The president of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic, gave a huge rant in front of the journalists after the elimination of the selection of Zlatko Dalic against Argentina (0-3), in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup. The leader charged the arbitration on the penalty awarded in the first period to the Albiceleste.
Croatia does not digest. Beaten Tuesday by Argentina at the gates of the final of the World Cup 2022 (0-3), the players of Zlatko Dalic keep across the throat the penalty awarded in the first period by the referee, at 0-0, following a contact between Julian Alvarez and Dominik Livakovic, a transformed sentence by Lionel Messi. After the meeting, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric did not hide his amazement. “The penalty was a key moment. We were good, we controlled the game. The referee did not give us a corner and it resulted in the penalty. In my opinion, there is no penalty. He shoots and our keeper comes out in front of him and I can’t believe the referee awarded that penalty.”
“Two, three totally imaginary penalties”
The controversy over this gambling action has risen to the highest levels of the state. Questioned by journalists, through statements transcribed by BeIN Sports, the president of Croatia Zoran Milanovic addressed a violent tackle to the refereeing body and to the Argentinian camp. For the final which will oppose the Argentinians to France on Sunday, the leader has clearly made his choice.
“First of all, I congratulate our team, they reached the semi-finals again, they will play for third place, it’s something huge. I’m sorry because Brazil are better than Argentina and Croatia beat Brazil fair, smart, and they were the best team in the tournament. But Argentina scored the first goal on an imaginary penalty. It’s another problem, but no one is going to encourage Argentina. They obtained two, three totally imaginary penalties. If the goalkeeper isn’t allowed out then it’s not even worth playing and it wasn’t really a smart decision.