Wednesday 25 June 2014

Iran lodges complaint to FIFA over Serbian referee

In the 54th minute, Pablo Zabaleta tripped Dejagah in the box but Mazic did not award a penalty to the Iranian football team.

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz was furious with the decision and said that his team should have been awarded a penalty.

"It was a clear penalty. Millions of people saw that. I don't understand it, he had to have seen it was a penalty," Queiroz said.

"He was five meters away, there is no way he couldn't have seen it. I have the right to say this and I only hope I am now not punished for telling the truth because it was a decision that nobody can understand," the Portuguese added.

Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, IFF General Secretary, said that they have sent a complaint to FIFA against Mazic.

"Every 50-50 decision went to Argentina and I think it's not fair. The referee also denied our clear penalty," Nabi said.

Iran will play Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday knowing a win could send them into the last 16.




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