Scandal! Referee spares Lionel Messi for rough foul and doesn't show him a red card

It looks like we're in for a major scandal.

Details: Today's match between Argentina and Algeria continues to give us plenty of talking points.

This time, fans are passionately discussing an incident where Argentina's captain, Lionel Messi, miraculously escaped a sending off after a harsh foul on an Algerian player.

Messi lost his position and, in the heat of the battle, delivered a hard, studs-up challenge from behind on the Algerian, who fell to the turf in obvious pain. VAR initiated a review of the incident, but for reasons unknown, match referee Szymon Marciniak decided not to send Messi off.

At halftime, Argentina leads 1-0 thanks to a goal from Messi.

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