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Lewis Pangratiou

'Farcical' - VAR slammed after Argentina given penalty vs Saudi Arabia amid Harry Maguire error

England supporters have slammed VAR's inconsistency after Argentina were awarded a soft penalty in their World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia. It comes after the Three Lions were denied a blatant spot-kick for a foul on Harry Maguire in their 6-2 win over Iran on Monday.

Iran were given a penalty in injury time for an incident that was less of a penalty than the foul on Maguire. Mehdi Taremi stepped up to hand Iran a late consolation.

Whilst the decision not to give England a penalty didn't influence the result, Three Lions fans are livid with VAR's inconsistency at the tournament so far. That frustration has only grown since Argentina were awarded their penalty on Tuesday. Take a look at some of what's been said on Twitter.

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