Spain is out of the World Cup. Portugal came back to the National Team (2-4), which went 2-0, and will play the semifinals of the World Cup. Those of Fede Vidal, after a great start in the second half, took control of the game and opened distance in the marking … until nine minutes from the end, the Portuguese cut differences and paved the way for the comeback. It was a controversial goal, as Ricardinho stole the ball in a more than likely foul on Adolfo. The ex of the Movistar assisted André Coelho, who beat Jesús Herrero with a distant shot.
Spain, aware that Adolfo was a possible offense, resorted to VAR. The referees, the Egyptian Mohamed Youssef, and the Moroccan Khalid Hnich, reviewed the play … and did not signal a fault. The Spanish bench did not give credit. “I think it is a clear fault. Video refereeing in this way is useless. If they are not able to see the video and see that they have been wrong, in this way it is useless,” said Fede Vidal, Spanish coach, after the meeting with the official RFEF media.
“The team showed their faces, but unfortunately it didn’t help us. It is a World Cup that is running out sooner than we all wish. In the face of goal we were not lucky, and we conceded one of them (the third) in an unfortunate way. Now we have to criticize ourselves and see the things we have done well and badly during the tournament, “said Vidal. Ortiz, the captain, also showed his face after the defeat. “We have not had that luck that is needed at specific times. If you are not lucky, you have to work a little more to find it. This is sport,” said the man from Madrid, who “regretted“That this was the last game in a World Cup in his career.” Sport does not reward what we did. It’s a fucked up day. “