It is no secret that FIFA is corrupt from top to bottom, but the fact that VAR is not used in this situation speaks volumes for the fact that Croatia had no chance in that match. According to all valid rules that apply in football, there is no question of a penalty kick but a foul on the goalkeeper - although most of you shit spammers have no idea what that means.
That penalty and an opening goal for Argentina changed the match. It's hard to say that if there is no penalty, will Argentina win the match. Maybe they will win it at the end too but we might feel doubtful that what will happen if they were not given that penalty. Will we see another drama from referee to give advantage to Argentina?Quote
"An important detail for which a penalty kick should not have been awarded: The goalkeeper's right foot is on the ground, and the contact is inevitable due to inertia. There is no foul, the contact was inevitable" - wrote on Twitter the Mexican with refereeing experience at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, who currently works as a referee analyst for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico.
Is it true like Zlatan Ibrahimovic said "This World Cup was reserved for Argentina and Messi". Believe it or not, soon we will know in the final match.
I get your point but at Majer's current age, Modric was already the Croatian best player twice. Honestly I don't think he could be as top as Modric someday.
I agree Majer does not have good talent and skills like Modric and he looked like too stressful and less confident in this World Cup.Majer did not show well with some substitutions in this World Cup. He and Modric are like Messi and Julian Alvarez as these young players used to consider Modric and Messi as their idols. In this World Cup, they have chances to play with their idols. Another one is Rodrygo and Neymar in Brazil squad.
Even if Croatia would have done all they could to hold Argentina down to penalties at the end of Extra time, that penalty awarded changed everything it changed it all entirely.
Croatians came out attacking looking to recall Argentina back to make it a tie but that opened them up and Argentina utilized the chances they had.
The Second goal of the game was brilliance from Alvarez and the third was brilliance from Lionel Messi who dribbled and created that chance for Alvarez to score.
So far Messi and Argentina has come and done well, that penalty was rigged no arguments but they deserve it, what Ibrahimovic says and Rooney doesn't matter. Argentina deserve the World Cup.
Croatia couldn't do what they did several times coming from behind, that is, they know what it's like to overcome an adverse scoreline but they couldn't.
Three goals ahead and a performance that does not highlight any clear opportunity on the part of Croatia on goal.
Argentina's second goal... an amateur football goal, they let a player stumble from midfield, Croatia! there is no forgiveness, that they score a goal like that, please, let's discuss how the great defense of Croatia allowed to score that goal.
They third goal, come on! Messi signed it, a masterpiece... so ok... Argentina won with that goal, so... it was that good?
It seems to me that giving an analysis based on that idea of the Penalty or the referees, really! Argentina was forceful, won and Croatia lost.
It is the schizophrenic equivalence of any Spain or Portugal fan to say that Morocco reached the semi-finals with luck.