Dubious Penalty For Portugal Against Ghana Sparks Global Outrage

The decision by American referee Ismail Elfath to give Portugal a questionable penalty against Ghana has made people all over the world angry.

The 40-year-old is in the middle of the storm because he refused to ask VAR for a second opinion on the controversial decision, which has brought technology to its knees.

The American official who was born in Morocco didn't want to look at the VAR screen again, so he ruled that Mohammed Salisu's challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo was a foul.

But TV replays have shown that the referee made a mistake and that the decision shouldn't have stood.

This shameful decision has angered people all over the world, and many are wondering what the point of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is if it can't stop these kinds of bad things from happening.

The questionable penalty that was given to Portugal changed the game and made it harder for the Europeans to win 3-2 in Doha on Thursday night. Ronaldo became the first player to score in five World Cups.

And the reactions from all over the world have been huge and amazing.