'Screw them.' Things took a strange turn after Portugal's loss to Morocco. 9WWOS
Yet, some Portugal players chose to focus on the performance of the all-Argentine officiating crew for the clash, even laying blame at the feet of Argentine star Lionel Messi.
Ricardo Horta and Pepe of Portugal argue with referee Facundo Tello during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between Morocco and Portugal at Al Thumama Stadium on December 10, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. "After what happened yesterday, with Messi talking, all of Argentina talking, and the referee comes here."What did we play in the second half? The goalkeeper dropped to the ground. There were only eight minutes of stoppage time. We worked hard and the referee eight minutes."
"It seems strange to me, to say the least, but I don't want to get into that, because that's not the only reason we lost."The referee gave two minutes of injury time in the first half and eight in the second. In this second half, the game was stopped, at minimum, for between 15 and 20 minutes.While the players were furious and weren't shy in expressing their disappointment, coach Fernando Santos said the officials did not have a big impact on the match.
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