Originally <a href='http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=25864178'>posted</a> on 06/13/2016:
Copa America doesn't have the assistant referee on the goal line that they have in Europe. He would have seen it.
Look at it again. The view of both the referee and the linesman was blocked by a different player. They couldn't see it, so how could they rule it? They're not allowed to use instant replay, so it was the right decision; even though it was wrong. A ref can't rule on something that he hasn't seen. This was not a fix. Brazil had plenty of chances to win the game, and they missed them all. They have only themselves to blame.
Copa America doesn't have the assistant referee on the goal line that they have in Europe. He would have seen it.
Look at it again. The view of both the referee and the linesman was blocked by a different player. They couldn't see it, so how could they rule it? They're not allowed to use instant replay, so it was the right decision; even though it was wrong. A ref can't rule on something that he hasn't seen. This was not a fix. Brazil had plenty of chances to win the game, and they missed them all. They have only themselves to blame.