{"id":3735,"date":"2026-06-24T10:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:44:52","slug":"var-went-for-coffee-carlos-queiroz-slams-officials-after-ghana-hold-england-in-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/var-went-for-coffee-carlos-queiroz-slams-officials-after-ghana-hold-england-in-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"VAR went for coffee” \u2013 Carlos Queiroz slams officials after Ghana hold England in draw"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlos<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0has<\/span>\u00a0criticized<\/span>\u00a0VAR<\/span>\u00a0officials<\/span>\u00a0following<\/span>\u00a0Ghana’s<\/span>\u00a0hard-won<\/span>\u00a0scoreless<\/span>\u00a0draw<\/span>\u00a0against<\/span>\u00a0England,<\/span>\u00a0asserting<\/span>\u00a0they<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0“on<\/span>\u00a0holiday”<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0overlooked<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0blatant<\/span>\u00a0penalty<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0red<\/span>\u00a0card<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0could<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0secured<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Black<\/span>\u00a0Stars<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0remarkable<\/span>\u00a0triumph.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0his<\/span>\u00a0post-match<\/span>\u00a0comments<\/span>\u00a0at<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Gillette<\/span>\u00a0Stadium,<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Portuguese<\/span>\u00a0manager<\/span>\u00a0commended<\/span>\u00a0his<\/span>\u00a0players’<\/span>\u00a0tenacity<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0defensive<\/span>\u00a0structure<\/span>\u00a0but<\/span>\u00a0couldn’t<\/span>\u00a0mask<\/span>\u00a0his<\/span>\u00a0irritation<\/span>\u00a0regarding<\/span>\u00a0what<\/span>\u00a0he<\/span>\u00a0termed<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0crucial<\/span>\u00a0refereeing<\/span>\u00a0oversight<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0second<\/span>\u00a0half.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A<\/span>\u00a0definite<\/span>\u00a0penalty,<\/span>\u00a0red<\/span>\u00a0card.<\/span>\u00a0Do<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0any<\/span>\u00a0doubts<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0that?<\/span>\u00a0You<\/span>\u00a0who<\/span>\u00a0watched<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0match,<\/span>\u00a0do<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0any<\/span>\u00a0doubts<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0that?<\/span>\u00a0Or<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0just<\/span>\u00a0me<\/span>\u00a0who<\/span>\u00a0witnessed<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0game?”<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0exclaimed,<\/span>\u00a0his<\/span>\u00a0tone<\/span>\u00a0laced<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0sarcasm.<\/span><\/p>\n

He<\/span>\u00a0elaborated,<\/span>\u00a0“I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0uncertain<\/span>\u00a0whether<\/span>\u00a0VAR<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0still<\/span>\u00a0operational<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0World<\/span>\u00a0Cup.<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0some<\/span>\u00a0uncertainties<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0because<\/span>\u00a0another<\/span>\u00a0penalty<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0should’ve<\/span>\u00a0been<\/span>\u00a0awarded<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0Ghana,<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0clear<\/span>\u00a0one<\/span>\u00a0against<\/span>\u00a0England.<\/span>\u00a0VAR<\/span>\u00a0seems<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0gone<\/span>\u00a0out<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0coffee.<\/span>\u00a0That’s<\/span>\u00a0natural.<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019d<\/span>\u00a0appreciate<\/span>\u00a0if<\/span>\u00a0they<\/span>\u00a0could<\/span>\u00a0also<\/span>\u00a0take<\/span>\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0coffee<\/span>\u00a0every<\/span>\u00a0now<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0then.”\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span>\u00a0contentious<\/span>\u00a0incident<\/span>\u00a0arose<\/span>\u00a0when<\/span>\u00a0substitute<\/span>\u00a0Prince<\/span>\u00a0Adu<\/span>\u00a0surged<\/span>\u00a0through<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0England<\/span>\u00a0defense<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0seemingly<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0fouled<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0goalkeeper<\/span>\u00a0Jordan<\/span>\u00a0Pickford,<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0maintaining<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0both<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0penalty<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0red<\/span>\u00a0card<\/span>\u00a0infraction.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0spite<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0controversy,<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0lauded<\/span>\u00a0his<\/span>\u00a0players,<\/span>\u00a0who<\/span>\u00a0adhered<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0disciplined<\/span>\u00a04-5-1<\/span>\u00a0formation<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0successfully<\/span>\u00a0thwarted<\/span>\u00a0England’s<\/span>\u00a0attacking<\/span>\u00a0prowess<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0significant<\/span>\u00a0stretches.<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0Black<\/span>\u00a0Stars<\/span>\u00a0restricted<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Three<\/span>\u00a0Lions<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0merely<\/span>\u00a0six<\/span>\u00a0first-half<\/span>\u00a0attempts,<\/span>\u00a0none<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0which<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0challenging<\/span>\u00a0match,<\/span>\u00a0without<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0doubt.<\/span>\u00a0Highly<\/span>\u00a0competitive,<\/span>\u00a0intense,”<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0remarked.<\/span>\u00a0“The<\/span>\u00a0first<\/span>\u00a045<\/span>\u00a0minutes<\/span>\u00a0featured<\/span>\u00a0England<\/span>\u00a0playing.<\/span>\u00a0They<\/span>\u00a0showcased<\/span>\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0football.<\/span>\u00a0We<\/span>\u00a0implemented<\/span>\u00a0our<\/span>\u00a0strategic<\/span>\u00a0approach.<\/span>\u00a0It<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0all<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0obstructing<\/span>\u00a0them<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0frustrating<\/span>\u00a0them<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0first<\/span>\u00a0minute<\/span>\u00a0till<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0close<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0first<\/span>\u00a0half,<\/span>\u00a0which<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0accomplished.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He<\/span>\u00a0went<\/span>\u00a0on:<\/span>\u00a0“This<\/span>\u00a0demonstrated<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0football<\/span>\u00a0game<\/span>\u00a0encompasses<\/span>\u00a0more<\/span>\u00a0than<\/span>\u00a0just<\/span>\u00a0tactics<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0techniques.<\/span>\u00a0It<\/span>\u00a0involves<\/span>\u00a0bravery,<\/span>\u00a0courage,<\/span>\u00a0determination,<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0intelligence.<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0first<\/span>\u00a0half<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0display<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0that.<\/span>\u00a0They<\/span>\u00a0excelled<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0terms<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0football.<\/span> \"\"<\/a>We<\/span>\u00a0excelled<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0terms<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0fighting<\/span>\u00a0spirit<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0resolve.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span>\u00a0Ghana<\/span>\u00a0coach<\/span>\u00a0further<\/span>\u00a0praised<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0performance<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0Benjamin<\/span>\u00a0Asare,<\/span>\u00a0who<\/span>\u00a0filled<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0injured<\/span>\u00a0Lawrence<\/span>\u00a0Ati-Zigi<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0delivered<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0composed<\/span>\u00a0performance.<\/span>\u00a0“Typically,<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0refrain<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0discussing<\/span>\u00a0individual<\/span>\u00a0players.<\/span>\u00a0But<\/span>\u00a0he<\/span>\u00a0certainly<\/span>\u00a0deserves<\/span>\u00a0applause.<\/span>\u00a0He<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0outstanding,”<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asare<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0among<\/span>\u00a0four<\/span>\u00a0alterations<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Ghana<\/span>\u00a0lineup,<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0Thomas<\/span>\u00a0Partey<\/span>\u00a0returning<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0his<\/span>\u00a0visa-related<\/span>\u00a0absence,<\/span>\u00a0alongside<\/span>\u00a0Kwasi<\/span>\u00a0Sibo,<\/span>\u00a0Inaki<\/span>\u00a0Williams,<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Hearts<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0Oak<\/span>\u00a0goalkeeper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0also<\/span>\u00a0shared<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0he<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0unsure<\/span>\u00a0if<\/span>\u00a0Ati-Zigi<\/span>\u00a0will<\/span>\u00a0be<\/span>\u00a0fit<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0Ghana’s<\/span>\u00a0final<\/span>\u00a0group<\/span>\u00a0encounter<\/span>\u00a0against<\/span>\u00a0Croatia<\/span>\u00a0on<\/span>\u00a0June<\/span>\u00a028,<\/span>\u00a0where<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0victory<\/span>\u00a0would<\/span>\u00a0ensure<\/span>\u00a0advancement<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0knockout<\/span>\u00a0rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We<\/span>\u00a0lost<\/span>\u00a0four<\/span>\u00a0players<\/span>\u00a0weeks<\/span>\u00a0before<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0World<\/span>\u00a0Cup\u2014Salisu,<\/span>\u00a0Kudus,<\/span>\u00a0lost<\/span>\u00a0Zigi<\/span>\u00a0against<\/span>\u00a0Panama,<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0Djiku<\/span>\u00a0just<\/span>\u00a0days<\/span>\u00a0before<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0commenced<\/span>\u00a0our<\/span>\u00a0camp,”<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0mentioned.<\/span>\u00a0“To<\/span>\u00a0rebuild<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0two<\/span>\u00a0weeks,<\/span>\u00a0since<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0took<\/span>\u00a0over<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0team,<\/span>\u00a0I’ve<\/span>\u00a0conducted<\/span>\u00a014<\/span>\u00a0training<\/span>\u00a0sessions<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0them.<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0dedication<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0commitment<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0players<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0remarkable.<\/span>\u00a0A<\/span>\u00a0singular<\/span>\u00a0experience<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0life.”<\/span><\/p>\n

When<\/span>\u00a0inquired<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0heated<\/span>\u00a0altercation<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0Jude<\/span>\u00a0Bellingham<\/span>\u00a0at<\/span>\u00a0halftime,<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0downplayed<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0incident.<\/span>\u00a0“It<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0simply<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0usual<\/span>\u00a0happenings<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0football.\"\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Football<\/span>\u00a0shouldn’t<\/span>\u00a0transform<\/span>\u00a0into<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0parlor<\/span>\u00a0dance<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0tuxedos.<\/span>\u00a0This<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0domain<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0brave,”<\/span>\u00a0he<\/span>\u00a0remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0additionally<\/span>\u00a0addressed<\/span>\u00a0Djed<\/span>\u00a0Spence’s<\/span>\u00a0choice<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0greet<\/span>\u00a0Thomas<\/span>\u00a0Partey,<\/span>\u00a0opting<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0engage<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0any<\/span>\u00a0political<\/span>\u00a0discourse.<\/span>\u00a0“We<\/span>\u00a0reject<\/span>\u00a0being<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0part<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0those<\/span>\u00a0who<\/span>\u00a0attempt<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0introduce<\/span>\u00a0drama<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0politics<\/span>\u00a0into<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0game.<\/span>\u00a0We<\/span>\u00a0strive<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0preserve<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0sanctity<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0frontline,”<\/span>\u00a0he<\/span>\u00a0asserted.<\/span><\/p>\n

With<\/span>\u00a0four<\/span>\u00a0points<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0two<\/span>\u00a0contests,<\/span>\u00a0Ghana<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0strong<\/span>\u00a0position<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0advance<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0knockout<\/span>\u00a0stages<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0first<\/span>\u00a0time<\/span>\u00a0since<\/span>\u00a02010.<\/span>\u00a0Nonetheless,<\/span>\u00a0Queiroz<\/span>\u00a0emphasized<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0task<\/span>\u00a0remains<\/span>\u00a0incomplete.<\/span>\u00a0“We<\/span>\u00a0haven’t<\/span>\u00a0won<\/span>\u00a0anything<\/span>\u00a0yet.<\/span>\u00a0We’re<\/span>\u00a0merely<\/span>\u00a0progressing<\/span>\u00a0towards<\/span>\u00a0our<\/span>\u00a0primary<\/span>\u00a0objective,<\/span>\u00a0which<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0qualify<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0team<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0next<\/span>\u00a0round,”<\/span>\u00a0he<\/span>\u00a0concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carlos\u00a0Queiroz\u00a0has\u00a0criticized\u00a0VAR\u00a0officials\u00a0following\u00a0Ghana’s\u00a0hard-won\u00a0scoreless\u00a0draw\u00a0against\u00a0England,\u00a0asserting\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0“on\u00a0holiday”\u00a0and\u00a0overlooked\u00a0a\u00a0blatant\u00a0penalty\u00a0and\u00a0red\u00a0card\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0secured\u00a0the\u00a0Black\u00a0Stars\u00a0a\u00a0remarkable\u00a0triumph. 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