Criticism is spreading on social media to referee Anthony Taylor, who suddenly pulled a red card for the Korean national soccer team coach Paulo Bento.



Referee Taylor served as the referee between Korea and Ghana in the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Group H group stage, which ended yesterday (28th) at Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar.



He was at the center of controversy by blowing the final whistle just before the end of extra time in the second half, even though Korea won the last corner.



Korea lost to Ghana 2-3, and coach Bento, who did not even get a chance to fight back, strongly protested after the game, and referee Taylor ordered Bento to leave the game.



Coach Bento suddenly became the first coach to receive a red card in this tournament and the first coach of the Korean national team to be sent off in a previous World Cup.



Also, on December 3 at 0:00 am, in the third round of the group stage against Portugal, Korea was unable to sit on the bench, and Korea faced an absurd situation of lack of leadership.



Taylor, who works as an English Premier League (EPL) referee, once ordered Son Heung-min, who plays for Tottenham, to leave the EPL as the captain of the Korean national team.



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If you look at the contents introduced by foreign media such as the British popular newspaper, fans who were usually critical of Taylor referee in the EPL posted a lot of comments mocking Taylor on social media after the game in Korea.



One user wrote on Twitter that "Taylor made Korea the enemy," while another pointed out that "Taylor ended the match before the corner, causing a furious reaction (from Korea)."



Another Twitter user said, "It's fun to see Taylor's 'terrorism' spread around the world," and ironically ironically ironic Taylor's problems, while another user said, "Taylor again did something that attracted more attention than the game." highly rated.



Some wrote, "The world is getting used to Taylor" or "We are on the verge of seeing someone punch Taylor. If that happens, it will be the greatest moment of the World Cup."



(Photo = Captured from Twitter user account with ID 9Hagi, Yonhap News)