Luka Modric, a midfielder for Croatia, has accused referee Daniele Orsato of being to blame for his team's 3-0 loss to Argentina in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
During Croatia's match against Argentina, Modric alleged that Orsato failed to give his team a corner and a penalty.
At the Lusail Stadium, goals from Messi and Julian Alvarez helped Argentina defeat Croatia.
The match for third place must be won, but hey, we have to bounce back. We regret not making another final because we wanted to. At his post-game press conference, Modric said, "We must congratulate Argentina.
"We were OK, controlling the game, and this corner that the referee didn't give us and the penalty, which for me wasn't one, altered everything," the Real Madrid star continued. I can't believe he gave the penalty after the Argentine shot and collided with our goalkeeper.
"This modifies the game somewhat. We have to bou
nce back and strive to win the next game since we can't change anything.