A World Cup elimination hits harder than any other defeat for a professional soccer player. There are different ways to react, though. Many just feel the pain and leave heartbroken, like Brazil or Spain. Others leave furious, like Uruguay or Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo and company were knocked out of Qatar 2022 by Morocco, who advanced to their firstWorld Cup semifinals. While Fernando Santos‘ men are devastated due to theresult itself, they’re also frustrated with the officials’decisions.
Veteran center-back Pepe, for instance, was clearly mad at Argentine referee Facundo Tello. In his postgame interview, Pepe blasted the governing body, suggesting it wants Lionel Messi to win the trophy with Argentina.
Pepe blastsFIFA, suggests Argentina are being favored
“It’s inadmissible that an Argentine referee was in charge today after what happened yesterday, with Messi complaining. After what I saw today, they can give the title to Argentina now,” Pepe said, via Relevo.
Those are harsh words from an experienced player, whoknows in what kind of trouble he might be getting into. FIFA will probably not take this lightly, so we have to wait and see how they react to these comments.
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