Jamie Carragher put his Sky Sports allegiances to one side to go against Gary Neville’s stance on Argentina’s penalty vs Croatia.
Lionel Messi was given the chance to open the scoring in the first World Cup semi final after Julian Alvarez went down under the challenge of keeper Dominik Livakovic. Referee Daniele Orsato wasted no time in pointing to the spot, sparking wild Croatia protests.
Mateo Kovacic was shown a yellow card for dissent, while coach Mario Mandzukic and another assistant were given their marching orders. Replays appeared to show the decision was a relatively straightforward one, there was plenty of debate within the ITV studio.
