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Croatia Accuses Refereeing Bias After Controversial World Cup Loss to Portugal

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First reported by N12 · 12 hours ago

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Croatia has accused refereeing bias and controversial VAR decisions after their 2-1 World Cup loss to Portugal, sparking national outrage and criticism from football experts. Key disallowed goals and a disputed penalty fueled claims that the match was unfairly decided against Croatia.

01Croatia claims biased refereeing and controversial VAR decisions cost them the World Cup match against Portugal.
02Croatia led early but had a goal disallowed and a late winner overturned by VAR for a slight offside touch.
03Coach Zlatko Dalić called the refereeing "very bad" but accepted the loss without excuses.
04Luka Modrić criticized VAR's selective use, especially regarding Portugal's penalty.
05European football figures Jamie Carragher and Gary Lineker condemned the VAR decisions as damaging to the sport.
06FIFA confirmed a slight contact justified the offside call after VAR review.

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