As was the decision to keep Croatias' Rebic on the pitch yesterday.
There were several fruity challenges from both sides that went unpunished. I'm not even sure that Rebic's was the worst.
Horrid, niggly, game. I lost count of all the deliberate, but sneaky, foot/ankle stamps. Potentially bone-breaking and unacceptable from one professional on another.
It needs to be stamped out (NPI) using VAR (well they need to start using VAR for something.)
As for Argentina they have flattered to deceive for a long time now and only qualified due to Messi's brilliance in their final game.
They built their team around him, relied totally on him, but he looked an isolated, sorry, figure last night.
Barcelona are infinitely superior to the Argentina national team.
The World Cup used to be the pinnacle of the game but I'm afraid that title belongs to the Champions League now.
Sir Alex Ferguson once commented that Messi was the greatest player, for Barcelona, but Cristiano Ronaldo was a great player... in any team.