بلجيكا vs إيران

The referee correctly identified the foul by the Iran player on the Belgian attacker and awarded the free kick. But no card was shown and no VAR check followed — and that's the missed sanction. The post-incident close-up shows the Belgian player's left shin guard ripped through to bare skin, which is direct visual evidence of studs-down high-velocity contact. Under Law 12, that level of force constitutes at minimum a reckless challenge (yellow card) and on a serious-foul-play reading (which the shin-guard damage strongly supports) a straight red. The free kick alone undersanctioned the action; the on-field decision is PARTIALLY CORRECT — foul right, card wrong.