In social networks, the fans reacted negatively to the penalty awarded to Croatia in the semi-finals of the World Cup match in Qatar against Argentina.

The chief referee of the meeting Italian Daniele Orsato in the 32nd minute appointed a penalty kick against the Croats, seeing a penalty violation by goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic on Argentine forward Julian Alvarez.

The Croats lost to the Argentines with a score of 0:3.

Is this a new penalty kick rule, exclusively for Argentina? — reads one of the posts in the social network.

– It’s not a penalty. Everything works for Messi to win the title,” another user noted.

“I’m glad people see how fake it is. They can’t get over the fact that Lionel, Messi’s ‘humble good boy’, will retire without winning the World Cup, so they’ll make sure he wins it, another fan said.

In the final of the 2022 World Cup, Argentina will play with the winner of the match France – Morocco. The match is scheduled for December 18th.

The Match TV channel became the exclusive owner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Russia. As part of an agreement with FIFA, Match TV received the opportunity to broadcast live, use fragments of games on television, broadcast and use highlights on digital platforms, as well as sell advertising inventory in broadcasts. All 64 matches of the tournament will be shown on the platforms of Match TV channels.