Disaster Index: 5.9 Entry: The Ball Was Going Out Cause: Referee Ilgiz Tantashev declined a penalty appeal from John McGinn against Morocco on the stated grounds that the ball was travelling out of play at the moment of the challenge by Neil El Aynaoui — McGinn's brother Stephen confirming the explanation after the fact. Category: Respectably Unlucky Evidence: The ruling is technically defensible. The ball's direction of travel was cited as the deciding criterion. Scotland's best chance of a set-piece decision in a goalless passage of play was weighed against trajectory geometry and found insufficient. The referee explained himself, which is unusual. The explanation has not made it easier. Historical precedent: Scotland have a documented relationship with technically correct decisions that produce incorrect feelings. The law and the outcome have not always been on speaking terms. Affected parties: John McGinn; Stephen McGinn, who now carries this information publicly; the segment of the support that watched the moment in real time and has since reconsidered it frame by frame. Immediate outlook: The decision stands. The record reflects it. The geometry has been noted. Filed: 2026-06-20 / Morocco fixture, group stage