{"id":413549,"date":"2022-12-18T19:44:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=413549"},"modified":"2022-12-18T19:54:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T19:54:00","slug":"di-maria-under-immense-pressure-was-argentina-penalty-kick-the-correct-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/di-maria-under-immense-pressure-was-argentina-penalty-kick-the-correct-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Di Maria Under Immense Pressure: Was Argentina Penalty Kick The Correct Decision?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2022 World Cup final, <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/live-blogs\/argentina-vs-france-world-cup-2022-final-live-score-result\/5vwJ9BknaKUL\/\">Argentina<\/a> led France 2-0 at the half as they sought their first World Cup victory since 1986.\u00a0With a goal each in the first 45 minutes, Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria have emerged as Argentina&#8217;s leaders in Lusail.<\/p>\n<p>However, a significant moment of contention occurred in the early going when Di Maria was brought down by an Ousmane Dembele challenge inside the French penalty area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Softest penalty ever given?<\/p>\n<p>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ARG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ARG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArgentinaVsFrance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArgentinaVsFrance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FRA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FRA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFAWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FIFAWorldCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ih991BlrQi\">pic.twitter.com\/Ih991BlrQi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Swift Kicks \u26bd\ufe0f (@realSwiftKicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realSwiftKicks\/status\/1604498191365406721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Messi converted the fourth penalty of Qatar 2022 after Polish referee Syzmon Marciniak pointed to the spot, although controversy has surrounded the call&#8217;s validity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lionel Messi really took the &#39;no international trophies&#39; comments personally \ud83c\udf75 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uD0bcYocCg\">pic.twitter.com\/uD0bcYocCg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1604559933118324738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Di Maria Under Immense Pressure: Was Argentina Penalty Kick The Correct Decision?<\/h2>\n<p>In the World Cup final on Sunday in Qatar, Lionel Messi scored the opening goal to give Argentina the lead against the defending champions France. After it was determined that Ousmane Dembele had fouled Angel Di Maria, a penalty kick was awarded.<\/p>\n<p>Was the choice, however, the right one? Di Maria drove into the box and appeared to be anticipating a foul from behind as he outran the Barcelona winger on the left.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIONEL MESSI HAS COMPLETED FOOTBALL \ud83d\udc10 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IvDeNtckee\">pic.twitter.com\/IvDeNtckee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B\/R Football (@brfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brfootball\/status\/1604535970065305607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Di Maria was knocked out after a little collision with Dembele. Hugo Lloris was sent the wrong way, and Messi took the penalty without error.<\/p>\n<p>Perez Burrull said on Radio MARCA, &#8220;It&#8217;s a classic instance of an attacker trying to defend and giving up a penalty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lionel Messi and his family \ud83e\udd79\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cnlrd8d7cn\">pic.twitter.com\/Cnlrd8d7cn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1604553268176232450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dembele brings Di Maria down and it&#8217;s a correct decision to give the penalty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Messi, in scoring, made history by becoming the first player to score in the round of 16, the quarter-final, the semi-final and the final of a World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>As Dembele proclaimed his innocence and Di Maria experienced a favourable ruling, social media erupted with controversy about the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1604500464682569730<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS UPDATES-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl\/\">NFL\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mlb\/\">MLB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina led France 2-0 at the half as they sought their first World Cup victory since 1986.\u00a0With a goal each in the first 45 minutes, Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria have emerged as Argentina&#8217;s leaders in Lusail. 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