JUDE BELLINGHAM summed up the thoughts of a nation as France’s Theo Hernandez escaped a red card against England.
The left-back shoved Chelsea’s Mason Mount with the reigning champions 2-1 up in Qatar.
And amazingly referee Wilton Sampaio waved off England’s initial penalty protests.
After a VAR check, Sampaio then went over to the monitor and awarded a penalty after a second look.
But the official had no interest in sending Hernandez off – leaving Bellingham stunned.
The midfielder clearly believed Mount was denied a goalscoring opportunity – and so did many online.
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One said: “That’s a red card, it’s shocking Bellingham has to teach the ref his job.”
Another said: “Bellingham’s reaction is all of us. That’s a red card.”
One added: “As Bellingham is asking, how is that that not a red?
“The rule is ‘no clear intention to play the ball as a last man, is a straight red card’.”
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Another added: “Bellingham is correct, last defender on a goal-scoring opportunity and should be a red.”
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Hernandez was eventually given a booking while England and Harry Kane had a nervous wait for the spot kick.
Kane had levelled from the spot earlier in the second half but on his second attempt he blazed over the bar.
England failed to pull one back again and were dumped out of the World Cup in the quarter-final stages.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
