In June 2019, riding high off a win over France, the United States U-20 Men’s National Team was one win away from the semi-finals of the U-20 FIFA World Cup. Near the end of the first half of a quarterfinal match against Ecuador, the two teams were tied at one goal apiece, when a shot deflected off an Ecuador player who appeared to be in an offside position, and ended up in the back of the net. It was now 2-1 Ecuador.
The Americans protested, but a VAR check showed the goal scorer was onside. Ecuador held on the the second half, and crushed the Americans’ dreams of making the tournament semi-final.