Argentine journalist Alejandro Fantino claims Uruguay were undone by the video assistant referees (VAR) for exiting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite beating Ghana 2-0 in their final group game.
Ghana skipper Andre Ayew missed a penalty in the 21st minute as his kick was saved by Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet following a foul on Mohammed Kudus.
Uruguay went on to win the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Giorgio de Arrascaeta in the 26th and 32nd minutes of the game but it was not enough as teams went out of the tournament.
"I was frozen with what happened to Uruguay (in the 2-0 victory against Ghana where Alonso's men lacked a goal to qualify)", Fantino said.
"They charged him with a penalty that was not (Rochet on Kudus) and that they reviewed it three and four times. In addition, they did not ask for another favour. They definitely took him out of the World Cup."
"Edinson Cavani's last play (when he fell in the area paired with a Ghanaian in addition time) at least you have to review it, it's crazy not to review it by the referee," said former goalkeeper Oscar Passet.
"The VAR is a permanent coin in the air," Fantino continued. "Tt scares me, it can take you out at any moment or moment, it no longer depends on you, they put together a cause and they take you out."
“It arrived as a weapon, an instrument of hit men. FIFA uses it openly, it does not depend on whether you score a goal or not. What happened to Uruguay is definitely a sample. It no longer depends on a player."