Internet Erupts In Shock as Poor Refereeing Robs India of Potential Win; Fans Call Qatar Cheats

India seemed to be on course to a historic victory over Qatar in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers game on Tuesday but a shocking decision from the Referee cost them a potential win. The stunning decision came in the 73rd minute when the South Korean match officials allowed a dubious goal.

Hyderabad: The Indian football team exited from the World Cup qualification with a defeat to Qatar by 2-1 on Tuesday but tier elimination was marred with controversy because of the poor Refereeing from South Korean match officials.

Till the 73rd minute of the match, it looked as if India will advance to the next round of the World Cup Qualifiers as they were leading 1-0 against Qatar in a must-win game courtesy of Lallianzuala Chhangte’s goal.

However, disaster struck the Indian football team as Qatar were awarded a free-kick. Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved a header from Youssef Aymen. But, the ball went past through him and crossed the line for a corner kick for Qatar. However, Alhashmi Mohialdin pulled back the ball into the play with a backheel and Youssef Aymen struck it into the goalpost. Meanwhile, the Indian team had stopped playing considering the ball had gone out of bounds.