Photo: Messi was not left out. Lahoz also showed him a yellow card.
The referee has come up in the discussion over the victory and defeat of the Netherlands-Argentina match. The discussion about Antonio Miguel Mateo Lahoz does not stop. A total of 18 yellow cards were shown in the Netherlands-Argentina match - a record for any World Cup match. The coach of the Argentina team also saw a yellow card in that match. Argentina captain Lionel Messi expressed his anger about Antonio Miguel Mateo Lahoz. According to Messi, it is not right to bring down such an 'incompetent' referee in such an important match.
The 45-year-old Spanish referee has previously officiated the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and finals. He has been managing La Liga matches since 2008. He is regularly invited to tournaments like La Liga, Champions League, UEFA Champions League, World Cup. He served in 334 matches in all. Lahoz issued a total of 1542 yellow cards in these matches. However, very few red cards have been shown. On an average, he whistled 24.66 fouls per match, and Lahoz sent players off the field 67 times in total.
Mateo Lahoz has received 1223 yellow cards in 253 matches in La Liga alone, an average of 4.83 per match. He has caught an average of 25.19 fouls per match. Also showed red card 61 times. He has shown 30 yellow cards in 5 matches in the World Cup. Antonio Mateo Lahoz whistled an average of 24.80 fouls per match.
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