Exhibit FNetherlands 2–2 Argentina (3–4 pens) — World Cup 2022 Quarterfinal55’
The Handball Without the Second Story
Retro trial — Qatar 2022 quarterfinal. Messi deliberately handled the ball in midfield to stop play. The foul was given, but the card stayed in the pocket. Later in the match he received a yellow, which made the earlier non-card part of the argument: was it normal game management, or did the biggest name on the pitch get the soft version of the law?
The facts, as presented
- Decision
- No yellow card given
- Referee's call
- Foul given for handball; no caution shown
- VAR involvement
- No VAR role; yellow-card decisions are not directly reviewable unless tied to a red-card incident
- Outcome
- Messi stayed on; Argentina advanced on penalties
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