FIFA Referee Controversy: FIFA World Cup: Mateu Lahoz will not be officiating any of the remaining World Cup games as he ‘goes home from Qatar,’ according to COPE. The referee’s final game was a tense quarter-final match between Argentina and Holland, during which he issued an unprecedented 15 yellow cards. Both teams were critical of Lahoz’s performance, with Argentina’s players particularly vociferous about his officiating. Follow FIFA World Cup 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming on Jio Cinemas.
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FIFA Referee Controversy: FIFA sends CONTROVERSIAL referee Mateu Lahoz HOME after Lionel Messi’s heavy criticism following Argentina-Netherlands Quarterfinals, Check Out
Mateu Lahoz was the main character in the stated encounter between the Netherlands and Argentina last Friday since neither team was pleased with him, and even Albiceleste players like Leo Messi and Emiliano Martnez condemned the presence of a referee like him in such an important game.
Following the game, Argentina’s captain and icon, Lionel Messi, led the criticism of Lahoz. Messi said: ‘I don’t want to speak about referees because after they will sanction you. But people saw what happened,’
The 35-year-old continued: ‘I think Fifa must take care of this, it cannot put a referee like that for a match of such magnitude, of such importance. The referee cannot fail to be up to the task.’
Mateu Lahoz has been sent home and will no longer referee at the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/O2apPDnBpL
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Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez agreed with his captain in criticizing the official’s performance. Martinez said: ‘The referee was just giving everything for them.
‘He gave 10 minutes [added time] for no reason. He was giving free-kicks outside the box for them, like two, three times. He just wanted them to score, that’s basically it. So, hopefully, we don’t have that ref anymore. He’s useless.’
FIFA Referee Controversy: FIFA sends CONTROVERSIAL referee Mateu Lahoz HOME after Lionel Messi’s heavy criticism following Argentina-Netherlands Quarterfinals, Check Out
Mateu Lahoz directed the Qatar-Senegal and Iran-United States matches in the group stage, and it should be mentioned that he is departing the World Cup after breaking the record for cards in the Netherlands-Argentina quarterfinal of Qatar 2022, with fifteen. The Netherlands might receive up to seven yellow cards; Argentina could receive nine, bringing the total to ten if the one shown to Walter Samuel, an assistant on Lionel Scaloni’s coaching team, is included.
Mateu Lahoz was officiating in his final World Cup after Russia in 2018. Despite the fact that this is his final World Cup appearance, the Valencian could compete in the 2024 Euro Cup in Germany.
FIFA Referee Controversy: FIFA sends CONTROVERSIAL referee Mateu Lahoz HOME after Lionel Messi’s heavy criticism following Argentina-Netherlands Quarterfinals, Check Out
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