Jordan and Argentina in group J is the second game at 2026 WC for Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs.
Match #70
Group J
28 June 2026, 04:00 CET
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
JORDAN - ARGENTINA
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida MTN
Reserve AR: Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos ANG
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 : Marco Di Bello ITA
Many doubts to be honest if the free kick leading to Argentina’s opener (and the consequential YC) was correctly awarded. JOR#20 seemed to have played a clean tackle clearing the ball (17’)
ReplyDeletePenalty for Argentina after OFR. Leg to head contact is obvious, but I think no penalty could also be supported since head was very low.
ReplyDeleteSo a high foot in the penalty area by the Jor defender. Jor late and even though the ARG player clearly lowered his head, it was a clear foul.
ReplyDeleteMissed on field, called for an OFR. Very bizarre announcement for me, almost non-chalant and weak. Maybe he realized how much he should have seen it on field & a big mistake. Maybe reflecting on missed opportunities later in the tournament?
Maybe some new directions after that missed penalty from a high foot a few days ago?
Kinda sad announcement of Kovacs.
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