Mitoma's 1mm
三笘の1ミリ
Mitoma's 1mm — The historic 2022 WC vs Spain call where the ball stayed on the line by just 1.88mm.
1💬 In a nutshell
“The 1.88mm that taught the world: it's not out until it's ‘fully’ over.”
2🎬 See it move
An original tactics board (blue = the team in focus, red = the opponent; attacking left to right). The board animates on its own.
⚽ Open the interactive version (117 more terms, each with its own board)
3🔍 Why it matters — what to watch for
From the side it's clearly out. But from directly above, part of the ball was still over the goal line — by 1.88mm. Kaoru Mitoma's cut-back set up Ao Tanaka's winner, and Japan beat Germany and Spain to top the group. A legendary “on the line is in” call of the VAR era.
Still used today“Tight, but maybe it's still in, Mitoma's-1mm style? Thank god for VAR.”
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