Joe Hart raises doubts about the World Ball

Hart was analyzing the challenge for BBC Sports when the match was interrupted because of weather conditions and lightning risks. It was during this pause that he commented on the goal marked by Kylen Mupé in France's victory.

According to Manchester City's ex-porter, this World's ball is creating unusual difficulties for goalkeepers, especially in remote shocks.

The porter sees the ball, positiones, jumps to wait for it, but in this tournament their calculations seem to disagree with the movement of the ball. Once the ball has no rotation, it arrives much faster than expected, and the doorkeepers are failing to control”, Hart said.

He added that the problem is not only related to the Iraqi goalkeeper, but has also affected major world football names.

This is not just Ahmed Basil. We've seen the same thing with Édouard Mendy, Jordan Pickford and Luca Zidane versus Mess. They're touching the ball, but they're not trying to stop it”, he stressed.

Hart's comments have restored memories of the big debate about the notorious “Jabulani” at the 2010 World Cup, when many goalkeepers complained about the unpredictable ball trajectory.

Hart cited, as an example, the case of Peckford in England's 4-2 victory over Croatia when the English goalkeeper managed to strike Martin Baturina from a distance but could not keep him out of the net.

A similar situation happened to Mendy at the Senegal game, when he touched the spectacular blow of the Mbarpp, but still failed to stop the ball.

According to Hart, the large number of long - range goals in this world can be an indication that ball design is affecting more than expected in goalkeeper performance. /GazetaExpress/