Why was navas goal not offside

By the time Iniesta passed the ball to Navas the latter was no longer in an offside position — never having moved or interfered with play or with an opponent no one even looked at him — and could not be called offside because he was level with the ball at the pass. I might add that the television commentators, generally the least knowledgable observers of soccer at any level of play, got it right this time and never said a word about any offside.

Skip to content Menu. Posted on June 20, August 16, by Jim Allen. Published by Jim Allen. Fuller and Dest provide the two goals through 45 minutes. The United States looked far more likely to add to that total after Dest's equalizer, with a couple of quality set pieces and some well-worked play toward the box. Costa Rica has done well to absorb pressure and keep the hosts from drifting centrally, forcing them to cross to Ricardo Pepi who thus far hasn't seriously troubled Keylor Navas.

A far livelier half than the opener against Panama, with the U. Early goal was a crusher, but that was easily the best half of soccer the USMNT has played in qualifying. Think it was probably the best soccer I've seen under Berhalter. Still lots of work to do, but, if they keep moving like they did in first half, another goal should come. Rolando Blackman opens the scoring in the fifth minute against the favored Canadians, giving Panama a lead in Toronto.

A loss could see Canada drop out of the top-four pending. Back where we're following, Costa Rica feels hard-done after Chris Richards takes an attacker down in the box but sees cries for a penalty brushed aside by the officials.

Replays show that Richards did not get the ball and directly impeded Jonathan Moya's ability to take a shot. Sergino only scores bangers pic. The United States' need to equalize soon was a daunting one considering the presence of Keylor Navas between the posts. He's been a liability for the United States so far in qualifying, with his defensive lapses leading to at least two goals if memory serves. However, he again reminds us why he's a trusted starter for Gregg Berhalter.

Is he a winger? Possibly, but there are worse things than having an American version of Trent Alexander-Arnold — albeit with far better finishing chops. The previous U. The United States gets a free kick from a wonderful angle at the corner of the box. Brenden Aaronson's ball finds plenty of open room at the back post, but Ricardo Pepi is unable to get on the end of it. No other United States player even left his feet to attempt to reach the ball.

Part of the reason there's been a goalkeeping controversy despite Turner only allowing three goals in five qualifiers is the vastly different approaches each takes to the position.

Turner is more of a traditional shot-stopper with some recent improvements to his ability on the ball. Steffen represents a more modern approach, someone who's comfortable with the ball at his feet and isn't shy about doing work as a sweeper-keeper. Training with Ederson at Manchester City has only given him more reps for this style. However, his inability to reset his feet allowed a soft bouncing shot from Fuller to sneak past him. Even if Steffen's vision was obstructed by a Tico, it wasn't an offside risk.

A nightmare of a start for the United States, as Zack Steffen is called into sweeper-keeper action in the first minute. However, he's unable to fully reset after returning to the six-yard box, and lets in a soft goal for Keysher Fuller, who has one goal in appearances for Herediano. Croatia Good? New, comments. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. This offside, though, looks like the linesman got it right. What do you think? Too bad that commentators are not educating themselves enough in order to educate the people watching the game.

According to Rule 11, two conditions have to be met before an offside violation occurs: a player has to be in an offside position AND has to be determined to be in "active involvement" in the play. When Fabregas passed the ball, Navas was in an offside position, but there was no violation, because the ball was passed to Iniesta.

Moving forward, by the time Iniesta played the ball to Navas, Navas was slightly behind the ball, in an onside position. If Fabregas had played the ball down the middle between Iniesta and Navas, and Navas had made an attempt to play the ball, it would have been an offside offence, but that was not the case here. Being in an offside position in itself is not an offence.

It only becomes a foul if the player gains an advantage receiving the ball in that position. Navas was not gaining a advantage in that position. The ball was passed to Iniesta, who was not offside. Once a player has beaten the offside rule, his team mates cannot be called offside. Only the player receiving the ball could be determined as offside or not.