Argentina #22 and Austria #20 chased the ball parallel near the touchline. As they came into contact, Argentina #22's left arm swung up and across, making head-height contact with the Austrian's head/face. The Austrian staggered and went down hard, staying on the ground holding his head. The on-field referee gave no foul, awarded no card, and VAR did not initiate a review. The decisive frame shows clear arm-to-head contact that is not a fair shielding or shoulder-jostle motion — Lautaro's arm is up and across, actively contacting the opponent's head. Under Law 12, this is at minimum a careless arm-to-head offence warranting a foul and a yellow card; depending on the force and intent visible in the full-motion footage, it may rise to a red card for violent conduct. The on-field officials missed at minimum a caution. VAR's non-review is procedurally defensible only if the broadcast angles did not clearly show red-card-level force (since VAR cannot intervene to add yellow cards). WRONG NO-CALL, MEDIUM confidence.
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