First Published Sep 18, 2023, 10:53 PM IST
Paris: Former Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has claimed that the Qatar World Cup is a script for Lionel Messi to cheat. The way Argentina scored in the quarter, the way we scored and the attitude towards the Argentinian players, you can understand it,” Van Gaal said in an interview with Dutch television. He clarified that despite often leaving the limit on the ground, he turned a blind eye to the Argentina players and punished the Netherlands players even for small things.
But France’s coach Didier Deschamps is responding to Van Gaal’s controversial argument. Argentina won the title by defeating France in the final. As Deschamps says… “Argentina scored 15 goals in the Qatar World Cup. Only four of them were penalty goals. Argentina’s only penalty against Poland was a referee error.
That is the only controversy. But Argentina’s three goals were canceled out in the first match against Saudi Arabia. Nobody talks about it. I don’t understand who says and invented that Argentinians have special help in Qatar World Cup. “For me, Van Gaal’s current comments are exaggerated,” said Deschamps.
He continued… “Even so long after the World Cup, neither I nor my players complained about the penalty. There is nothing subversive about it. VanGaal’s argument is silly. It was the best final in World Cup history. “I have nothing to do but congratulate France and Argentina,” Deschamps said.
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Last Updated Sep 18, 2023, 10:53 PM IST


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