VAR Assessment Blew Stroud's Dream Goal: "Unworthy"

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Elliot Stroud got to a dream finish and made his first landscape goal, but it was ruled out. Despite this, the Swedish men's national team managed to win their first match since the World Cup. Goals by Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres gave three points against Romania.

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The winners of Romania in the beginning of the 2026-2027 edition of the Nations League revolted, after the referees cancelled their goal of 3-1, marked by Elliot Stroud and cancelled at the intervention VAR, for a hen at Alexander Isak. Sweden had split into two goals in the 54th minute, when Ionut Radu was overtaken by the ball shot out of the big one by Elliot Stroud. ...

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Not only did Sweden's selector attack arbitration after the most controversial phase of the match with Romania, but also the players, including Elliot Stroud (24 years old) Right-wing funder at Hull City in the Premier League, he introduced, in the 54th minute of Sweden – Romania 2-1, for the first time the ball in the net, in the [...]

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Elliot Stroud thought he had scored his first goal for Sweden against Romania, making it 3-1. However, his joy was short-lived when the referees – after a lengthy VAR review – decided to disallow the goal. “Then you can rewind as far as you want and find fault,” says Stroud.