Mateu Lahoz

The iconic referee has something of a reputation for bringing plenty of personality to matches and did so again during the fiery Argentina-Netherlands quarter- ...

In fact he would have had a good chance at refereeing the final, but due to the media storm, they have decided he will not referee any more matches. If players and teams can essentially veto a referee by harsh criticism in the press, then teams will no doubt use that power to their advantage. In total, he would hand out 17 bookings, two of which went to the Argentine coaching team.

The referee who officiated Argentina's bad-tempered World Cup victory over the Netherlands, will not be involved in any other matches at Qatar 2022.Ma.

[talkSPORT.com](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true). “Because there were so many decisions in that first half where they made five, six early fouls. We always stand here and as players we get criticised – so it would be nice to see if he comes out and says whether he’s had a good game or not. Fellow Englishman Michael Oliver didn’t make the cut, however. “I think FIFA must take care of this, it cannot put a referee like that for a match of such magnitude, of such importance. [live on talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true).

Di referee wey officiate di Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup match between Argentina and Netherlands don comot from di tournament. Antonio Mateu Lahoz dey among di ...

Di English referee Howard Webb give 14 cards, including a red for Johnny Heitinga. Im first World Cup call-up na for di 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers and den di 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz 18 cards for di Argentina vs Netherlands game na im be di highest number of cards wey referee don give for one single match in di history of di World Cup.

FIFA have retained 12 referees for the closing stages of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, only one of whom oversaw a quarter-final tie.

The referee chosen for the final will depend on the teams who qualify (Brazilians Sampaio and Raphael Claus and have no chance of being involved in the final if Argentina make it through, you’d imagine) : FIFA have reportedly retained 12 referees (and their officiating teams) for the closing stages of the competition. Englishman Michael Oliver had a fairly uneventful time in charge of Croatia vs Brazil but hasn’t been kept on for the final stages, while Facundo Tello has also left Qatar with Argentina, his home country, still in the competition. Sampaio twice needed VAR to award Gareth Southgate’s team what look to be clear-cut penalties and judged that Bukayo Saka wasn’t fouled in the run-up to France’s first goal, which England were deeply unhappy about. The Spanish match official dished out EIGHTEEN yellow cards – easily a World Cup record - in that clash, including one for Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and three after the deciding penalty shootout, two of which were shown to Dutch right-back Denzel Dumfries. You say something to him and he talks back to you badly.

Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz has been sent home from FIFA World Cup 2022 after he officiated Argentina vs Netherlands Quarter-final match at the ...

He issued eight yellow cards in total during the course of the first two games, before he broke all records of World Cup history by issuing 16 yellow cards in the quarter-final match. Lahoz officiated three games—two group stage games and one quarterfinal—during the 2022 World Cup, issuing 23 yellow cards in total. He was giving free-kicks outside the box for them, like two, three times. The referee showed 18 cards for both teams during Argentina vs Netherlands match, triggering a massive backlash from players and fans from both teams. Messi said, “After they got the draw I felt a lot of anger." Argentina's second goal in the match was scored by Messi, who was evidently dissatisfied with the refereeing as his team fought to maintain a two-goal advantage.