Gary Lineker Demands Rule Change After Argentina Controversy In World Cup Clash
- Mostafa Ziko's initial goal for Egypt against Argentina was disallowed by VAR due to a foul on Lisandro Martinez, leading to controversy and claims of unfairness.
- Argentina won the match 3-2 after a late comeback and advanced to the quarter-finals to face Switzerland.
- Alan Shearer and others criticized the refereeing and VAR decisions, accusing officials of inconsistency and unfair treatment that favored Argentina.
- Gary Lineker called for changes to the VAR system, including the introduction of an appeal process to improve fairness and consistency in decisions.
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Gary Lineker Demands Rule Change After Argentina Controversy In World Cup Clash
[Image: Instagram] Gary Lineker has called for football to scrap VAR and adopt an appeal system, after a disallowed goal in Argentina’s 3-2 World Cup win over Egypt ignited a furious pundit row on The Rest Is Football podcast (because of course it did). The controversy centres on Mostafa Ziko‘s stunning second-half strike, chalked off by VAR for a foul on Lisandro Martinez in the build-up. As we covered earlier, Haissem Hassan ran the length of …
Claims that the World Cup had been "manipulated" in favor of Argentina have reached a high point after their controversial victory over Egypt.
Egypt's victory, by the eighth in the end, sparked new debates; the selection and a siege that began in the conquest of Qatar 2022
Shearer shakes head and explodes in Argentina row as Lineker demands rule change
Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker and Micah Richards discussed Argentina's contoversial 3-2 win over Egypt in the World Cup in the latest instalment of The Rest Is Football, with things taking a heated turn
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