Monday's Copa America group stage game between USA and Uruguay ended with plenty of drama.
The United States men’s national soccer team had no one to blame but themselves after getting knocked out of the Copa America Monday night, but the referee from the match certainly wasn’t doing them any favors., head referee Kevin Ortega made a handful of questionable calls against the U.S., including an errant yellow card issued to USMNT’s Tyler Adams and a late whistle to stifle a U.S. counterattack in the first half.
Following the final whistle, Ortega then appeared to refuse to shake USMNT star Christian Pulisic’s hand.to celebrate with Uruguay just moments prior, which would explain Ortega’s reluctance to shake hands with a player who was blatantly disrespecting him. Though Pulisic’s outward disdain toward Ortega was far from classy, Ortega looked out of his depth during several crucial moments of the match. The most egregious call came in the 32nd minute, when USMNT defender Chris Richards fouled a Uruguay player in his defensive half. As Ortega was pulling out a yellow card for Richards, Uruguay tried to play a quick free kick, and Ortega bafflingly allowed play to continue.
The U.S. conceded the lone goal of the match in the 66th minute off a Uruguay free kick, which was ultimately awarded after a lengthy and controversial VAR check for offsides. The U.S. suffered a 2-1 loss to Panama earlier in the tournament and would have needed to beat Uruguay to advance to the knockout stages.Kristen Wong is a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020.
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