Uruguayan defender Jose Maria Jimenez could be suspended for 15 games after he elbowed one of the FIFA competition directors during the protest after the match with Ghana, many European media write. The Uruguayans did their part in the last round against Ghana, scored two goals in a short period of time and thought it was over. They thought that South Korea cannot turn it around against Portugal and that their passage to the round of 16 is assured. And that’s exactly what happened, the Asian team won in extra time and thus eliminated them from the World Cup.A Giménez se le fue la cabeza completamente. Entre el codazo y las acusaciones graves ojo con la sanción que le pueda caer… pic.twitter.com/Oa3Kob6BA4— Pedro Fullana (@PedroFullanaSER) December 3, 2022 As expected, Diego Alonso’s chosen ones were disappointed and angry, however, not at themselves, for not scoring the third goal and thus remaining independent from the results of the second game, but at the head referee and his assistants. South American blood boiled over at the final whistle and several Uruguay internationals headed to referee Daniel Siebert and his assistants to express their displeasure at the missed penalties on Darwin Nunez and Edinson Cavani.❗️ Josema Giménez after the game: “They [the referees] are all a bunch of thieves these sons of b*tches. Yes, record me. Son of a b*tch.” pic.twitter.com/Im77roiqCu— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) December 2, 2022 The loudest among the players was Jimenez, who had to be restrained by his teammates and members of the coaching staff so that he wouldn’t attack the German referee. However, in his resistance, the Atetico defender elbowed FIFA’s director of the competition in the crowd – admittedly, it seems accidental – whose name is not mentioned by the media, and for that he could be severely punished. And not only that, he criticized and insulted the referees without hesitation on camera:“The referees are all a bunch of thieves, these sons of b*tches. Yes, record me. Son of a b*tch” Jimenez said angrily.Ayew misses from the spot as Ghana, Uruguay crash out in dramatic Group H finishFor the above statement the Uruguayan stopper could be punished with a three match suspension, however, punching a Fifa official could see his punishment quintupled! Mundo Deportivo writes that Jimenez could be suspended for 15 games or a certain period of time if the incident is reported.Cavani vs VAR 😳#Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/faXKXkPWJm— GOAL Italia (@GoalItalia) December 2, 2022 The Catalan newspaper does not state whether the suspension would be transferred to club football or whether it would apply only to the matches of the Uruguayan national team. But in a similar incident, FIFA suspended Luis Suarez for three months in 2014, and the experienced striker could not play for Barcelona during the same period, as he was playing at Camp Nou then. Edinson Cavani is also threatened with a punishment after knocking down the VAR monitor after leaving the field, although this was much milder action than his teammate’s.QATAR 2022 WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16Sunday18:00: (1.35) France (5.30) Poland (10.0)22:00: (1.60) England (3.80) Senegal (7.25)
