Report: Feyzan Lakhani. After losing 3-0 to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup, Algeria submitted an official complaint to the FIFA Referees Commission against alleged poor refereeing.
In the letter sent to FIFA, Algeria’s complaint specifically refers to the controversial first-half incident against Lionel Messi, in which Messi is alleged to have subbed captain Issa Mandi, but no action was taken.
Algeria complained that Messi was called for a red card, but the referee did not take any action. Messi also scored a hat-trick in this match.
In addition, in the letter, Algiers also accused Alexis McAllister of shouldering Ibrahim Maza and ignoring Alexis McAllister’s foul play in the second half.
It is worth remembering that after these controversial decisions, the performance of Polish referee Szymon Marceniak has come under investigation, and questions have been asked of the match officials and the VAR team after Algeria’s complaint.
It is worth remembering that South African coach Hugo Bruce questioned the referee after the Messi incident.
