Argentina captain Lionel Messi has accused World Cup referee Antonio Mateu Lohos. Messi accused the referee of failing to do his job properly in a crucial match. Messi’s revenge came after the match between Argentina and the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued 19 yellow cards in the quarter-final match. In matches like this, Messi asked FIFA not to appoint a referee who cannot do the job properly.
Argentina advanced to the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout on Friday night. Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is the star this time. In the extra time, both the teams scored two goals to equalize. Vout Weghorst scored a brace for the Netherlands. Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi scored for Argentina.
Lahoz is already notorious for controversial decisions. After the death of Diego Maradona, Lahoz also took action when Lionel Messi paid tribute to him during the Barcelona-Osasuna match. The action was for taking off the jersey.
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Lionel Messi is a star who has fans all over the world. Messi is one of the prodigious talents of contemporary football, a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, the player who has brought many victories for club and country, and what’s more, he is hailed as the greatest player of all time. Messi’s goal is to win the World Cup this time, despite having achieved many achievements in his career.
Messi came close to winning the World Cup in 2014 but lost to Germany and had to return in disappointment. The confidence of the team has increased after entering the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
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But Fred said he was looking forward to seeing Messi cry. Fred, who played 39 games for Brazil and was part of their squad at the 2006 and 2014 World Cups, told ESPN in an interview: “I want to see the Brazil-Argentina semi-final. I want to see Neymar win there and Messi cry”.
Messi had the last laugh when Argentina faced Brazil in the Copa America final in the summer of 2021. The victory that day is still a haunting memory for Brazil fans. It was also Messi’s first international title as a captain as Argentina won 1-0.
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