Carlos Queiroz Slams VAR after Cristiano Ronaldo avoids the red card for the elbow | Bleacher's report

Iran boss Carlos Queiroz lamented the referee's decision not to dismiss Cristiano Ronaldo in the 1-1 draw against Portugal on Monday, despite consulting the Video Assistant Referee.

Ronaldo appeared at the elbow Morteza Pouraliganji at the end of the second half, but after watching the rebound of the track, referee Enrique Caceres decided to award him only a yellow card.

"Why?" asked Queiroz, by the Telegraphfrom Jim White. "The rules do not say if it's Messi or Ronaldo it's just a bit of an elbow. It's a red card. What is the difference between a Cristiano Ronaldo elbow and everyone? Is it a half-elbow?

Fox Sports analyst and former footballer Stu Holden felt that Ronaldo had escaped a harsher punishment because of his status in the game, a view shared by the football writer Seb Stafford-Bloor:

Gary Lineker of BBC Sport felt that the right decision had been made, as did Craig Burley of ESPN:

On the suggestion that Ronaldo avoided a red card because of his fame, Queiroz said, per the guardianof Shaun Walker: "I do not know if that was it, but we have the right to know. "

He also called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to refine the system to improve the communication behind the decision-making process:

"We do not know if it was the referee or the guys on the floor [who decided]. This game belongs to people not a few guys behind the scenes. My suggestion, Mr. Infantino, they have to raise their hands and say, "Sorry, VAR does not work so we have to stop", or the communication must be clear like rugby, when everyone knows what is going on past.

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The errors are human, the human errors were before, we accept that: the players make mistakes, the coaches make mistakes and the referees make mistakes, but now there is a system that costs a fortune, five or six people to inside,, nobody takes responsibility. "

It was a mixed night for VAR Monday between the Iranian draw against Portugal and Spain 2-2 against Morocco.

In addition to Ronaldo's incident, Caceres also awarded Iran a stern penalty for a handball over Cédric Soares, which caused a strong reaction from Alan Shearer, a BBC expert:

In the Spain match, Gerard Pique was fortunate to stay on the field after doing a two-foot tackle on Khalid Boutaib and did not even receive a reservation, perhaps enjoying minimal contact with the Moroccan player.

Meanwhile, Iago Aspas' goal in injury time has been correctly confirmed after being scored offside.

Miguel Delaney of the Independent led the rule on the implementation of VAR at the World Cup:

Given that this system was introduced only recently, the system inevitably had to face start-up problems, especially since many World Cup officials would have had little or no prior experience of its use.

As such, its use at this tournament may have come sooner than expected, but with some notable exceptions, it seems to help officials make the right decision more often than not.

FIFA will likely closely monitor its use throughout the tournament with the aim of improving it over time, so that it becomes faster and eliminates even more mistakes.-or punish more offenses-In the future.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo and Spades can say they are lucky to play for their teams in the round of 16.