Roy Keane and Ian Wright argued about France's penalty at half-time

GiveMeSport

scores

By Rob Hoskin

Published Jul 15, 2018

Keane and Wright argued yet again about France's penalty

VAR was supposed to take the controversy out of football, wasn’t it?Generally, VAR has been a success during this tournament in Russia.But in the World Cup final - the most important match in football - everyone was talking about VAR for all the wrong reasons.In the 35th-minute, Antoine Griezmann swung in a corner-kick was inadvertently handled by Ivan Perisic.It was certainly accidental and, despite protests from the French players, referee Nestor Pitana waved them away.That was until the video assistant referee told Pitana to come and have a look at the pitch side monitor.Four-and-a-half minutes later and it was a penalty for France.Griezmann converted it and football fans around the world were arguing whether or not it should have been awarded.But it wasn’t just fans that were arguing over the decision - pundits were as well.Step forward Roy Keane and Ian Wright.Keane and Wright were at each other’s necks following England’s defeat to Croatia in midweek and they were at it again at half-time of the final.Wright suggested that if he was a French player, he’d have wanted a penalty for Perisic’s handball.And it didn’t go down well with Keane.He suggested that Wright needs to get his ‘head examined’ before insisting that the decision was “disgusting” and that he’s “fuming.”