World Cup 2018: Petition calling for England v Colombia to be REPLAYED gets more than 290,000 signatures (and counting)
Colombian fans want FIFA to review the game as they felt a number of refereeing decisions went against them
Colombia fans have launched a petition calling for the 2018 World Cup last 16 clash against England to be REPLAYED following the Three Lions’ penalty shoot-out victory.
Angry supporters have demanded FIFA to review a number of incidents in the game – the award of a penalty to the Three Lions and the decision to disallow a goal by Carlos Bacca because two balls were in play.
More than 290,000 people (as of Friday morning) had put their signatures to the petition, which was started on Tuesday after Gareth Southgate's men booked a quarter-final meeting with Sweden.
Colombian fans argue that England were awarded their second-half penalty for "a non-existent foul".
They also believe Bacca's extra-time goal should have been allowed to stand.
Bacca had blasted the ball into the net after American referee Mark Geiger – who was hounded by Colombia players all game – had already blown his whistle to stop play.
He halted proceedings after England defender Harry Maguire was distracted by a second ball that would have come on the pitch had the assistant not stopped it.
The petition calls for FIFA "to review these two actions, in order to set a precedent for fair play".
England took the lead on the night through Kane's 57th-minute penalty, after former Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez was deemed to have illegally wrestled him to the ground at a corner.
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman argued Southgate's side "fall in the box" and blamed "confusion" over the amount of physical contact tolerated at corners.
Argentina legend Diego Maradona also raged at the decision and referee Geiger's performance, calling the result a "monumental robbery" in an extraordinary rant on Venezuelan TV.
FIFA responded to Maradona's comments with a statement that said it "strongly rebukes the criticism of the performance of the match officials which it considers to have been positive in a tough and highly emotional match".
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