There was a defender on the goal line, and yet they called it offside. Did the referees get it right?
If it was not offside, then Mexico had the their first World Cup 2010 match stolen from them. Opinions?!
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Mexico was offside.
How could the attacker be offside if there is a defender on the goal line?
ANSWER: It could only be offside if the Goal Keeper is up field, on the other side of the attacker. Hence the defender on the goal line is the last opponent, and the goal keeper is the 2nd to last opponent.
The rule is written:
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