Gareth Southgate’s England folded Saturday night against France (1-2), in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. Three Lions supporters are crying foul.
Once again, England have failed in their quest for another World Cup title. To succeed their glorious elders of 1966, Jude Bellingham and his teammates will have to come back. Defeats on Saturday evening against France at the quarter-final stage of the 2022 World Cup (1-2)them Three Lions nevertheless had their chance, but a missed penalty by Harry Kane deprived them of an equalizer which could well have changed everything. Bitter, English fans were quick to focus their dismay on one man: the referee.
According to them, Wilton Sampaio has a big responsibility in their elimination. Former glory of English football who has since become a media figure, Gary Lineker did not spare the official on social networks. ” One of these days, just one, we might have a decision in our favor. » A reaction which followed a foul by Dayot Upamecano on Harry Kane, just in front of the tricolor surface. A contentious action among others, which had the gift of annoying across the Channel.
“The referee is a joke”
Lineker isn’t the only one who said what he thought about the Brazilian referee. Another former international, Gary Neville, has multiplied criticism. ” The referee is a joke“, he thus wrote on Twitter. And he chained in front of the camerasITV. « The referee was an absolute nightmare. It was a joke. I’m not saying he’s the reason for the English defeat. People will say I’m making excuses, but he was just a bad referee. »
A feeling not far from being shared by the French camp, as Adrien Rabiot admitted to the press, just after the meeting. ” I found the limit referee“, Thus conceded the midfielder of Juventus. Qualified for the semi-finals, the Habs can move on. For the English, the pellet remains stuck across the throat.