England supporters fume as referee allows Croatia equaliser

The inconsistency regarding the high foot rule reared its head again.

England supporters were counting down the minutes ever since Kieran Trippier's free-kick sailed into the back of the Croatian net after five minutes in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final. But Croatia got themselves right back into the game as Ivan Perisic swung a boot at a cross from Sime Vrsaljko and the ball flew past Jordan Pickford in the England goal. It was a brilliant finish from the Inter winger but plenty of English supporters were furious after watching replays of the equaliser. Perisic beat Kyle Walker to the ball and it was suggested that the Croatia star's foot was at a dangerous height as Walker attempted to head the cross clear. Referee Cuneyt Cakir didn't agree, however, and didn't even entertain the idea of disallowing the goal. https://twitter.com/itvfootball/status/1017128603149066241 If Cakir's name sounds familiar, it's because he was the official who sent off Nani for a high boot on Alvaro Arbeloa in Sir Alex Ferguson's final Champions League match. Ferguson raged about the decision after the last-16 defeat to Real Madrid in 2013, admitting that he felt it was "hard to keep faith" after the contentious red card. Now while it's impossible to say that Perisic's foot was as high as Nani's was five years ago, it had supporters raging about the lack of consistency from Cakir. https://twitter.com/richardajkeys/status/1017128678189195265 https://twitter.com/amjonno/status/1017128007876661248 https://twitter.com/markgoldbridge/status/1017127948799922179 https://twitter.com/MarkOgden_/status/1017128020241461258 https://twitter.com/colesy1985/status/1017128032262377477 https://twitter.com/sagheerosman/status/1017128049458995201 https://twitter.com/jmak316/status/1017128246322790400 https://twitter.com/Pogbackkk/status/1017128225145802752 https://twitter.com/TheWack180/status/1017128007352365057 https://twitter.com/BeanymanSports/status/1017128690482892800 https://twitter.com/kokudum/status/1017128003590066176