Portugal's elimination in the quarter-finals against Morocco has a culprit according to the Portuguese. He is the Argentinian referee. Pepe's reaction was harsh, after the elimination of the Lusitanians from the World Cup. "It is unacceptable that an Argentinian referee judged today after what happened yesterday, with Messi complaining", protested the defender. "After what I saw today, they can give the title to Argentina," added Pepe, pointing the finger at FIFA and Facundo Tello.
Bruno Fernandes: How is it possible that a referee judges who still has his national team in the World Cup?
Not only Pepe, but also Bruno Fernandes has exploded against the Argentinian referee Tello, after the lost match of Portugal.
“Don't touch me, I mean what I have to say. I don't know if they want to give this World Cup to Argentina. It's very strange to have a referee who still has his national team in the game, we don't have any Portuguese referees.
You have Champions League referees, they have the level and quality to be here. The referees clearly sided with Morocco. In the first half it was a clean penalty in my case. "I've never been used to falling when I'm alone with the goalkeeper, where I could shoot in that situation," he said.
Santos: I don't know if I stay
After the defeat against Morocco, the coach of Portugal, Fernando Santos, was completely bitter. "Leaving a World Cup always hurts. There were difficulties in the first half - he explained -. It took us a long time to get into the game. The players wanted to be dangerous, but they were unable to create. For us, for me and for the players, it is a big disappointment - continued the coach of Portugal -. The team was confident, but the truth is that we didn't make it. We improved a lot in the second half. "Especially in the last 20 minutes, we were very worried, wanting to get the ball into the area quickly," continued Santos. "At the moment we are very sad. We were convinced that we could reach the final and win. Will I stay? This is not the time to answer. Tomorrow we go to Lisbon and, as always,