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Scotland\u2019s tough World Cup loss on Friday did not come without controversy.<\/p>\n

Late in their 1-0 defeat to Morocco, Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay got caught up under pressure from Neil El Aynaoui and wound up tripping and falling down on the pitch inside the goal box.<\/p>\n

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Although it appeared that El Aynaoui made contact with McTominay\u2019s lower leg, referee Ilgiz Tantashev did not call a penalty, waving off protests for a penalty kick from the Scottish players.<\/p>\n

The Fox broadcast also caught McTominay lying down with his arms out appearing flabbergasted that no penalty was called.<\/p>\n

The video review team also did not intervene, something that former referee Christina Unkel said after the game was a mistake.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing you are looking for as a [Video Assistant Referee] is if there is any touch on that ball, and the answer is no,\u201d she said on the ITV broadcast. \u201cWe saw that second replay there; that was exactly what I was looking for. There was no contact on the ball whatsoever.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is a trip up coming from behind that does contact his left lower leg. For this, I do think this is a missed incident for VAR to not recommend that for a penalty and the referee to not make the decision on the field for a penalty. I\u00a0know this referee is calling a more physical game, but this is a very clear penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broadcaster and former Scottish player Duncan Ferguson agreed with Unkel, saying that the penalty was clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a penalty. There was a big touch, and McTominay goes down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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While the no-call and the loss are surely disappointing, Scotland coach Steve Clarke remains confident in his crew going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gave them a game,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cWe\u2019re sure we can compete at this level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scotland is set to face Brazil in its final Group C match on Wednesday, with Morocco taking on Haiti the same day.<\/p>\n

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