Uruguay ahead Edinson Cavani on Friday introduced down the VAR monitor in disdain after the full-time whistle went off in his facet’s match in opposition to Ghana on the Al Janoub Stadium.
In a video that has been doing the rounds on social media, the Valencia ahead could be seen pushing the pedestal on which the VAR display screen was seated earlier than heading into the tunnel. Just a few followers might be heard screaming, “Perfect!” after what he did.
Uruguay had simply received the final Group H match in opposition to Ghana 2-0, however that did little to reverse the facet’s fortunes as La Celeste crashed out of the quadrennial showpiece. If Uruguay would have managed to attain yet one more aim, it could have joined Portugal within the spherical of 16 as a substitute of South Korea.
Some Uruguay gamers had been livid when referee Daniel Siebert selected to finish the sport. Cavani and Jose Maria Gimenez remonstrated with Siebert and there was fairly a little bit of pushing and shoving.
Moments later, Cavani and Gimenez each went into the referee’s e book for dissent.
Uruguay was additionally sad after a penalty attraction was turned down and VAR not referred to when Ghana defender Alidu Seidu clattered into Cavani within the field throughout the third minute of added time within the second half. The 35-year-old was seen holding his ankle, attempting to attract the eye of the referee.