Iran Coach Queiroz Blasts VAR As Ronaldo Escapes Sending Off ‘I Don’T Want to Talk Too Much, It’S About My Country and a Player’
Established 1961 25 Sports Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Iran coach Queiroz blasts VAR as Ronaldo escapes sending off ‘I don’t want to talk too much, it’s about my country and a player’ SARANSK: Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said Portugal cap- effort using the outside of his right foot on the stroke of tain Cristiano Ronaldo was fortunate to escape a red card half-time. Ronaldo had the chance to double the lead with despite a VAR review following an elbow in Monday’s 1-1 a penalty five minutes into the second half after he was draw at the World Cup. Portugal will face Uruguay in the upended by Saeid Ezatolahi, but his effort was save by last 16 after advancing as runners-up of Group B, but Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand. Queiroz insisted Ronaldo deserved to be sent off for catching Iran defender Morteza Pouraliganji with an RONALDO FRUSTRATED elbow to the face. “I don’t want to talk too much, it’s about Portugal defender Cedric was then penalised in stop- my country and a player. I know it’ll be a war against me,” page time for a handball, and Karim Ansarifard convert- said Queiroz, who coached his native Portugal at the 2010 ed from the spot to give Iran a lifeline. Mehdi Taremi World Cup. “But the reality is nearly snatched a dramatic you stopped the game for winner after a deflected shot VAR, there is an elbow. An rolled into his path, but he elbow is a red card in the fired into the side netting as rules.
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