Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 and won third place in the Qatar 2022 World Cup in an exciting game that was not without controversy. In the second half, the referee did not take a clear penalty from Amrabat on Gvardiol, which provoked serious criticism on social networks.
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However, the claims were not made directly by the match referee, but by the VAR manager, the Chilean Julio Bascunanwho did not inform the Qatari Abdulrahman Al Jassim that a foul had been committed in the Moroccan box.
He didn’t notice, he didn’t want to charge it or it simply didn’t seem like a penalty, whatever the case, the television replays show a contact from Amrabat that destabilized Gvardiol, knocking him down inside the area.
This fact made the surname Bascuñán become a trend in social networks. Many fans, several of them Peruvians, recalled that the Chilean has a history of having problems with the VAR.
We mention the Peruvian fans since, around these parts, Julio Bascuñán is well remembered for having been the referee of Peru vs. Brazil in Lima for the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. The referee charged a dubious penalty from Zambrano to Neymar, which the PSG star later converted giving the ‘Canarinha’ the victory.
Tempers flared at the National Stadium, which, despite not having any fans (the game was played behind closed doors due to COVID-19), the few present expressed their discomfort at the performance of the Chilean referee. Immediately, the insults once morest Bascuñán were heard at the sports venue.
Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 and took third place in Qatar 2022
Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium for third place in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Gvardiol and Orsic scored for the Europeans, while Dari had put the team led by Walid Regragui in a temporary draw. Croatia gets its second bronze medal in history.
Relive here what was minute by minute of the meeting.
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