You all might have heard of the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands. The match was marred by a complete mess by Spanish referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who dealt with issues like he was holding a sizzling pot barehanded (Bayern Munich are not any strangers to coping with horrible officiating).
Lahoz was not afraid to brandish playing cards as there have been 15 given, of which two of the 14 yellows resulted in a pink for Dutch wingback Denzel Dumfries within the 128th minute. The final time that many playing cards had been proven was within the 2002 World Cup recreation between Germany and Cameroon (12 yellows and two reds).
FIFA apparently have seen sufficient as they’ve despatched Lahoz dwelling and won’t officiate video games on the World Cup:
Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi dealt with the ball intentionally however was not booked, and afterwards was booked for dissent when he ought to’ve gotten a yellow-red had his handball constituted a reserving. Juventus midfielder Leandro Paredes additionally received away with a foul deal with on Manchester Metropolis defender Nathan Aké and was solely booked as a result of the Argentinian threw a ball on the Dutch bench in anger. In brief, Lahoz did not name fouls worthy of a reserving and subsequently allowed Argentina to get away with their soiled play.
JTobolt coated extra concerning the controversies surrounding the officiating on the World Cup which you’ll find within the associated story beneath.