SUMMARY
- After Croatia's controversial defeat to Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Luka Modric was captured in unseen footage accusing the referees
- Former Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal blames FIFA for Argentina's World Cup victory, claiming the match was prearranged.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar saw the 2018 finalists, Croatia lose 3-0 as they saw Argentina advance to the semi-finals, but the call to give Argentina the penalty kick for their opening goal generated a lot of controversy. After the game, Luka Modric was upset at the decision the referee had made.
Dominic Livakovic of Croatia charged at Julian Alvarez of Manchester City, clatting the striker, but Gary Neville and other ITV analysts claimed the keeper had nowhere to go. After the match ended, the Croatia captain and legendary midfielder Luka Modrid said a few harsh words to the match referee.
🎥 UNSEEN FOOTAGE | Luka Modric to the referees Vs Argentina 🇭🇷🇦🇷
“It’s embarrassing, it was obvious, it was obvious that you were going to do this” pic.twitter.com/OrQwFpcE6T
— LLF (@laligafrauds) January 11, 2024
After the full-time whistle was blown, while walking back to the dressing room Modric said, “It’s embarrassing, it was obvious, it was obvious that you were going to do this.” This statement sparked a lot of controversy worldwide and soccer fans were left shocked by what went down after the game ended.
Messi and Argentina ended this controversy and debate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup by winning the trophy and making it to the highest level of the competition. This World Cup victory will rank among Argentina’s and Lionel Messi’s greatest.
Louis Van Gaal blames FIFA for Argentina’s World Cup victory
December 2022 saw Argentina win the FIFA World Cup. Around the globe, a large number of supporters rejoiced over their victory and their favorite player, Lionel Messi, having finally realized his dream. While many people were celebrating their win, others had opposing views.
FIFA was blamed for Argentina’s World Cup victory by Louis Van Gaal, the former coach of the Netherlands during that competition. “I won’t delve into this too deeply,” Van Gaal stated to Dutch media outlet “NOS” Sports. “When you analyze how Argentina scored their goals and how we scored ours, you’ll understand.”
No matter what anyone says
Messi is the goat
He won the World CupLouis Van Gaal opinion is none of my business🤣🤣because Messi 🐐🐐 won the world cup without any bias pic.twitter.com/rmsxY0Bz5W
— Moses Ezeamii (@MosesEzeamii) September 5, 2023
He further added, “Some of their players clearly crossed the line and yet remained unpunished. Consequently, I believe this match was entirely prearranged. Do I believe Messi should be the world champion? I do.” This raised a lot of havoc and questions in the soccer community.
However, Louis was not the only person, “We conceded an unexpected goal,” said Pepe, the seasoned Portuguese defender charging FIFA with having a bias against other teams, particularly Argentina. FIFA’s decision to assign an Argentinean referee to a Portugal match also greatly irritated him.
Captain Luka Modric said, “I don’t believe in the penalty decision,” following Croatia’s semifinal loss as he expressed disbelief at the referee’s call that favored Argentina. It’s obvious that this decision altered the outcome of the game. All in all, a neuronal soccer fan’s head is certainly clouded by these statements made by players.
