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Algeria lodge official complaint with FIFA after Messi escapes red card
short by Anmol Sharma / on Saturday, 20 June, 2026
Algeria have lodged official complaint with FIFA over alleged poor refereeing in their 0-3 World Cup defeat to Argentina. They have reportedly questioned why Lionel Messi escaped a red card for a challenge on captain Aissa Mandi's calf, and why an Alexis Mac Allister elbow on Ibrahim Maza went unpunished. The Group J clash was refereed by Poland's Szymon Marciniak.
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