Brazil Lodges Complaint to FIFA Against Referee Cesar Ramos, Seeks His Removal
- Brazil's football authorities filed a formal complaint with FIFA against referee Cesar Ramos following a controversial VAR decision that disallowed Vinicius Junior's goal in their 3-0 World Cup 2026 group-stage win over Scotland.
- The Brazilian Football Confederation requested that Ramos be removed from officiating Brazil's future matches, citing a negative history including a 2018 World Cup incident involving the referee.
- The complaint argued the VAR decision did not meet the 'clear and obvious' error threshold and questioned refereeing consistency by comparing the disallowed Vinicius Junior goal to a similar allowed goal by Lionel Messi for Argentina.
- Despite the controversy, Brazil won the match, topped Group C, advanced to the Round of 32 to face Japan, and coach Carlo Ancelotti praised the team's improvement and solidity.
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The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) sent a trade to the International Football Federation (Fifa) protesting against the cancellation of the goal of Vinícius Junior in victory for 3 to 0 over Scotland. The game took place on the last Wednesday (24), in Miami (USA), by Group C of the World Cup 2026. The pitch was at the 22 minutes of the first time, when Brazil already won for 1 to 0. The shirt 7 disarmed the backman Jack Hendry in the inte…
Brazil lodges complaint to FIFA against referee Cesar Ramos, seeks his removal
Brazil football authorities have reportedly escalated a dispute with FIFA after a controversial VAR decision in their 3-0 World Cup 2026 group-stage win over Scotland. They have submitted an official complaint that complaining against referee Cesar Ramos, after he ruled out Vinicius Junior’s goal, following a VAR check. Brazil also demanded that he be removed from future matches involving the team. The incident at the centre of the complaint occ…
The president of the Brazilian football federation (CBF) questioned the arbitration of the Mexican César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos in the game of Brazil against Scotland, in which a goal was annulled to Vinicius Junior. Samir Xaud wrote a letter to the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, in which outside the intervention of the VAR to cancel the score of the verdeamarela. "Our main interest is not to review individual decisions, but to ensure tha…
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