FIFA World Cup 2022: Portuguese players blame ‘Argentinian’ referee for World Cup exit

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Portuguese player Bruno Fernandes has slammed match officials after his side pulled out of the World Cup.

Speaking after the match, Fernandes said Argentine referee Facundo Tello should not have been assigned to referee the match.

“I don’t know if they’re going to give Argentina the cup. I don’t care, I’ll say what I think and screw them. It’s very strange that a referee of a team that is still in the cut officiated us.They clearly tilted the field against us.

Meanwhile, 39-year-old Pepe also echoed his team-mate’s statements and added that the referee didn’t allow his side to play in the second half.

“We dominated the game 100% of the time, I think what the referee did today; he is an Argentinian referee. After what Messi said yesterday, it seems that there is something very weird. We couldn’t play in the second half because the referee kept stopping the game.”

“Their goalkeeper was always stopped, only added eight minutes of added time. After what I saw today, now they can give Argentina the title.

Notably, after Argentina’s hard-fought win over the Netherlands, Lionel Messi in an interview shot referee Lahoz who handed up to 18 yellow cards during the game, setting a new record in the process. .

“I don’t want to talk about the referees because afterwards they will punish you. But people saw what happened. I think FIFA has to deal with it. They can’t put a referee like that for a match of such magnitude, such importance. The referee cannot fail to be up to the task,” said Messi.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was candid in his assessment of the referee and said: “I hope we don’t have that referee anymore… He’s useless!”

Portugal entered the game with an unchanged XI appointed by manager Fernando Santos. Ronaldo once again found himself on the bench. However, unlike the game against Switzerland, Portugal’s attack could not penetrate the tight defense of the Moroccans.

Youssef En-Nesyri’s goal in the dying minutes of the first half was enough for Morocco to see through the game and become the first African country to reach the last four of the World Cup.

(With agency contributions)

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