Why Was Edson Álvarez’s Goal Disallowed in Mexico vs. Honduras? Shocking VAR Decision Explained

This is about the match between Mexico and Honduras. According to Sports Illustrated, one of Edson Álvarez’s goals was disallowed and everyone was surprised. This was the Copa Oro 2025 match and there’s a lot of talk about this goal.

Let’s see why this goal was disallowed. Mexico was up 1-0 when Edson Álvarez scored. Everyone in the stadium was cheering but VAR changed the atmosphere. The referee watched the video for several minutes and disallowed the goal.

“According to posts on Sports Illustrated and X, Edson was offside when Roberto “Piojo” Alvarado touched the ball.” That’s why the goal was not given. Now let’s see why he was offside. According to Law 11 of the Laws of Football, if a player is in the half of the field in front of the team receiving the ball and is ahead of the goalkeeper and a defender, he is offside.

Bien anulado el gol de Edson Alvarez de @miseleccionmx , está en posición fuera de juego y los desvíos de manera "instintiva" de los defensores de @FFH_Honduras son para salvar su meta. NO habilitan a Edson. NO JUEGAN DELIBERADAMENTE LOS DEFENSORES.
👉👉REGLA 11 Una «salvada» es… pic.twitter.com/l4mETyiOed

— El Cantante Guerrero (@cantantearbitro) July 3, 2025

Edson Álvarez was in that position. The Honduran defenders touched the ball but it was not “intentional” so Edson didn’t get the advantage. So the referee waved off the goal. Disallowing this goal didn’t give Mexico a 2-0 lead and the game got more exciting.

Many fans on X called it the right decision while some thought VAR took too long. Raúl Jiménez scored the first goal to put Mexico up 1-0 but Edson’s goal was disallowed and Honduras came back. But Mexico still dominated the game.

Edson Álvarez’s goal was offside and this was correct according to the rules of football. VAR played a big role this time even if some fans didn’t like the wait. If you’re a football fan subscribe to my channel for more.