The expression “too close to call” unfortunately does not exist in the vocabulary of VAR. The decisive penalty kick that eliminated the US women’s team from the tournament went like this ….

The ref called in VAR to give its opinion and the verdict it gave was that it was too close to call the ball crossed the line by a millimetre…

Zlatan,we suppose,is very happy.

However here’s an opinion from the NYT that makes it clear that the elimination of the US team wasn’t just about bad luck and millimetres.

And a great photograph of that penalty kick that barely crossed the line..

And if you want to know – Trump gloated that the US team lost.