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Messi in controversy again, historic goal in the World Cup against Austria should have been canceled (VIDEO)

2026-06-23 17:01:39Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Messi in controversy again, historic goal in the World Cup against Austria
Alleged foul

Leo Messi has written another page of World Cup history, but the goal he scored against Miroslav Klose has immediately become the center of a controversy over refereeing.

In Argentina-Austria, a match won 2-0 by the "Albiceleste", the number 10 initially missed a penalty, then scored the 1-0 goal and finally closed the match in extra time with the final 2-0 goal. A brace that took him to the 18th goal in the history of the World Cup, a new absolute record in the men's tournament.

The controversy revolves around the action of the first goal, the truly historic one: reviewing the footage, according to many, including Peter Schmeichel, the former Denmark and Manchester United goalkeeper, now a Fox Sports pundit during the World Cup, the goal should not have been allowed. The reason is a foul by Alexis Mac Allister on Xaver Schlager in the build-up to the Argentine action.

Schmeichel said it without much mincing words: “I don’t think that goal should have been valid”. He then explained the technical detail: “Look how they get to the goal, that’s a kick from behind to Xaver Schlager”. The former goalkeeper insisted on this point: “That’s a free kick, Mac Allister brought the player down. It should have been a free kick”.

Why VAR could have interfered with Messi's historic goal

Schmeichel's interpretation is clear: referee Amin Mohamed Omar, who was close to the action but behind Mac Allister, should have stopped the play before Argentina reached the Austrian area. So it is not a question of an irregularity in Messi's final touch, but of a possible foul in the build-up phase of the decisive action, that is, in the phase leading directly to the goal.

And that's where VAR comes in. For the former Manchester United goalkeeper, the episode was a case for review because the foul would have occurred in the same action that culminated in the 1-0 goal. "VAR should have reversed the action and sent the referee to the monitor. It's a clear and obvious error by the referee," added the Fox commentator, later admitting he was "a little frustrated" by the decision.

The goal stood and changed the game. Austria, who had been holding firm until then, found themselves at a disadvantage and Argentina managed to hold on until Messi's second goal in extra time. With a 2-0 win, Scaloni's team moved up to 6 points in Group J, with 5 goals scored, all from their 10, and 0 conceded, ensuring passage to the knockout stage.

The controversy, however, adds to that which arose after the debut against Algeria, when the Algerian federation protested against Messi's own red card not being punished for a tackle on Mandi. Within two matches, therefore, two episodes in favor of Argentina have fueled the narrative on social networks about "aid" to the world champion team. There is no evidence of a FIFA plan, but the episode against Austria risks strengthening the suspicion: Messi's record goal will remain in history, but also within an arbitrary debate that is not at all secondary.


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