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How cricket's 'Snicko' saved Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup: Rarely-used inside-the-ball tech sends Croatia crashing out in injury-time VAR drama

Daily Mail 1 min read 1 hour ago

A tiny wave of motion wobbling along a screen brought Croatia players to their knees and sent Portugal through to the World Cup last 16 on Thursday night. 
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