The Socceroos rescued a draw with a controversial penalty call as the number of spot-kicks in the 2018 World Cup continues to soar
"VAR, VAR, VAR" rang through the stadium, half-ironically from Australia fans, as Mathew Leckie's header struck the outstretched hand of Denmark’s Yussuf Poulsen in the closing minutes of the first half.
The incident was reviewed by the Moscow based Video Assistant Referees, and the officials from the USA, Canada and Italy gave head referee Mateu Lahoz the signal to stop the game to review the footage himself at pitch-side.
He then awarded a penalty that Mile Jedinak tucked away past Kasper Schmeichel to level the scores at 1-1 following Christian Eriksen’s excellent volleyed opener.