Portugal stars Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Dias and Pepe all made their fury with referee Facundo Tello clear after their defeat to Morocco within the World Cup quarter finals.
Youssef En-Nesyri headed in after a defensive mix-up for the sport’s solely objective, although the Selecao had been adamant they had been due a penalty when Fernandes went down within the field beneath the problem of Achraf Hakimi.
Portuguese gamers subsequently surrounded Tello to protest the choice earlier than a VAR verify was accomplished with no additional motion. The Argentine referee was then confronted on his means via the tunnel at half time earlier than extra antics within the second half.
Determined requires a penalty for handball went unheard earlier than Joao Felix and Cristiano Ronaldo introduced saves from Morocco goalkeeper Bono. On the full-time whistle, the African facet turned the primary facet ever from the continent to succeed in the semi finals.
“I do not know if they will give the cup to Argentina. I do not care, I’ll say what I believe and screw them,” Fernandes stated.
“It’s extremely unusual {that a} referee from a workforce that whistles us remains to be within the World Cup. They’ve clearly tilted the sphere towards us.”
“We knew what sort of referees we’d discover within the competitors once we entered it,” he added
“However I will not go into that, however there have been many minutes wherein the sport was stopped: a minimum of, within the second half, there ought to have been 15 or 20 minutes of added time.
“We knew we had been going to play towards greater than the Moroccan nationwide workforce and that we needed to resolve in 90 minutes.”
Fernandes was joined in airing his disapproval of the officiating by Manchester Metropolis’s Ruben Dias, who once more pointed to the shortage of a penalty for his facet as the primary distinction between Portugal and Morocco.
He stated: “He raised the choices of the sport. He did not smile at us, however the workforce was there, the perspective too. We tried to do every little thing we may.
“Penalty shot? It appeared very clear to us. It ended up scoring the sport. A draw at the moment it made every little thing return to sq. one.”
Outdated timer Pepe – certainly competing in his final worldwide match – went out with a bang, additionally insisting an Argentine official shouldn’t have been allowed to referee the sport.
He stated: “That is stronger than me and I will should say it. It is unacceptable for an Argentine referee to referee our recreation. The sensation and vanity of the referee on the sphere, I can wager every little thing I’ve that Argentina shall be champions.”
