Argentina won a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria to secure a ticket to the round of 16. This victory was considered lucky and helped when the main referee eased the ball with Rojo's hand and Argentina should have suffered a second penalty.
Most of the penalty kicks come from the referees assessment. It is strange that this year's World Cup has VAR, but the referees in the match between Argentina and Nigeria did not seem to agree on the decisions with each other, so that they still could not award Argentina even though the referee had reviewed VAR," VFF Deputy Referee Duong Van Hien assessed.
I see that the previous Mascherano free kick and giving Nigeria a penalty of 11m was completely correct. The Argentine midfielder has more or less affected and blocked the movement to challenge the ball of a Nigeria player in the penalty area, so being given a yellow card and a penalty of 11m by the referee is completely correct, Mr. Hien affirmed.
Despite being equalized 1-1 by the opponent, Argentina had a decisive goal to win 2-1 at the end of the match thanks to Rojo, who had previously almost become a "criminal" when the ball touched his hand in the penalty area. Fortunately for Messi and his teammates, Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir did not award a penalty in this situation, despite using VAR technology.
It seems that the referee and the VAR referees did not agree on the opinions between themselves, leading to a one-sided rear in the ball-to-one in Rojos penalty area.
Because it was a very obvious handball situation, referee Cuneyt Cakir carefully reviewed VAR but still did not award a penalty. It's strange.
It is not possible to give an unintentional reason for the ball to touch his hand, because at that time, Marcos Rojo's hand did not close but swung out. It was a clear penalty, said Mr. Duong Van Hien.
Mr. Hien also appreciated that VAR technology, although it brings fairness and helps referees detect fraudulent acts, it also kills the emotions of football.
