With 4 matches remaining until the end of the football festival, FIFA decided to exclude the veteran Spanish referee from the final list of referees nominated to manage the remaining matches in the tournament. World Cup.
Lahoz had officiated the Argentina-Netherlands match in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, which ended in victory Argentina On penalties, after an exciting 2-2 draw in regular time.
During the meeting, Lahoz completely lost control, and broke a World Cup record by awarding 15 yellow cards, in a match that witnessed many quarrels between the players, and a very charged atmosphere.
And it was Messi One of the most prominent critics of the Ahoz after the meeting, and publicly, is not familiar with the Argentine star.
Messi said: “FIFA must deal with this matter. It is incorrect to appoint a referee like this to manage a match of this size and importance. The referee failed to be up to the level of the match.”
FIFA “fulfilled Messi’s wish”, which was the description used by the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, and ousted Lahoz from the World Cup.
It is noteworthy that Italian referee Daniele Orsato will officiate Argentina’s next World Cup semi-final match against Croatia, on Tuesday evening.
