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Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz during the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifier play-off final match at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Picture date: Sunday June 5, 2022 Stock Photo - Alamy
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Controversial referee Mateu Lahoz sent home after Lionel Messi outburst - India Today
SPORTbible on X: "Mateu Lahoz has been sent home and will no longer referee at the World Cup. https://t.co/O2apPDnBpL" / X
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