Colombia ended Saturday in a 0-0 draw with Portugal. It looked like Colombia would be victorious after Davinson Sánchez appeared to score in second-half stoppage time, but the goal was quickly ruled offside. Colombia ended Saturday in a 0-0 draw with Portugal. It looked like Colombia would be victorious after Davinson Sánchez appeared to score in second-half stoppage time, but the goal was quickly ruled offside. The play started with a short corner kick that was passed to Deiver Machado, a Colombian defender. The play started with a short corner kick that was passed to Deiver Machado, a Colombian defender. Machado passed the ball to Juan Fernando Quintero. At that point, a number of Colombian players were offside, beyond Portugal’s last defenders. Machado passed the ball to Juan Fernando Quintero. At that point, a number of Colombian players were offside, beyond Portugal’s last defenders. As Quintero dribbled up to the penalty box, most of the Colombian players pulled back to what appeared to be onside. Quintero prepared to loft the ball to the back post. As Quintero dribbled up to the penalty box, most of the Colombian players pulled back to what appeared to be onside. Quintero prepared to loft the ball to the back post. When Quintero kicked the ball, the Portuguese forward Rafael Leão appeared to play Sánchez onside. When Quintero kicked the ball, the Portuguese forward Rafael Leão appeared to play Sánchez onside. But a video assistant referee, or V.A.R., later determined that Sánchez’s toe was in an offside position. But a video assistant referee, or V.A.R., later determined that Sánchez’s toe was in an offside position. As the ball soared over the heads of Portuguese players, Sánchez leapt up for a header that directed the ball down past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net. As the ball soared over the heads of Portuguese players, Sánchez leapt up for a header that directed the ball down past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net. The Colombian players began to celebrate, just as the assistant referee put up an offside flag. The Colombian players began to celebrate, just as the assistant referee put up an offside flag. Sánchez waved his finger in disbelief, but after video review, the ruling on the field stood. Sánchez waved his finger in disbelief, but after video review, the ruling on the field stood. Despite the scoreless draw, both Colombia and Portugal advanced to the knockout rounds. Despite the scoreless draw, both Colombia and Portugal advanced to the knockout rounds. Photographs by Allison McCann Methodology The 3-D scene was created based on photographs captured by The New York Times at the game. The positions of the players, ball trajectory and player paths were determined using custom software created by The Times. The software uses computer vision to detect and track the players and the ball. It also uses 3-D projections to manually map those elements to their real-world coordinates on the field. This data was used to build an immersive scene of the play. Share full article
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