Facing Van Gaal wasn't enough, Lionel Messi's attack on FIFA for the referee is now revealed
Lionel Messi is not used to criticize refereeing, but this time he attacked FIFA about it.
Yesterday the Argentine national team faced and beat the Dutch team for the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Argentina's National Team managed to defeat the Netherlands, although it had to be in a penalty shootout after drawing at two goals in regular time.
Despite having achieved the victory, the captain of Argentina, Lionel Messi, showed his displeasure with the controversial Spanish referee Mateu Lahoz, the judge of the quarterfinal, he was highly questioned about his decisions throughout and after the match.
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“I don't want to talk about the referee because later they punish you. You can't be honest, you can't say what you think”, exclaimed the Argentine 10. Messi was booked in the last minutes of regular time. In addition to Leo, another 6 Argentines saw the yellow card.
On the other hand, in the Netherlands squad, 7 players were also penalized and at the last minute of extra time, Denzel Dumfries was sent off. “We were scared before the game because we knew what it was. I think FIFA should review that," said the man born in Rosario. Lahoz is famous for conversing with the players on the pitch. Without a doubt, it was one of the games with the most interruptions so far in the World Cup.
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