Shugaban Sashen Alkalanci na FIFA, Pierluigi Collina, ya yi tsayayya mai karfi wajen kare alkalai na FIFA World Cup 2026, yana watsi da zarguna cewa an yi wa alkalai matsin lamba daga waje, yayin da jayayya ke ci gaba a kusa da yanke hukunci da yawa a lokacin gasar.

Yana magana ga FIFA bayan kammala zagayen 16, Collina ya yi watsi da zargunan tsoma bakin waje ya kuma bayyana cewa yana masu farin ciki da yadda tawagar alkalai ta yi aiki a yanayin da ya yi wahala.

"Gabaɗaya, muna farin ciki. Duk da haka, da yawan wasanni da ake yi a cikin ɗan gajeren lokaci, abu ne na yau da kullun wasu abubuwa su saba jerin aiki. Idan wannan ya faru, suna shirye su yi aiki tuƙuru don tabbatar da cewa sun shirya sosai don wasan gaba," in ji Collina.

Babu hakuri ga barazana da zarguna marasa tushe

Duk da yake ya yarda cewa yanke hukunci masu kawo sabani wani ɓangare ne da ba za a iya kauce wa na ƙwallon ƙafa ba, Collina ya kafa iyaka a kan zarguna da ke kai hari ga mutuncin alkalai na kai tsaye.

"Tabbas, tattaunawa mai gina iri kan yanke hukunci zai kasance wani ɓangare na ƙwallon ƙafa koyaushe, amma zarguna marasa tushe ba su da wuri a cikin wasanmu. Babu wanda zai iya shakkar mutuncin alkalai na FIFA World Cup. Idan wannan ya faru, zai iya haifar da martani waɗanda ke kai wa barazana a kansu da iyalansu. Wannan ba daidai ba ne," in ji shi.

Collina ya kuma mayar da martani ga shawarwarin cewa shugabancin FIFA na iya shafar alkalanci, yana ambaton Shugaban FIFA Gianni Infantino kai tsaye.

"Babu wanda zai iya ikirarin cewa Alkalancin FIFA na iya samun tasiri daga kowa, har ma da Shugaban FIFA. Ya nuna cikakken goyon bayansa ga FIFA Team One koyaushe yayin da ya amince mana da yin aiki da 'yancin kai cikakke. Alkalai suna yanke hukunci cikin aminci kuma, kamar yadda 'yan wasa da kociyoyi suke yi, koyaushe suna ƙoƙarin yin abin da ya dace," ya ƙara da cewa.

Bayyana jayayya kan burin wasan Argentina v Egypt

Kare da Collina ya yi ya zo ne bayan kashi da Egypt ta sha 3-2 a zagayen 16 a hannun ƙungiyar da ta lashe kofin da ta gabata, Argentina — sakamakon da ya kunna wata muhawara mai zafi a cikin duniyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Afirka. Egypt sun yi imani cewa sun sami fifiko mai ƙarfi sa'ad da buri na biyu ya bayyana an bashi — sai dai aka soke shi bayan an yi bita ta VAR a filin wasa.

Alkalai sun yanke cewa dan wasan tsakiya na Egypt Marwan Attia ya taka ƙafar dan wasan baya na Argentina Lisandro Martinez a lokacin matakin mallakar farmaki — laifi wanda Collina ya ce ya cancanci soke buri bisa ga yadda FIFA ke amfani da Dokokin Wasa daidai gwargwado.

"Babu wata iyaka da aka bayyana, ko game da nisan daga burin ko adadin lokaci tsakanin lamarin da buri. Misalin wannan ya zo ne a wasan Argentina v Egypt inda Egypt No. 19 Marwan Attia a bayyane ya taka ƙafar Argentina No. 6 Lisandro Martinez. Muna ganin cewa laifi laifi ne," in ji Collina.

An bayyana abin da ya faru tsakanin Salah da Alvarez

Collina ya kuma bayyana wata zazzafar muhawara a wasan ɗaya: taɓawa ta ƙarshe tsakanin Mohamed Salah na Egypt da Julian Alvarez na Argentina. Alkalin da VAR dukkaninsu sun yanke cewa lamarin taɓawa ce ta yau da kullun ta ƙwallon ƙafa ne ba laifi ba — bambancin da Collina ya bayyana da daidaito.

"Taka ƙafar abokin hamayya laifi ne, yayin da mai kare wanda ya fara taɓa ƙwallon sannan ya yi taɓawar yau da kullun ta ƙwallon ƙafa bai aikata laifi ba," in ji shi.

Bayyanar ba zai kashe jayayya gaba ɗaya ba, amma sakon Collina ga masu sukar bai yi taho-mu-gama ba : alkalai na FIFA World Cup 2026 suna amsa wa Dokokin Wasa kaɗai.