DID YOU AGREE? There was offside in Lionel Messi’s goal.

Ifeanyi Udeze, a former Super Eagles defender, criticized VAR for awarding Argentina a penalty during the South Americans’ 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the current World Cup in Qatar.

Lionel Messi and company were shocked by Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 victory despite the former World Cup winners leading 1-0 at the half.

Udeze criticized VAR for its inconsistencies, pointing out that some of the judgments made during Argentina’s match against Saudi Arabia were actually disregarded during England’s match against Iran on Monday.

How the game ended “was a very big shock,” Udeze told Brila FM.

The referee and VAR “denied England a clear penalty,” he said.

“However, in a manner similar to how they did against Saudi Arabia, the referee and VAR didn’t hesitate to award Argentina a penalty.

“VAR is used in the game to ensure fairness and to eliminate mistakes, but it must be consistent with the rulings.

He continued,

Indeed, Messi’s goal was offside.