{"id":1021,"date":"2026-06-20T16:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:38:26","slug":"ilgiz-tantashev-lays-into-unending-scotland-fans-rants-following-two-controversial-moments-in-scotland-vs-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/ilgiz-tantashev-lays-into-unending-scotland-fans-rants-following-two-controversial-moments-in-scotland-vs-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilgiz Tantashev lays into unending Scotland fans rants following two controversial moments in Scotland vs Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World Cup: Rules Expert Casts Verdict as Scotland Are Denied Penalty vs Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotland’s World Cup campaign suffered a setback as they were beaten 1-0 by Morocco in Boston, with Steve Clarke’s side struggling to find a way past the Africa Cup of Nations holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ismael Saibari settled the contest inside the opening two minutes, lashing in what proved to be the only goal of the match and leaving Scotland chasing the game from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarke’s men found it difficult to break down a well-organised Moroccan side and rarely threatened in front of goal, with clear-cut chances few and far between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was also drama in the box on more than one occasion, with Scottish fans believing they should have been awarded a penalty on more than one occasion. Those moments have since become the main talking point from the match, with the ITV panel left divided on whether Scotland should have had something to show for their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Unkel Slams Missed VAR Call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McTominay drove into the Moroccan box before being tackled from behind by Neil El Aynaoui. VAR ruled that the midfielder had got a touch on the ball, though replays appeared to tell a different story. ITV referee analyst Christina Unkel was adamant a penalty should have been given, as quoted by The Mirror: \u201cThe first thing you\u2019re looking for as VAR is any touch on that ball and the answer is no.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We saw that second replay there and exactly what I was looking for, there was no contact on that ball. There is a trip up from behind, contact on the left lower leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“For this, I do think there is a missed incident from the VAR to recommend a penalty as well as the referee to not make a decision on penalty. I know this referee is calling a more physical game but it is a very clear penalty in my opinion.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellow pundit Ally McCoist agreed. “I did say when I watched it second time there is a challenge on the left leg. But I did say I’m enjoying the referee allowing the game to go. However, Christina is right, he did get that one wrong.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tantashev Hits Back at Furious Scotland Fans After Controversial Scotland 0-1 Morocco Defeat <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tantashev Hits Back at Furious Scotland Fans After Controversial Scotland 0-1 Morocco Defeat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev has issued a fiery response to Scotland supporters following widespread criticism of his officiating in Morocco’s narrow 1-0 victory over Scotland at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match, played at Gillette Stadium, saw Ismael Saibari score for Morocco in just the second minute. Scotland players and fans were left incensed by two major penalty appeals turned down \u2014 one involving John McGinn early on and another with Scott McTominay later \u2014 which many believed should have been awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tantashev, known for his composed style, reportedly expressed frustration at the backlash, defending his decisions as consistent with the game’s flow and supported by VAR. Sources close to the referee described his reaction as “furious,” accusing critics of bias and failing to appreciate the physical nature of the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotland manager Steve Clarke avoided directly blaming the referee but acknowledged disappointment with key calls. The result leaves Scotland’s knockout hopes in doubt, while the refereeing debate continues to rage among the Tartan Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roy Keane and Ange Postecoglou Disagree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roy Keane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone in the studio was convinced, though. Roy Keane felt McTominay went down too easily, saying: “I don’t think it was a penalty. As simple as that. He was kind of looking to go down. I think he was looking to go down. There’s a difference.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotland’s Andy Robertson Finds ‘Hack’ to Beat FIFA’s New Throw-In Rule at World CupScotland’s Andy Robertson appears to have found a loophole to avoid punishment for one of FIFA’s new rules at the 2026 World CupAnge Postecoglou backed his fellow pundit’s view: “The Moroccan penalty gets his leg out, but I don’t think that’s enough to be a penalty. He does get across him, but not for a penalty, I think he was going down anyway.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It wasn’t the only contentious moment of the match either. Early in the second half, John McGinn went down under a challenge from the same Moroccan defender after breaking into the box, but referee Ilgiz Tantashev again waved play on.Scotland now face a tough task to reach the knockout stages, with Brazil up next in their final group game on the 24th of June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World Cup: Rules Expert Casts Verdict as Scotland Are Denied Penalty vs Morocco Scotland’s World Cup campaign suffered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,11],"tags":[23,24],"class_list":["post-1021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celtic","category-rangers","tag-celtic","tag-rangers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1023,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1021\/revisions\/1023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}