 Much of the talk after the match centred on Liverpool 's three disallowed goals . Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez was incensed by the referee 's decisions and remonstrated with the officials after the final whistle . Benitez was clear that at least one of the goals should not have been disallowed : " We knew that one of the goals was a goal , clear . " He also questioned the competency of the officials stating : " You wouldn 't get a Mexican referee and a Canadian linesman in the final of the World Cup . " Midfielder Luis García , who had a goal disallowed , summed up the feeling in the Liverpool : " We feel cheated . " 
