The thirteenth game day brought various emotions to football fans. Unfortunately, at the Brazilian world championship, the question of disgusting refereeing once again arose. In the two decisive matches of the tournament, the referees made fatal mistakes.
In Group D, the main meeting of the third round was the game between Uruguay and Italy. A draw was enough for the Italians, and the South Americans were satisfied with only a victory to enter the playoffs. In the first half, the game resembled a chess game. Both coaches chose a cautious tactic, which implied the expectation of an opponent's mistake. In the second half of the meeting, one of the leading players of Italy, Marchisio, was unjustly sent off from the field.
This was a defining moment in the organization of the game for Uruguay. The players of this team were able to score a goal in the 81st minute from the standard, which led to the Uruguayan team in the playoffs. Another memorable moment was the bite of the Italians' defender Celini Suarez. The referee of the meeting did not show any sanctions. However, FIFA is deciding whether to disqualify the Uruguayan. But this does not solve anything for Italy - the players of this team are sent home. The Uruguayans will play in the 1/8 finals with the Colombian national team.
Simultaneously with this game, a meeting took place between the national teams of England and Costa Rica. The game ended in a dismal 0 - 0 draw. The British failed to win the tournament, and the Costa Ricans emerge from the death group undefeated. However, the organizing committee intends to check the entire Costa Rican team for the fact of doping. So far, nothing is known about the results. The Costa Rican players themselves are celebrating an unprecedented success. In the 1/8 finals of the football world championship, they will be awaited by the Greek team.
In the evening matches of the day, the last games were held in Group C. The Colombian national team did not leave Japan a chance, having won the third victory in the tournament. The score of the match 4 - 1 in favor of the South Americans brings the Colombians into the leaders of Group C. While the game of Colombia leaves only positive feedback from experts, the South American players show very high quality and entertaining football.
The second match in Group C was a meeting between Greece and Cote d'Ivoire. The Greeks won with a minimum margin of 2 - 1 and secured their way out of the group from second place. At the same time, it should be noted that the decisive goal was scored only in the condensed time after the very controversial appointment of a penalty kick to the goal of the African team.
The thirteenth game day was marked by the defeat of Italy, the brilliant performance of Colombia and the monstrous mistakes of the referees.
