Was the referee fair to Iran?

[persianallstars]

it is not a question of fairness, the Paraguayan referee simply wasn't able to manage the match. He wasn't even able to use VAR in his favour. He was impressed by big names and his clear judgement was misled, so therefore he was a weak choice made by FIFA. Talking about FIFA, they have to choose whether they want to be an association influenced by Ronaldos and Messis or not. VAR is just an example of a struggling FIFA (5 referees sitting in front of TVs and still not able to make a clear and objective decision).

On top of that, how come Spanish speaking referees officiate matches in a group with Spain? It's like an Austrian or Swiss referee is appointed for a Germany match, same language, at least a certain point of cultural equality..

Mark my words, in 2022, Qatar will surprisingly make it to the knock-out stage.....same as SKorea in 2002

[_Navid_]

He was not world cup level at all. But I think his calls were not in either team's favour at the end.

[teammelli91]

Yes and no..

But mostly no as that elbow deserved a red. Also that incident when Mehdi Taremi was fouled on inside the box. Wussy referee.

Carlos Queiroz couldn’t have explained it any better in the Post-Match Press Conference.

The fans have the right to know who these VAR referees are. What their credentials are. How they decide if it’s a penalty or not, if it’s a foul that deserves a send off or not. VAR has not worked in favor of smaller teams at the World Cup. Although it worked towards the end of this match, there are still many questions that need to be answered and the fans of all teams have the right to know everything about VAR.

[khosro]

Liam Brady on Red Card:

Post match analysis with kind words from Hamman:

[persianallstars]

Just heard that Spain obviously played the cornerkick, which led to Spain's equalizer, from the wrong side.....how is that even possible???