19-06-2026 21:15 via vanguardngr.com

Algeria file complaint over referee’s decision on Messi tackle

Algeria have lodged a complaint with FIFA over “refereeing injustice” in their opening World Cup loss to Argentina, particularly a tackle by Lionel Messi, an Algerian football federation source told AFP on Friday.Messi caught Algeria defender Aissa Mandi on the calf with a studs-up challenge from behind in the 30th minute of Tuesday’s match but was not booked.The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, who had already given reigning world champions Argentina the lead, went on to
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