[골닷컴, 카타르 도하] Reporter Kim Hyeong-joong = Referee Anthony Taylor, who sent off coach Paulo Bento against Ghana, caused another problem.
Croatia and Belgium drew 0-0 in the final Group F match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar World Cup held at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayjan, Qatar at 6:00 pm (local time) on the 1st.
The two teams fought fiercely, risking life and death as it was at stake to advance to the round of 16. We had chances from the beginning of the first half, but no goals were scored. The second half leaned towards Belgium. This is because Belgium could have advanced to the round of 16 if they scored just one goal and won, while Croatia could have advanced to the round of 16 even if they defended and drew.
However, Belgium’s lack of decision-making was a hindrance. In particular, Romelu Lukaku, who came on as a substitute at the start of the second half, kept missing chances in front of the goal. In the end, no goal was scored during regular time, and 4 minutes of extra time were given. Belgium launched an all-out offensive in the remaining time. However, referee Taylor ended the game 10 seconds before the end of extra time. There are cases where the game is over or over as soon as extra time is over, but it is rare to end the game before extra time is over.
The Belgians could have attempted a last attack, but the opportunity was not saved due to referee Taylor’s incomprehensible progress of the game. In the end, Belgium, which failed to advance to the round of 16, protested vehemently. There would be no problem if we made it to the round of 16, but it was even more nerve-wracking because we were eliminated in 3rd place in the group.
Referee Taylor caused controversy in the match between Korea and Ghana on the 28th of last month. At that time, the game was ended by ignoring Korea’s corner kick opportunity at the end of extra time in the second half. 10 minutes of extra time had passed, but before that, Ghana’s players delayed time and it was an attack situation, so extra time had to be given to extra time. However, referee Taylor blew the whistle. Afterwards, when Bento immediately ran to protest, he was ejected.