Saturday 21 Jun 2014 6:34 pm
Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta went close to conceding a penalty in his team’s World Cup match against Iran after the Manchester City man tackled Ashkan Dejagah in the area but only just got his toe to the ball.
With Carlos Queiroz’s side doing a superb job at keeping Argentina at bay, Dejagah raced into the box – only for Zabaleta to bring down the Fulham star in the 55th minute.
The incident sparked a furious response from the Iranian players but referee Milorad Mazic waved away their appeals although replays showed Iran should have been awarded a spot-kick.
Iran went on to lose the clash after Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored a sublime long-range winner in the 91st minute.
Last count
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86% 14%
“If this foul was committed by a player on the other side on Messi , it would have been called a penalty”
Emil Heskey , Ex-England forward on BeIn sports Panel.
Should Iran have had a penalty against Argentina?
- YES
86%
- NO
14%