VAR Replay
Replay the Keeper Collision Semifinal
Argentina 3–0 Croatia — World Cup 2022 Semifinal
Drag from the ball — to a teammate to pass, toward the goal to shoot.
Passes are free — the clock only moves when a move ends. Tap a player for their card.
What actually happened
World Cup 2022 semifinal, minute 34: Álvarez pushed the ball past Livaković and collided with the keeper. Penalty. Messi scored, Álvarez added a second five minutes later, and Argentina eventually won 3–0.
Pundits split hard — a clear goalkeeper block for some, a striker running into a set keeper for others. The jury rated it a mild 4.2/10, one of the tribunal's gentlest verdicts.
Why it was disputed
The loudest knockout-round penalty debate of Qatar 2022: was it a foul at all, and should the semifinal have turned on it?
How the replay adapts it
You take Croatia from the 34th minute, 0–1 down, with Álvarez's second goal scripted for 39' — history's momentum, still against you.
Score three goals that survive the review and turn the semifinal around; level at ninety goes to extra time, then to the penalties Croatia would rather avoid.
Questions the court gets asked
- Is this the real 2022 semifinal?
- A satirical adaptation of Argentina vs Croatia, Qatar 2022, from the collision penalty. Players are fictional stand-ins; the referee parodies the fan verdict, not any official.
- Why is this one of the easier scenarios?
- The referee's level is frozen from the jury's 4.2/10 verdict on the real penalty — mild suspicion, so you're mostly fighting the football, not the whistle.
- How do I win?
- Finish ahead by the 90th minute — three standing goals against the run of history.
Satire. Fictional players; results reflect fan opinion, not verified wrongdoing.