Portugal's Bruno Fernandes was clearly not happy with the officials during the quarter-final tie against Morocco in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The Manchester United midfielder said that the referee, Facundo Tello, wasn’t up to the task for such a high-profile game and also raised questions about why an Argentine referee was chosen to officiate the game while his nation is still in contention for the World Cup.
"Don't touch me, I'll say what I have to say. F*** them…” Fernandes ranted after the game as he was seen being calmed by a Portugal Football Federation official.
He added: “I have to say that it is very strange to have a referee refereeing us from a country [Argentina] that still has its team in the competition and we don't have Portuguese referees in the World Cup.“
"Our referees are in the Champions League, so they have the quality and level to be here. These officials don't referee in the Champions League, they're not used to this type of game, and they don't have the pace for it. They clearly tilted the field."
In the first half, there is a clear penalty on me, without a doubt, because I am isolated and never in my life let myself fall, when I was alone with the goalkeeper and could shoot at the goal. As simple as that," he further added.
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