VAR Decision in World Cup Incident

Here was a situation where Kukurea covered his mouth and spoke with Messi and Messi tried to get him sent off

So Messi gestured towards the referee that Kukurea had covered his mouth and VAR checked the situation

But VAR informed the referee that this was not a red card offense

So as many people know there is a specific rule for the World Cup that if a player covers their mouth in a confrontational

manner against an opponent they may receive a red card

But when VAR checked the situation they deemed that this was not a confrontational manner

So that's why he was not sent off in the situation

So the referee told Messi that this was not in a confrontational manner and that's why there was no red card offense here

So Messi tried to get Kukurea sent off here, but VAR did not agree and that's why there was no VAR review