Lionel Messi has been ruthless in his criticism of Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz, but has refused to comment further on the matter for fear of a FIFA sanction. “I felt a lot of anger when they equalized because it felt very unfair and because it came from a foul that wasn’t. But hey, it was like that all game. But I won’t talk about that anymore,” he said. Can you sanction it? It seems impossible, but article 49 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code talks about such situations.
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Can FIFA sanction Messi?
FIFA’s Disciplinary Code establishes possible penalties for players in the event of misconduct towards the referees of a match. He talks about four dates as a possible sanction, six months in case of assault, one year for spitting at a referee.
But all in case of a red card. Messi received a yellow card from Mateu Lahoz, which conditioned him for the semifinal because if he received a second he would lose the final, but he was worried about not criticizing the Spanish judge too much.
“I don’t want to talk about the referee because then they’ll sanction you, you can’t be honest, but I think FIFA should think about all of this. You can’t put a referee like that for a match like this.” repeated in several interviews.
Article 49 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
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Two World Cups, the same hug
Lionel Messi’s post after Argentina qualified for the semi-finals
Lionel Messi celebrated his transition to the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with a post on his social networks.
“Impressive how the whole team fought, together once again and knowing how to suffer on the pitch. We are among the four best in the world, come on damn!!!!!”, wrote the 10 on his Instagram account.
Leo Messi’s post on Instagram after Argentina’s victory against the Netherlands.
El Kun told how he felt in the final match against Argentina: “The doctor called me,” he revealed
Rosario celebrates after Argentina’s victory over the Netherlands
Rodrigo De Paul: from anger at leaked information to “self-love” to be able to play
De Paul was irritated by all the speculation ahead of the match against the Netherlands. “Yesterday they kicked me out. They kicked me out a long time ago. And I play back on the pitch, which is where things are best for me,” replied the 28-year-old midfielder after the match.
And he continued: “I am excited because I work hard for these things to happen to me. Few know the effort I have made in these three days to play. It has given me a little anger that the information has been leaked. Not only We must bear the anger of discomfort, but we have to reassure the family. My mum and dad called me because I hadn’t told them anything”.
Alberto Fernández’s message to the Argentine national team
“They wanted to play so badly that we have one player left,” the Argentina coach said after qualifying
“This team shows facets according to what the game requires. We know what we have to do,” said Scaloni.
And he added in a relaxed tone: “On penalties, they wanted to kick so much, that we had one performer left. And on top of that, we knew Martínez could save someone.” “On penalties, they wanted to kick so much, that we had one performer left and what’s more, we knew that Martínez could stop someone.”
Lionel Scaloni’s match analysis
“After the draw they settled for 2-2. And we told the players that the game was for us” the coach said at a press conference.
“We didn’t deserve to go to penalties,” said Scaloni
“This team has the spirit to face situations. We didn’t deserve to go to penalties and even so we got back up in a difficult game. We had everything under control but when it seems over it’s not like that”, analyzed the Albiceleste coach.
Lionel Scaloni speaks in press conference
Lionel Scaloni’s celebration with his son after qualifying for the semifinals
Lionel Scaloni embraces his son Ian after Argentina’s victory against the Netherlands.
Everyone suffered: from the players and fans to the DT himself and his family, who watched the match between Argentina and the Netherlands from the stands of the Lusail Stadium. But in the end the victory came for the albiceleste. And Lionel Scaloni’s relief was a big hug with one of his two sons.
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“Hero Martínez”: this is how the international press reported Argentina’s passage to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup
The Marca de España newspaper on Argentina’s passage to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
It is on the cover of the world’s most important media: Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalties and qualified in a heartbreaking finish to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
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Unusual celebration: they got off the bus to watch the shoot-out
Line 91 bus passengers got off the bus to see the settlement of sanctions between Argentina and the Netherlands.
The video, shared on Twitter, shows the group of people in front of a television in the Lugano district.
When will the semi-finals of the World Cup between Argentina and Croatia be played?
Argentinian players celebrate getting their ticket to the semi-finals. (Fernando De la Orden, special envoy)
The Argentina national team qualified again for the semifinals of the World Cup after 8 years. The last time was in Brazil 2014, where the final was also reached. Now, the team led by Lionel Scaloni will try to replay the decisive match, this time in Qatar, but first they will have to leave Croatia, Brazil’s executioner, away.
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