@FPLCroatian I have. The criteria is not losing by 18 points and getting blown out at home by them. He’s a disaster whether you want to believe it or not
@FPLCroatian Yeah idk if losing the league by almost 20 points warrants a statement like that. Garcia is horrendous and I’ve witnessed better football prior to his arrival. Let’s be real
@XavismoFCB_ When you scuff a shot and sprint into the GK 🤦🏻♂️ both of his legs were flat on the ground and what’s even worse is that VAR didn’t even review it. Shocking officiating honestly, but no surprise. It’s Argentina and Messi
🚨JUST IN: The Croatian football federation has filed an official complaint to FIFA requesting a detailed explanation for the disallowed goal
They’re claiming an 'abuse' of technology
🚨🇭🇷 BREAKING: The Croatian Football Federation has sent a letter to FIFA expressing its dissatisfaction with the refereeing in the match against Portugal.
“The Croatian Football Federation has sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressing our deep disappointment and disagreement over the match against Portugal, not because of the refereeing decisions themselves, as those can be debated after every match, but because of the process that led to those decisions.
First of all, we believe that the VAR protocol was applied completely incorrectly in the penalty awarded to Portugal, and that the referee should never have been called to review the incident on the pitch-side monitor. Even more importantly, we believe that Joško Gvardiol's equalising goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside. Contrary to the Laws of the Game and the spirit of football, Mario Pašalić was judged to be offside because of an alleged touch by Igor Matanović that, in our view, did not actually occur, the decision was made simply because the sensor indicated that it had.
We believe this represents a misuse of technology. We welcome technology in football, but we do not think this kind of application benefits FIFA, the teams, or football supporters. We know that our letter will not ease the pain and disappointment felt by our fans and players, but we believe it is important to draw FIFA's attention to these issues and request a detailed explanation of all the decisions,” said Tomislav Pacak, spokesperson for the Croatian Football Federation, as reported by https://t.co/TpzEjN5SGv
Zlatko Dalić:
"We know how much damage was done to us. They don't respect or appreciate Croatia as much as our results and achievements deserve. To them, we're too small. We bother them because we've finished third and second at the World Cup."