Belgique-Sénégal: "A quoi sert l'arbitrage vidéo?", y avait-il une poussette de Tielemans avant son but de l'égalisation?
Despite leading by two goals in the 85th minute, Senegal suffered a heartbreaking elimination on Wednesday in the Round of 32 of the World Cup against Belgium (2-3 after extra time). But this Thursday morning, a foul that went uncalled during the play that led to the Red Devils' equalizing goal has sparked controversy on social media.
A stunning match and a cruel elimination. With one and a half feet in the round of 16 of the World Cup and a two-goal lead in the 85th minute, the Senegal team saw Belgium force extra time in the space of three minutes, then win after a penalty awarded at the end of the night (2-3 aet) .
Nothing had foreshadowed this nightmarish scenario, as the Lions of Teranga had been dominant for most of the match. Rewarded for their strong start with a goal from Habib Diarra (24th minute), they then managed to extend their lead after the break with a goal from Ismaïla Sarr (51st minute).
Proof of the Red Devils' impotence, Leandro Trossard and Youri Tielemans even had a tense exchange during the water break of the second half... before the comeback. First, Romelu Lukaku , positioned at the near post to meet a cross from Thomas Meunier, scored (2-1, 86th minute). Then, Youri Tielemans capitalized on Mory Diaw's poor clearance in the air to head home the equalizer (2-2, 89th minute).
A goal that sparked controversy this Thursday morning. While the management of the team's lead and Pape Thiaw's choices are being heavily criticized by Senegal, internet users on social media have also pointed out a refereeing error in the equalizing play. The issue: a foul by Youri Tielemans during his aerial duel with Moussa Niakhaté, just before he headed the ball into the net, was not called.
Tielemans capitalizes on Diaw's mistake and brings Belgium level!! ⚽️
2-2, the Red Devils turned everything around in two minutes.
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"Was there a foul? Did Tielemans push Moussa Niakhaté ? That's what the Lyon player is claiming," one of the commentators on M6 stated as the broadcaster replayed the replay. The Senegalese player clearly spoke with the referee, but the latter was not called by VAR and therefore did not review the footage.
"If Senegal is eliminated after extra time it will be after a huge refereeing error that VAR should have punished. The only defender on the ball is pushed in the back and put on the ground by the future goalscorer before the goalkeeper misses. What is the point of video refereeing?",
shortly after the equalizer, posting the sequence from another angle.And the aerial view does indeed provide a clearer picture of the action. Surrounded by a Senegalese player on either side, Tielemans appears to push Niakhaté, who was standing in front of him and seemed to be in the path of the ball, as he jumped. The defender ended up on the ground, before the Senegalese goalkeeper misjudged his clearance, allowing the Belgian to head the ball into the back of the net.
We were so angry with our players and the coach that we weren't watching anything else.
But the refereeing in this match was catastrophic! And as I said, VAR is indeed only for European and American teams. There's no explanation for its absence on the goal by… pic.twitter.com/l5GxTyhDVT
— Alioune Aboutalib LO🔭📉 (@LoAboutalib)
"We blame our players and the coach, to the point that we weren't watching anything else. But the refereeing in this match is catastrophic! And as I said, VAR is indeed only for European and American teams. Nothing can explain its absence on Tielemans' goal when there was clearly a foul," denounced another internet user.
An analysis refuted by the Belgian goalscorer of the day. "I haven't seen the footage yet, but there was no foul on my first goal. I was trying to jump, so it's logical that my arms were out of the air, but I didn't make any movement to push the opponent," the Belgian player said, as reported by Le Soir .
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