Some questionable decisions
England fans were left raging over some of the decisions made in the first half of their World Cup quarter final against France.
Gareth Southgate’s side went in 1-0 down at the break as Aurélien Tchouaméni’s long range effort put the reigning champions ahead.
Advantage France 🇫🇷
A stunning strike from Aurélien Tchouaméni to give France the lead against England#ITVFootball | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/v1tkF6Z2eD
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) December 10, 2022
But England fans were left less than impressed with some of the decisions made by Wilton Sampaio as he turned down shouts for a foul on Bukayo Saka moments before the goal as well as a potential penalty for a foul on Harry Kane.
Harry Kane denied a foul right on the edge of the box by VAR! 😬
But should it have been given…? 🤔#ITVFootball | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/ZSAhXaHiaN
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) December 10, 2022
One fan wrote: “The referee when England gets obviously fouled.”
The referee when England gets obviously fouled #ENGFRA pic.twitter.com/L1TbEQE66a
— Gabby 🎡 (@gabbytweets20) December 10, 2022
A second tweeted: “The referees missing that obvious penalty on Harry Kane in the France-England game:”
The referees missing that obvious penalty on Harry Kane in the France-England game: pic.twitter.com/wp3YFSEMLb
— Brian (@byysports) December 10, 2022
A third said: “At this point it’s not even england v france just england v the fucking referee.”
at this point it’s not even england v france just england v the fucking referee
— bex🪩 (@beewoodd) December 10, 2022
Another tweeted: “It’s not even fun to watch this match like i hoped … it’s not even england v france because that dumb referee is ruining this game.”
it’s not even fun to watch this match like i hoped … it’s not even england v france because that dumb referee is ruining this game
— elle (@jbstete) December 10, 2022
One fan wrote: “The referee everytime France commits a foul against England.”
The winner of the game will go on to play Morocco in the semi final after their historic win against Portugal to become the first African nation to reach the semi finals of a World Cup.
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- Roy Keane cracks up ITV panel with dead-pan Jordan Henderson gag
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