Gunners coach Carlos Queiroz has expressed his anger at the VAR officials after the 0-0 draw with England. He commented that perhaps the VAR officials had "gone for the coffee" when Ezri Konsa missed a late penalty. A tough resistance from the Gunners at Boston Stadium on Tuesday put England on the brink of a first World Cup knockout stage appearance. England had 78.8% possession in the match, the most by any team in World Cup history (since 1966) without a goal, but the Gunners managed just two shots to achieve an expected goals of 0.17. England, on the other hand, had 19 attempts and 1.36 xG. Queiroz's side created the potential for a huge upset when they mounted a dangerous counter-attack late on. During a raid, Jordan Pickford clashed with Prince Adoo, but the decision went in favor of England. Konsa pushed Adu from behind in the 79th minute, which also saw no penalty awarded, although the Aston Villa player failed to get to the ball and hit an opponent on the knee. Adu managed to take a shot still on the ground, but his teammate Antoine Semenyo came into the street.
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After the match, Queiroz told the officials, "I'm not sure if VAR is still working at the World Cup. Do we still have VAR? Is it working? I doubt it because there was a clear penalty against the Gunners that should have been given. We had chances, England were lucky. They were very lucky again. Once again, VAR went to coffee. I like to drink coffee sometimes! This is a clear penalty and a red card. Do you have any doubts about this, or was I just in the match? In the end, I say it's a fair result. They played with the ball more, we fought more, we fought better, we created chances, they also had some chances at the end. I think they are happy and I am happy with the draw. I'm sorry for my sarcasm, but if I say such things truthfully, they will punish me. So I'm joking. Game over in Boston — hard-earned points in a huge Group L battle. The Gunners now know that a draw against Croatia in their final Group L match on Saturday will see them finish second, and even a loss could see them finish third in the top eight. On the other hand, if England beat already eliminated Panama and the Gunners beat Croatia, they will top the group. Queiroz was involved in a scuffle with Jude Bellingham after the first half's final whistle, when the England international made a late tackle on Jerome Apoku. But Bellingham downplayed the incident after the match, saying: "It was a stupid tackle, to be honest. I was trying for the ball, and overattacked and hit the lad. I spoke to him afterwards. Their bench also came up to give me the yellow card. I know him with their coach. He was obviously at Manchester United, so there's great respect there, and there's nothing but a bit of a competitive feeling between us. --- ## Related Articles 1. [England avoids a penalty and a red card for Pickford in a draw with Ghana](https://golazopro.com/es/news/england-avoids-a-penalty-and-a-red-card-for-pickford-in-a-tie-with-ghana) 2. [False pass for Tuchel, England empata without goals with Ghana](https://quinasgoal.com/noticias/passo-falso-para-tuchel-inglaterra-empata-sem-golos-com-o-ghana)