Former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba spared no criticism of the refereeing in the round of 16 game of the 2026 World Cup, in which his team faced Norway. The match took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA. The refereeing was in charge of Jesús Valenzuela, from Venezuela, and the victory went to Norway, who won 2-1.
"It's a scandal, this penalty wasn't awarded in favor of Nicolas Pépé, pfffff, what is VAR for?!" — wrote Drogba on his account on the social network The referee did not react to what happened.