Officials Are Favouring Bigger Nations At The World Cup – Modric

Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has criticised VAR after his nation’s World Cup exit to Portugal. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Insisting that his side was unfairly treated following a controversial penalty and a disallowed equaliser, Modric questioned the consistency of officiating and suggested bigger nations receive more favourable decisions.

The captain added that Croatia’s second-half performance is proof that the country deserved more from the contest.

His words, “Yes, we deserved a lot more. Some things didn’t go our way. That penalty… If it were the other way around, VAR would never have been included. I said about VAR at the beginning, when it was first introduced, that I didn’t like it.

This is not a penalty. Both players are replaying, pushing, [Nikola] Vlasic did not pull it, he held it and both fell. That is why you cannot judge such a penalty in a match like this. That is why I say, it must be used if the mistake is 200 percent. If you can treat something this way and that, you have no say in it. That annoys me and always works to our detriment.

He says that Matanovic touched the ball, but we watched the footage, you can’t see him touching the ball anywhere. If he doesn’t touch the ball, it’s not offside.”