Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia —
Lionel Messi and a number of players Argentina threatened to be absent against Croatia in the semi-final World Cup 2022, Wednesday (14/12) early morning WIB. Here are 3 of Messi’s controversies after the match against the Netherlands.
Argentina’s duel against the Netherlands was fierce and hot. Referee Mateu Lahoz even issued 18 yellow cards in the quarterfinal match.
In addition to the incident of Leandro Paredes kicking the ball towards the Dutch bench, Messi and Emiliano Martinez were also called to have committed an offense for criticizing referee Lahoz. Messi has also had run-ins with Dutch national team officials, including Louis van Gaal and Edgar Davids.
FIFA has opened an investigative case against the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) over two potential violations of articles 12 and 16 of the disciplinary code in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against the Netherlands.
Article 12 of the disciplinary code concerns the misconduct of the player and the official. Meanwhile, Article 16 concerns order and security during matches.
Here are 3 moments from Messi’s controversy in the hot match between Argentina and the Netherlands:
Provocative celebration
The hot tension before and during the match was also felt by Messi. As a result, the captain of La Albiceleste made an unusual celebration.
Messi scored Argentina’s second goal against the Netherlands to make it 2-0. The PSG player broke De Oranje’s goal through the penalty spot in the second half.
Having scored a goal, Messi then ran to the Dutch bench. Messi celebrated by placing his hands over his ears in front of the Dutch bench.
Messi’s action was watched by Dutch assistant coach Edgar Davids. Meanwhile, manager Louis van Gaal appeared to be arguing with another assistant manager Danny Blind after the Netherlands trailed 0-2.
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