Does anyone else remember Argentina vs Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup?
Because I still haven't forgotten what happened that night.
Messi gave Argentina the lead early, Victor Moses equalised from the penalty spot, and Nigeria were on the verge of reaching the knockout stage.
Then came the moment that still leaves a bitter taste...
Marcos Rojo clearly handled the ball inside the box.
The referee, Cüneyt Çakır, went to VAR, reviewed the incident... and somehow decided it wasn't a penalty.
Even John Obi Mikel confronted him afterwards, and, according to Mikel, the referee admitted the ball had hit Rojo's hand but simply said he didn't know why VAR told him not to award the penalty.
Minutes later...
Rojo scored the winner that sent Argentina through and knocked Nigeria out.
One of the most controversial World Cup refereeing decisions involving Nigeria...
Yet somehow, we hardly ever talk about it.
Does anyone else still remember that robbery? 🇳🇬💔
⛔️Messi raised his finger against the Portuguese referee and threatened him: "Speak to me with respect!"
⛔️Despite an official rule against this action that leads to a red card and a multi-match ban, Messi was exempted from punishment!
🚨 SWITZERLAND WERE ABSOLUTELY DOMINATING ARGENTINA AND THEY EVEN MANAGED TO SCORE A GOAL
BUT AS SOON AS THEY SCORED, VAR CALLS THE REF AND THE REF GIVES THE SWISS STRIKER A RED CARD FOR SIMULATION
SWITZERLAND PLAY WITH 10 MEN AND ULTIMATELY LOSE TO ARGENTINA'S TYRANNY 💔
The celebration of that 2-1 goal to Norway last night, which got ruled out a minute later.
At least we got to have the feeling for 45 seconds😂 Thank you!
Norway will never forget summer of 2026. We never made it this far. And the vibes were amazing.
England played well. Today I am proud that our team was able to keep up with them for long. We were so close. Until next time!
Entre dormir o ver otro atraco de Argentina, no había discusión cual era la mejor opción
¿ Alguien sabe por qué aquí el VAR no revisa el teatro de Messi y lo amonesta ?
La FIFA ha dejado a Negreira en una broma
https://t.co/ZFYIQmVMeB
Dozens of members of the European Parliament have called for an investigation into the FIFA President's role in the decision to suspend the red card ban on an American player following a call from President Trump
https://t.co/tHlCNcqLQX
🇫🇷🇲🇦FIFA really looked at a tournament full of ref controversies and said, let's add some conflict of interest.
An ALL-Argentine crew for France vs Morocco while Argentina is STILL playing, led by Facundo Tello, who once handed out TEN red cards in a single final.
Genius😂
The Egyptian coach won the hearts of all Muslims last night. ❤️
By waving the Palestinian flag in front of the Jews last night, he represented the sentiments of all Muslims. ❤️🔥
🚨 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: The controversy refuses to die.
• Algeria filed a complaint.
• Egypt filed a complaint.
• The European Parliament is demanding an investigation into the FIFA president.
• Garry Kasparov spoke about the scandal.
• José Mourinho spoke about the scandal.
• Jamie Carragher spoke about the scandal.
• Alan Shearer spoke about the scandal.
• Rio Ferdinand spoke about the scandal.
• Roy Keane spoke about the scandal.
Whether people agree or not, the perception that Argentina have been favored is no longer coming from just one fanbase—it's now part of a much wider debate.
‼️🇫🇷🇲🇦 Fans OUTRAGED as FIFA confirms referees for Francs vs Morocco are all Argentine
Is FIFA really trying everything to rig the World Cup for Argentina?
⛔️History of FIFA corruption repeats itself ‼️
⛔️ Watch The Moment When the Dutchman Van Dijk CLEARLY REALIZED That the 2022 WORLD CUP WAS RIGGED FOR Argentina AND FOR Messi‼️