Colombian striker Radamel Falcao said he and his teammates were exiting the World Cup in Russia with a bad taste in their mouth because of the refereeing during their Last 16 match against England. "We're leaving with a bad taste, but Colombia will come back stronger," Falcao said after Colombia lost 4-3 on Tuesday in a penalty shootout here.

Falcao was very critical of American referee Mark Geiger. "I thought it was strange that they put an American referee in for this game," Falcao said. He added that the fact he only spoke English created doubts and claimed that there was a certain bias. "Through fouls, we were pushed back to our goal. It was clear that whenever there was a doubt he always sided with England. That's a disgrace," Monaco star said.