Belgian coach Marc Wilmots claims World Cup referees are afraid to book Lionel Messi.
The Belgian boss made the statement after his team was eliminated by Argentina from the World Cup.
Wilmots who congratulated his team for their brilliant performance, blast Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli for failing to show Messi at least a yellow card after the Barcelona striker made a couple of heavy challenges. “Messi made three fouls no yellow card. My players had one foul, one yellow card” he fumed.