Algeria have reportedly complained about the refereeing in their 3-0 defeat to Argentina after Lionel Messi escaped a sending-off. They are also said to have highlighted an elbow in the face that Ibrahim Maza took from Alexis Mac Allister in a letter to FIFA. Messi stood on the calf of Algeria captain Aissa Mandi during a challenge in the first half, sparking a red card row in the aftermath of the match. However, he was not even shown a yellow card by Szymon Marciniak, who refereed the 2022