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South Africa’s coach, Hugo Broos, has referenced Argentine fable Lionel Messi to exemplify his content that the FIFA World Cup has been unjust towards his players.
South African prima Themba Zwane received a three-match suspension pursuing a reddish paper successful their opening lucifer against Mexico.
Broos addressed the media anterior to his team’s 2nd radical lucifer astatine the FIFA World Cup against Czechia.
He said that helium views the reddish paper fixed to Zwane arsenic excessive, particularly considering that Argentina’s skipper committed a hazardous foul that was not adjacent subjected to VAR review.
“I judge the reddish paper is excessively harsh. I bash not see it a reddish paper erstwhile I bespeak connected what occurred yesterday with [Lionel] Messi. I surely disagree with that. There was not adjacent a VAR cheque for Messi,” helium stated.
The experienced midfielder Zwane was brought connected arsenic a substitute for South Africa against Mexico but was dismissed successful the 84th minute.
The 36-year-old seemingly struck Mexican subordinate Roberto Alvarado successful the look portion being obstructed, prompting VAR to suggest that convulsive behaviour had been detected.
Zwane present risks missing the remainder of the tournament, arsenic FIFA has imposed an further two-game suspension connected apical of the mandatory one-game prohibition for a reddish paper owed to convulsive conduct.
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