Critics of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system were handed ample ammunition when Serbia were somehow denied what appeared a blatant penalty in their defeat to Switzerland on Friday.
Midway through the second half, Switzerland defenders Stephan Lichtsteiner and Fabian Schar both grabbed hold of the Serbia striker, dragging him to the ground in the penalty area. German referee Felix Brych waved play on and inexplicably the decision stood, despite the VAR system being in use and designed to prevent those types of controversies.
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"I understand maybe the referee didn't see it, but that's why we put VAR on. What are (those) guys doing up there?" Milosevic was quoted as saying in the media.
"Two decisions in two games is too much. This is a World Cup."
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