England vs Colombia: Referee says VAR made huge mistake in World Cup clash
COLOMBIA midfielder Wilmar Barrios should have been sent off in tonight’s World Cup last-16 clash against England, claims former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg.
What I then do see is the movement up with his head and that is clearly violent conduct
Mark Clattenburg on the incident involving Wilmar Barrios and Jordan Henderson
“What you can see from this footage is that the defender has put his head into Jordan Henderson’s chest, therefore I think this is a yellow card.
“But what I then do see is the movement up with his head and that is clearly violent conduct because he know what he’s doing and this is a pre-meditated act."
Clattenburg says the VAR should have told the on-field referee to review the incident on the side of the pitch.
“The referee’s on the pitch, he’s got the temperature, the feeling," he added.
Wilmar Barrios should have been sent off for the headbutt on Jordan Henderson, says Clattenburg (Image: ITV)
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“You can see in the first half it’s a very spiky game.
"He knows the feeling on the pitch.
“What I would rather see is the video referee, instead of giving his opinion which is a yellow card, I would rather see the referee go to the review area and make the correct call, which is a red card for violent conduct.”
The game ended 1-1 at the end of normal time, with Yerry Mina's header cancelling out Harry Kane's opener.