World Cup Referees Doing Excellent Job, Says Argentina's Martinez
Martinez dismissed Egypt’s VAR complaint and said officials handled the 3-2 round-of-16 match well, while FIFA’s refereeing chief defended their independence.
- On Friday, Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez dismissed refereeing controversy, stating match officials "are doing an excellent job" after the team's 3-2 round-of-16 victory over Egypt.
- The Egyptian Football Association filed complaints over Video Assistant Referee usage, particularly the disallowing of a 62nd-minute goal by Mostafa Zico that would have doubled the North Africans' lead.
- FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina rejected allegations of bias, defending the officials who oversaw Argentina's rally from 2-0 down with 11 minutes remaining.
- Argentina faces Switzerland on Saturday in the quarter-finals in Kansas City, with the defending champions voicing respect for the European opponent while stressing focus on their own performance.
- Defender Cristian Romero emphasized the team's focus on correcting mistakes, stating, "we always focus on ourselves and on correcting the mistakes we have.
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World Cup referees doing excellent job, says Argentina's Martinez
Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez dismissed controversy over refereeing in the World Cup on Friday and said match officials had done an excellent job after Egypt criticised decisions in their dramatic 3-2 round-of-16 defeat by the South American side.
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Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez dismissed controversy over refereeing in the World Cup on Friday and said match officials had done an excellent job after Egypt criticised decisions in their dramatic 3-2 round-of-16 defeat by the South American side. Argentina reached the last eight after rallying from 2-0 down with 11 minutes remaining to beat Egypt. The match, however, sparked complaints from the Egyptian Football Association over the use …
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