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Titilope Adeuja
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Iran's head coach Carlos Queiroz, has slammed the refree, Milorad Mazic for failing to award a deserved penalty in their 1-0 loss to Argentina at the FIFA World Cup.
Queiroz's men had until the 90th minute held the Argentines to a draw at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte only for Lionel Messi to curl in a sublime effort in added time to break the Iranian hearts.
Queiroz argued that his side should have been awarded the penalty when Pablo Zabaleta fell Ashkan Dejagah in the opening nine minutes of the second forty-five minutes.
"I am very happy with the display of my players. I cannot be disappointed. We gave a lesson in humility.
"There were two personalities that made a difference. The first was the referee. There was a clear penalty.
"The second was Messi. When you play against Messi, you know he can make the difference at any moment. It was a brilliant goal."
Queiroz's men had until the 90th minute held the Argentines to a draw at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte only for Lionel Messi to curl in a sublime effort in added time to break the Iranian hearts.
Queiroz argued that his side should have been awarded the penalty when Pablo Zabaleta fell Ashkan Dejagah in the opening nine minutes of the second forty-five minutes.
"I am very happy with the display of my players. I cannot be disappointed. We gave a lesson in humility.
"There were two personalities that made a difference. The first was the referee. There was a clear penalty.
"The second was Messi. When you play against Messi, you know he can make the difference at any moment. It was a brilliant goal."
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