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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Lawrence Ostlere

Tuchel says World Cup referee ‘not good enough’ after Quansah red card

  • England manager Thomas Tuchel has hit out at World Cup referee Alireza Faghani and the VAR team, criticising the red card given to Jarell Quansah and a penalty awarded against Harry Kane.
  • "It's just not good enough. The referees are just not good enough, fourth officials are just not good enough,” Tuchel said.
  • England secured a 3-2 victory over co-hosts Mexico in their World Cup last-16 match at the Estadio Azteca, marking Mexico's first-ever World Cup defeat at the iconic venue.
  • BBC Sport pundit Joe Hart defended the officials, saying that he believed the decisions were fair and not borderline.
  • England, who played with 10 men after Quansah's 54th-minute red card, will now face Norway in the quarter-finals.

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