In the 2022 FIFA World Cup last week, Argentina played the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. It was a very exciting match in this tournament. The two teams fought until the end of the extra match to decide the result with a PK battle, especially the late Netherlands before the end of the main game stoppage time A moment to even the score, the game process can be called electrifying. However, fans who watched the match should have been impressed by referee Antonio Lahoz, who gave as many as 18 yellow cards during the match, even in the last PK battle.
After the match, Lionel Messi said in an interview: “I don’t want to discuss referees, because they will punish you, but people can see what happened. I think FIFA should pay attention to this issue. FIFA should not allow such a The referee comes to referee a match of this size and importance”. Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez was also angry with Antonio Lahoz, whom he thought was arrogant and gave the Netherlands until 10 minutes of added time for no reason, just to let the Netherlands have more chances to score.
However, it is worth noting that there is also a faction of fans who think Antonio Lahoz is particularly tolerant of Argentina and Lionel Messi, including Lionel Messi who was not given a yellow card for a handball intentional. In short, it doesn’t matter if he is biased or not, the referee with such a big controversy is really not fit to continue imposing the next semifinals. Antonio Lahoz has already decided to withdraw from this World Cup and is preparing to return to China.
In addition, Argentine referees Fernando Rapallini and Facundo Tello, who called the call in the match between Portugal and Morocco, will also retire from the game. According to FIFA regulations, in order to avoid suspicions, referees of the same nationality as the team are prohibited from participating in the competition from the first 4 matches.
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