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Nathan Ridley

BIZARRE: Furious uruguay players chase referee down tunnel after world cup exit - What They Never Told You

Furious Uruguay players and staff chased German referee Daniel Siebert down the tunnel after they were humiliatingly knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage.

Despite beating Ghana 2-0 in what proved to be their final match, Luis Suarez and co were eliminated on goals scored, as South Korea snuck through thanks to a late 2-1 victory over Portugal. Although Uruguay picked up their first win of the tournament, they still needed one more goal to reach the last 16 and would've had a golden opportunity if Siebert had awarded them with a penalty.

Firstly, in the 57th minute, Liverpool hotshot Darwin Nunez was taken down by Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey inside the Ghana box. The German official, who'd waved play on, was told by VAR to review his original decision on the pitch-side monitor - but Siebert refused to overturn his call. His firm doubling down left Uruguay enraged and, for them, it was about to get worse.

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