Ghana boss Queiroz laments non-penalty call in England draw: ‘VAR went for a coffee’

Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz was chuffed with his team’s effort after they played to a 0-0 FIFA World Cup draw with England at the Gillette Stadium near Boston on Tuesday, but he felt they deserved a late penalty.

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The Black Stars, though, were delighted with the point which keeps them on course to make the knockout phase for the first time since they got to the quarter-finals in 2010.

“Football is not only about possession. It is also about having the right attitude,” Queiroz said as his team built on their opening 1-0 victory against Panama.

“We celebrated because we got a draw against a team who are one of the favourites to win the World Cup.”

His team also have four points before heading to Philadelphia next to take on Croatia.

“You have to pay a high price to get points. Probably because we are in the United States where everything is expensive,” he joked.

However, the former Real Madrid, Portugal and South Africa boss also felt his team should have had a penalty for a late challenge on Prince Adu by Ezri Konsa.

Nothing was given by the Honduran referee and he was not summoned to check the VAR monitor.

“The VAR went for a coffee which is natural but it is a clear penalty and a red card,” insisted Queiroz.

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