Antonio Mateu Lahoz became highly unpopular with both teams
during a feisty World Cup game.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi sharply criticized the
Spanish referee who was also in charge of the 2021 Champions League final.
The controversial referee handed out a total of 15 yellow
cards in a game that was constantly punctuated by rising flares from both
teams.
Speaking to journalists after the game which saw Argentina
sail to Semis, Messi was uncharacteristically critical of the referee.
"I don't want to speak about referees because after
they will sanction you. But people saw what happened," Messi said.
"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" Messi added.
The Political Eye
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