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The World Cup is the greatest tournament, with years of preparation, dozens of national teams and billions of fans watching. But just a single wrong decision by one man can ruin an entire tournament. So in this video we will see 8 referee mistakes that completely changed the World Cup history. Starting with this one. In the knockout stage of the 2010 World Cup, England faced Germany in a match everyone had huge expectations. That was in the round of 16, where Germany started strong, scoring twice in a row. But then England began to grow into the game, pulling one back with a header, 2-1. Then just two minutes later. Even the manager celebrated, but the referee did not give the goal, so the equalizer was denied. From that moment on, England continued to try, but Germany defended very well. Until in the second half, Müller sealed the deal by scoring two more goals. The scoreline completely changes the mood of a match. So if Lampard's goal had been awarded, the game could have had a completely different story. But this mistake was nothing compared to the error that benefited England years earlier. Stick around cause we'll see even crazier refereeing decisions. Now after Lampard's disallowed goal, there was another mistake in the 2010 World Cup, but this time in the grand final. In the final match, Spain faced the Netherlands in a very balanced game. Until in the 116th minute, Iniesta scored the winning goal. But wait, cause just one and a half minute before Iniesta's goal, something very controversial happened. In the 115th minute, Schneider took a shot that deflected off the wall and went out, so it was a corner for the Netherlands. But then... Instead of giving a corner to the Netherlands, the referee gave a goal kick, which completely changed the course of that World Cup. Cause the next time the ball stopped, it was inside Stecklenburg's net. The Dutch protested heavily. Of course, the blame for conceding the goal was on the Netherlands. But if the referee had awarded a corner kick, that play which resulted in the goal probably wouldn't have happened. But that match still had another refereeing error, this time in favor of the Netherlands. Still in the first half, the Netherlands started committing a lot of fouls. But in the 27th minute, there was a foul that crossed the line. The midfielder De Jong kicked Xabi Alonso in the chest. This is the kind of boot we're talking about. Imagine the pain from that hit. This is such a dangerous foul that no matter the angle, it's a straight red card. But the referee only gave a yellow card. He's lucky. That could have been a red card. Probably should have been. No attempt to play the ball at all. In the 27th minute, the Netherlands should have been down to 10 men. If there was VAR, the story would be different. But if you think the 2010 World Cup had many refereeing errors, it doesn't even come close to the 2002 World Cup. In 2002, the World Cup was hosted in South Korea and Japan, where one of the home teams, South Korea, reached the They had already gotten past Italy in the round of 16 with very controversial refereeing decisions. But the worst happened in the quarterfinals. The home team faced Spain with players like Casillas, Hiro and Morientes. So Spain started better, with far more chances. Yet it remained nil-nil. Until in the second half, in a free kick, Spain finally scored. But the referee called a foul that didn't exist. That was bad. So eventually, the match went to extra time, where there was an even worse decision. Right in the beginning of the extra time, Joaquin crossed the ball and Baraja put it into the net. That should have been the golden goal. But once again, the goal was disallowed. The reason, the assistant referee said the ball had crossed the line before the cross. But it wasn't even close to that. For the second time, Spain was denied the goal. That would have been the golden goal, which should have been a Spanish win, and it didn't draw. So eventual penalties, and precisely Joaquin, the player who made that cross, missed it. In the penalty shootout, South Korea eliminated Spain. The semifinals, that should have been Spain vs Germany, was Germany vs South Korea. On top of that, just a couple of months after the World Cup, Spain defeated Germany 3-1. So nobody knows what would have happened in that semifinal. But now let's go back to 2010, where a single decision ended up ruling a country out of the tournament. In the group stage of that World Cup, the defending champions, Italy, faced New Zealand. In the match, everyone expected an easy win for the Italians. But in just 7 minutes, New Zealand scored. Their number 9, Snelts, shocked everyone with that. Italy desperately needed a goal, so De Rossi decided to resort to this. From a distance, it looked like a legitimate penalty, but looking closely, you can see that De Rossi dived. Yes, he was a little bit held, but in my opinion, it was not enough to bring him down. Look at his feet, you can see what I'm talking about. But there was no VAR back then, so the referee could not recheck it. Italy scored from the spot, which ended up being the last goal of the match. Final score, 1-1. Then in their last match, New Zealand drew again, finishing it with 3 draws in 3 matches. If they had beaten Italy by 1-0, New Zealand would have been to the round of 16, finishing second in the group. But instead, they were eliminated. But if that penalty was awarded unfairly, in the 2018 World Cup, there was a penalty that could have changed the entire tournament, but the referee didn't give it. In 2018, one of the biggest favorites was Brazil, who faced a strong Belgium in the quarterfinals. But Brazil was stunned when Belgium made it 2-0 in the first half, so Brazil needed two goals to equalize. Until early in the second half, company hit Gabriel Jesus, who obviously fell down. A clear foul inside the box, but even after revealing it with VAR, the referee didn't award the penalty. It was a clear foul, but the referee argued that the ball was going out of play, so he didn't give it. The problem is, when company made contact with Gabriel, the ball was still in play. So the penalty wasn't awarded, leaving the game 2-0. Later, Brazil pulled one back to make it 2-1, but they couldn't find the equalizer. By 2-1, Brazil was eliminated from the World Cup. If the penalty on Gabriel Jesus had been awarded, the story could have been very different. But none of these controversies came close to the time when a player in a knockout stage scored with his hand. In the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, a massive match was underway. On one side, England with Gary Lineker and on the other, Argentina with Maradona. It was a match that carried a lot of attention. Just 4 years earlier, the two countries had literally been at war. It was an intense game, where the first half ended 0-0, anything could happen. Then early in the second half, the score was opened in the most controversial way possible. From a distance, it looked like a normal goal, but how did a short player like Maradona beat the keeper? Well, by using his hand. He punched the ball over the keeper. The English players protested heavily, but the referee gave the goal, the famous La Mano de Dios, which should continue as a tie, turning to 1-0. Then shortly after, Maradona extended the lead with one of the most incredible goals ever. So it seems Argentina would have won no matter what, but that wasn't the last goal of the match. In the end, Gary Lineker scored a header, making it 2-1. If Maradona's goal had been disallowed as it should have been, Lineker's goal would have been the equalizer, but would completely change the story of that match. Just imagine if Maradona had lost that game, he wouldn't win the World Cup. But all these mistakes that England suffered were perhaps a payback for what happened in 1966. In 1966, England hosted the tournament and reached a grand final at Wembley, where they faced West Germany in front of 96,000 fans. So the match began and Germany struck first, scoring the opener, but England managed to turn it around. Then in the 98th minute, Germany scored again, going into extra time 2-2. Both teams could end up lifting the trophy, until the referee made the worst decision possible. The ball hit a crossbar, bounced on the line and didn't go in, but the linesman claimed the head, so the referee awarded the goal. Now instead of the match staying tied, England took the lead. This deeply frustrated the Germans and ultimately affected their morale. England then scored a fourth goal to seal the title. If the match had remained 2-2, the outcome could have been very different, we'll never know. So in your opinion, what was the worst mistake? And if you enjoyed this video, I think you're gonna like this one too. So thank you and bye!