Ta: I don't understand why my goal was cancelled

The defender of the German national team Yonatan Ta commented on the disallowed goal in the 1/16 final match of the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay, after which the Germans are out of the tournament. In the 102nd minute, Ta distinguished himself with a scored goal, but after reviewing the VAR, the referee canceled the goal because of a foul by Valdemar Anton on the opponent's goalkeeper. As a result, the meeting ended in a 1:1 draw, and in the penalty shootout, Paraguay was stronger - 4:3. "To me, it's clearly not a foul, and to be honest, I don't understand the referee's decision. But we have to accept it, although I personally don't think it's a foul," Ta said. The football player also expressed his disappointment at the premature end of the performances at the tournament. "We are very disappointed to leave the tournament. We are sorry because we wanted to bring joy to Germany, but we could not win. Now we are hurt and sad, but we have to move on, work harder and keep progressing," Mundo Deportivo quoted the defender as saying.