Xinhua News Agency, Doha, December 7th, Public soldiers viewpoint: when the “Hand of God” has become the Past
Xinhua News Agency reporter public Soldiers
scored! Celebrate! The excitement stopped in less than three seconds!
This is a common scene in Qatar World Cup! After a few minutes, confirm the goal or cancel the goal, delay the arrival of excitement or be frustrated by the cancellation of the goal.
The schedule of the World Cup has been more than half, but the controversy brought by technological means continues.
Door line technology was launched in the 2014 World Cup, VAR (video assistant referee) technology was introduced in 2018, and SAOT (Semi-Automatic offside recognition technology) appeared in 2022…… Science and technology make football more “accurate” and seem to be fairer, but fluency and appreciation are damaged to some extent, and the probability of “love, hate, love and hatred” is also decreasing. Technology brings another side to football.
Technology makes some “famous scenes” in the history of the World Cup go with the wind.
In the 1986 World Cup, Argentina and England met in the quarter-finals. Maradona was killed to the penalty area of England. England goalkeeper made a decisive attack. Maradona, who was short, scored the ball with his left hand at the moment before the goalkeeper confiscated the football, and escaped the punishment of the referee. Maradona is proud of this and thinks that it is just a means for David to defeat Goliath and should be written into the history of football as a “miracle. He said: “This ball was entered by Maradona’s head and God’s hand.”
The Hand of God is famous all over the world!
The sharp contrast between the controversy of “The Hand of God” and the “justice” given to it by “The King of the ball” makes this classic scene still relish after 36 years.
If the “ruling” of science and technology is given, will the “Hand of God” succeed?
The 1966world Cup final was held between England and Federal Germany. The 90-minute civil war between the two sides drew into overtime. England player Hurst hit the crossbeam on GOAL door line in the 101-minute shot. There was a dispute over whether the door line was exceeded. The referee decided that the goal was valid, in the end, England defeated its opponent and won the first and only World Cup champion in England’s history.
44 years later, England “paid debts” for history “. In the 1/8th final of the World Cup in South Africa, it was also the Anglo-German war. Lampard’s goal of about half a meter in goal was invalid. The England team, which was originally 1:2 behind, lost the opportunity to draw, and finally lost 1:4.
If the “ruling” of science and technology is given, how can this classic bridge full of historical tension “reappear yesterday” in the way of “paying debts”?
In front of technology, these “famous scenes” are almost invisible. Perhaps, this is the “price” paid by football after the progress of science and technology “.
The times are developing and science and technology are progressing. Pursuing fairness is the essence of modern sports, and it is also a historical necessity to supplement scientific and technological means in this process. Captured by the “tentacle” of science and technology, the football match often lacks the beauty of the defect of Venus with broken arms, and it reduces the resentment and hatred generated from it, just like a pool of clear water with few ripples.
But technology has its other side.
The 1.88mm line-pressing ball was rescued and scored. After defeating a world champion team, the Japanese team reversed another world champion team, as the first in the group, he promoted to the top 16 World Cup in Qatar. He had the opportunity to hit the top 8 again. Although he still failed, he paid a little more respect to Japanese football.
The Argentine team led by Macy broke the door three times because of offside punishment was invalid. Argentine fans hid their faces, but it made the epic reversal of Saudi team, making the “Asian light” more gorgeous.
Thanks to technology, another dimension of Green story is being written, can’t it also bring endless reverie to fans? Isn’t the emotional ups and downs brought by technology also an alternative wonderful?
Perhaps, “precision” is also a kind of beauty.
When the World Cup enters a new historical stage, when football is endowed with more “rationality”, embrace it and leave the past in the wind.
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