to referees that they must watch for infractions at corners and free-kicks — specifically attacking players blocking markers, as happened on Saturday.

As Juan Sebastian Veron’s cross floated over Walter, Samuel enveloped Chinedu Obasi and stopped him from moving, thereby giving Heinze all the space he needed to propel the ball home. Stark should have therefore penalised Samuel for obstruction and awarded a free-kick to the Super Eagles — a judgement that could have changed the course of the whole game for Argentina.

Although the ruling comes too late for Nigeria, it has interesting implications for the rest of the tournament; a sign that FIFA will not tolerate the pushing, shoving and holding commonplace on both sides at dead-ball situations, and that in future such offences will be punished with either disallowed goals or penalties in the case of the defence committing an infraction.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/06/15/argentina%e2%80%99s-goal-illegal-fifa/

alright we hear una

Ok, so what does all this mean??

^
game should be replayed or the 1-0 be transferred to the eagles

^^



For where, 3 points had been given to Argentina already

interesting

What you sow, Nemesis for demoting Amodu. It will continue to work against Nigeria.

Yea what does this mean?

That they'll change the score to 0-0?

There surely must be a point to this boring article.

nigerians sef. i remember after nigeria lost 1-2 to argentina in 1994 and maradona tested positive to cocaine afterwards there was a widespread false rumor that nigeria had been given the 3 points for the game becos of that incident

supereagle:

What you sow, Nemesis for demoting Amodu. It will continue to work against Nigeria.

What do you mean? Are you saying this present eagles are not better managed under Las? Or has Amodu faced a deadly squard like Argentina in the past? Please grow up.

Argentina have clearly robbed us for more than three times, why?

we all know maradona knows all the football tricks in the world. . . those Argentines didn't play well, but hey. . . they've won so it's too late!
better match next time

so what is the essence of this finding by fifa if they will not disallowed the goal and give nigeria and argentina 1 point each or repeat the match.

NFL should do something take advantage of his finding to seek for damage by fifa

Very annoying !

Campaign after election !

medicine after death. hope they will allow us an offside goal when we play against greece as consolation.
lol

^^^^ lol
the goal should be transfered to the nigeria

but if they disallowed it argentina wud probably have scored another one they were destined to win jo

so?

Will they nullify the three points awarded to Argentina at the end of the day?NO
Let's move on,please

Fifa is more concerned about how its profit would be cut short if Nigeria gets booted from the competition. But its a good thing sha

Maybe we will be protected from now on

men fre that thing , still doesnt change a thing, its just to give us small hope,that super eagles try small.

or better still compensate us by givin us a free penalty against greece or south korea

Medicine after death

i saw it the obstruction that very day but i wonder why replay or cameramen didnt c it. maybe i dont know the rule of football

but the damage has been done. sorry FIFA

What do you mean?  Are you saying this present eagles are not better managed under Las?  Or has Amodu faced a deadly squard like Argentina in the past?  Please grow up.

you do know this argentine squad struggled to qualify to this world cup and had to wait till the last game to do so in a continent that had 5 slots, right? this celebration of A LOSS is starting to get irritating. onigbinde, our worse ever world cup coach achieved the same feat as lagerbeer of losing 1 nil to argentina as well

The Argentinian was clearly holding Obasi in place, I thought that was a foul. I don't know how the refree could have missed that. Looks like Maradona taught them very well in the art of dirty tricks!!!

What a nonsense is that? why not pointed out the scenerio during the match is going live, we were tired with such nonsense.

mukina2:

^
game should be replayed or the 1-0 be transferred to the eagles

replay the game? . . . haaa. dont you think this time the argentines would have figured out a way to get past our goalkeeper? a repeat game will be nothing less than 3-0.

so better leave it at a respectable 0-1, which is even more respectable when we hear that the goal was ''illegal''. good publicity for our soccer prestige that we lost to argentina through an illegal goal

better than cameroon who lost to JAPAN through clean goal

Mudley313:

you do know this argentine squad struggled to qualify to this world cup and had to wait till the last game to do so in a continent that had 5 slots, right? this celebration of A LOSS is starting to get irritating. onigbinde, our worse ever world cup coach achieved the same feat as lagerbeer of losing 1 nil to argentina as well

exactly my point. It would have been festival of goals as eyeama said: if God has not intervened. Let stop celebrating the loss and face reality.

I dont like when this called FIFA say things like this after the damage has be done because this is irrelevant now it really make me sick.

So what do they want to do or what relevant is all this nonsense finding now after the goal has be recorded? Rubbish talk.

Why is fifa trying to raise up a forgone issue ? By bringing it up do they think they could placate us ? Let us forget all this fifa politics and concentrate on the next match.

World Cup 2010: Gabriel Heinze's Argentina Strike Should Have Been Disallowed - FIFA
Referee's committee criticise Wolfgang Stark's decision not to give a foul for Walter Samuel's obstruction in the build-up to the goal.


Argentina missed several gilt-edged chances on their way to a 1-0 reverse of Nigeria on Saturday. However, according to FIFA the one attack that did finish with the net bulging should have been disallowed by referee Wolfgang Stark.

Ole reports that a FIFA post-match analysis ruled that there was a foul in the build-up to Gabriel Heinze's stunning header, and that Stark should never have allowed the goal.

The FIFA referees' committee released their findings on Tuesday, as a guide for future judgements in this year's tournament. And amongst other rulings, they made it clear to referees that they must watch for infractions at corners and free-kicks - specifically attacking players blocking markers, as happened on Saturday.

As Juan Sebastian Veron's cross floated over Walter, Samuel enveloped Chinedu Obasi and stopped him from moving, thereby giving Heinze all the space he needed to propel the ball home. Stark should have therefore penalised Samuel for obstruction and awarded a free-kick to the Super Eagles - a judgement that could have changed the course of the whole game for Argentina.

Although the ruling comes too late for Nigeria, it has interesting implications for the rest of the tournament; a sign that FIFA will not tolerate the pushing, shoving and holding commonplace on both sides at dead-ball situations, and that in future such offences will be punished with either disallowed goals or penalties in the case of the defence committing an infraction.



http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/15/1977735/world-cup-2010-gabriel-heinzes-argentina-strike-should-have-been-