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FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina says 'nobody can question the integrity' of World Cup match officials after Egypt filed a complaint over officiating in their 3-2 loss to Argentina. Collina backed the VAR decisions that overturned an Egypt goal and allowed Argentina's winner.
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said Folarin Balogun's action was unintentional and not a red card, calling it a normal accidental football move.
Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae said Bastian Schweinsteiger's remarks about his team's 'wild' playing style could be considered racist. Schweinsteiger described Ivory Coast as 'a bit African football' and 'not so conditioned by tactics' before Germany's World Cup win. Fae expressed disappointment and called the comments sad.
England's Jude Bellingham was not sent off for covering his mouth while speaking to Ghana's Jordan Ayew because the conversation was friendly, not confrontational. FIFA's new rule, which can result in a red card for hiding the mouth during confrontations, was applied differently in Bellingham's case compared to Paraguay's Miguel Almiron, who was sent off in a heated situation.
