On August 11, 2008, a controversial battle for the gold medal in women's soccer at the Paris Olympics came to an end, with Brazil losing 0-1 to the United States and regretting winning the silver medal.
Swanson's goal in the 57th minute was marred by a suspicion of offside by teammate Smith, even though she was not offside.The VAR system failed to intervene, allowing the controversial goal to stand.
"Offside! The opposing player is heading for the goal!"
"The whole world is offside, but the Olympics are tilted in favor of the U.S. team."
"Why are there no images from VAR?Doesn't VAR only focus on Brazil's goals?"
"A protest could be lodged with FIFA and the IOC, it was clearly an illegal goal."
"Despite this, we have no right to complain, we at least won a medal, while the men's soccer team failed to even advance to the Olympics. That's a miracle silver medal for a team that will meet elimination in the group stage in 2028."
"Marta is still a bit older than Neymar!" (Brazilian fans argued heatedly in a building within a building for over a hundred games)
