Gill overturned what looked like Germany's winner against Paraguay, ruling that Waldemar Anton had fouled the Paraguayan goalkeeper before Tah's extra-time header crossed the line. The goal, which would have made it 2-1, was disallowed after a review and the match was restarted with a free kick for Paraguay.
The decision mattered because Germany and Paraguay had been locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes in their Mundial 2026 round of 16 match, and Tah's corner had briefly seemed to settle it. Instead, the review changed the outcome on the spot and turned a late German celebration into a stoppage, with German players immediately arguing that the contact was part of normal aerial play.
That dispute went to the heart of the ruling. Repetitions showed Anton and the goalkeeper meeting in the six-yard box as the ball came in, and Gill treated that contact as enough to invalidate the goal rather than as ordinary challenge for position in the air. In football terms, the difference was not the header itself but the infringement judged to have affected the goalkeeper before the finish.
For Paraguay, the call preserved a level score and handed possession back through the free kick. For Germany, it removed a 2-1 lead in the match's sharpest controversy and left the result hanging on a decision rather than the moment Tah thought had settled it.
What remains clear is that the final say belonged to the review, not the header. In a knockout game where one goal can end a run, Gill's call on Anton became the moment the match turned.
