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The coach of Colombia, Jose Pekerman, blamed the current "confusion" regarding the number of physical contacts allowed to defend the corners for shots on goal of his team. to England in Moscow.
Harry Kane gave the advantage to England in the 57th minute when he converted a penalty he had deserved after being caught by Colombian midfielder Carlos Sanchez in a corner.
It was a call that had just occurred while US referee Mark Geiger was struggling to keep control at a contest littered with shoving before the set pieces kicked.
But the South Americans equalized at an angle to themselves when Barcelona defender Yerry Mina scored a header in the 93rd minute. The additional time has run out and sank with England finishing the strongest and then dominating 4-3 penalties to send Colombia home.
#ENG WIN ON PUNITIONS! #COLENG // #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/qgXko4zLmX
– FIFA World Cup ™ (@FIFAWorldCup) 3 July 2018
" "We were eliminated because we missed a penalty after a draw," Pekerman told reporters.
"The match was very difficult. There were a lot of situations (at specific locations), as expected, everyone knew that he would like that.
"We talked a lot about the two teams kicking and we have to defend football." It was very uncomfortable to play this game, knowing that the feeling was in the air, about the decisions of the two teams. # 39; Arbitration.
"Something is happening in football – there is a lot of confusion.
"What happens if a player falls because he feigns a fall, because he is being pushed by an opponent, or that he is trying to bring the Referee to reserve another player There is a lot of confusion about this right now. "
Selección Colombia disputà ³ ltimo encuentro of the @fifaworldcup_es Rusia 2018.
▶ ️ https://t.co/ABGKhqOFvI pic.twitter.com/JEHtmjSqAf– Colombia Selection (@FCFSeleccionCol) July 3, 2018
He then changed the subject, and said that "England has a very good team", but he returned to his theme when asked about the regular arguments of his players with Geiger.
"I know that they were not happy before this match because there were a lot of remarks – many unfounded comments – so I do not think it's fair," he said.
"I do not think people in England or anywhere else should think of Colombian players like that, these games are very competitive."
"England has a great aerial threat: they collide and fall in the surface, there were penalties against Panama.
"You must try to put yourself in the shoes of these players, they are subjected to situations that should not be present in football.
" These interruptions are bad, of course that they are. Sometimes you have to repeat a free kick or whatever, but when there are so many mistakes and interruptions, it is useless. We need to find the right balance for football to happen.
"Do not just look at Colombian players but look at England, I think they'll be a lot more cautious in the next game because, today, it was too obvious. "
What a special night!
I love this team!
Start Saturday ??? pic.twitter.com/DAxPQFUbVV– Kieran Trippier (@ trippier2) July 3, 2018
When the coach of England Gareth Southgate was asked about his counterpart comments, he said, "I thought there were a lot, a lot of mistakes in the game and I do not think we conceded anywhere near the number of our opponents, but here we go.
"I am proud of the discipline and I thought we had kept our calm in a really difficult environment – and we deserved to win.
"We are now moving to a game that will really challenge us in a completely different way, but tonight is a special moment."
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