The dodgy refereeing at the 2014 World Cup has claimed another victim: Mexico. But the football team was able to manage what could have been an easy victory against Cameroon in Friday's action, The Inquisitr said.
Mexico defeated Cameroon at an official score of 1-0, with Oribe Peralta scoring the match's only goal, the daily viral news site said. Peralta had attacked a loose ball following a save by Cameroon goalie Charles Itandje and slammed the renegade ball into the open net.
If there are similarities between Friday's match between Mexico and Cameroon and Thursday's opener, Brazil vs Croatia, it would be the dodgy referee calls. The Inquisitr said that referees had dismissed two goals done by Giovani dos Santos and made incorrect offside calls. Replays purportedly showed that dos Santos was actually behind the defender on the first goal that he had made, and was then judged offside on a corner. The ball however, was said to have hit the head of a Cameroon defender, the Inquisitr noted.
Herrera had somewhat downplayed on what was obviously something to be contested for. He said, "We could have scored more, but unfortunately we're not used to these conditions. Frankly, the refereeing took away two clear goals, but at the end of the day you've got to work for it, and we get to the next match with three points and very high spirits."
Apart from the offside calls, the daily news site observed that Mexico had to battle through bad calls and were consistent in keeping the pressure on the Cameroon underdogs.
Peralta said after the match, "I want to score as many goals as possible. to take advantage of every opportunity that I get because I want to be a world champion again."
The 2014 World Cup went off with a bad start when Croatia had cried foul over a penalty kick that was based on an apparent simulated flop.
On the other hand, Cameroon coach Volker Finke seemed to have not given a care about the refereeing on the green. He simply said, "We have five days to recover. We will analyse this together because the match against Croatia is very important if we want to stay alive."
