▁shot ▁hit ▁the ▁cross bar , ▁b ounced ▁over ▁the ▁goal ▁line ▁and ▁back ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁goal . ▁Television ▁pictures ▁and ▁video ▁re play ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁clearly ▁crossed ▁the ▁line , ▁but ▁both ▁Esp in osa ▁and ▁L arr ion da ▁failed ▁to ▁spot ▁this , ▁despite ▁appearing ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁view ▁of ▁where ▁the ▁ball ▁had ▁land ed . ▁In ▁the ▁ref ere es ' ▁dress ing ▁room ▁during ▁the ▁half - time ▁interval , ▁L arr ion da ▁and ▁Esp in osa ▁were ▁shown ▁the ▁TV ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁After ▁not icing ▁his ▁mistake , ▁Esp in osa ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁exclaimed ▁" Oh ▁my ▁God ! ". ▁The ▁incident ▁led ▁to ▁large - scale ▁protest s ▁from ▁players , ▁coach es ▁and ▁officials ▁al ike , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁increased ▁dem ands ▁for ▁FIFA ▁to ▁introduce ▁goal - line ▁video ▁technology ▁in ▁matches . ▁ ▁Esp in osa ▁and ▁L arr ion da ▁were ▁among ▁ref ere es ▁dropped ▁by ▁FIFA ▁after ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁any ▁further ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁FIFA ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁offici ate ▁some ▁matches ▁at ▁side ▁of ▁And res ▁C un ha ▁and ▁Nicolas ▁Tar an ▁as ▁assistant ▁ref eree ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . On ▁ 1 0