Shocking moment Copa America referee REFUSES to shake USA captain Christian Pulisic's hand after furious bust-up

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This is the remarkable moment Copa America referee Kevin Ortega refused to shake Christian Pulisic's hand after a furious bust-up with the American captain.

The USA were dumped out of the tournament in embarrassing fashion on Monday night, with a 1-0 defeat confirming their exit in the group stages.

The loss in Kansas City was dominated by a series of baffling refereeing decisions throughout, which culminated in Pulisic squaring up to the official and screaming in his face.

At the end of the game at Arrowhead Stadium, Pulisic approached the Peruvian referee and his assistants, attempting to shake their hands.

In a crazy clip that emerged on social media, Pulisic can be seen speaking to the trio as he approaches, before shaking the hand of one of the linesman.

Christian Pulisic was snubbed when he tried to shake referee Kevin Ortega's hand at full-time

Pulisic looked furious as he spoke to all three officials at the end of the match in Kansas City

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He then moves down the line to shake hands with the main match referee, but is left hanging as Ortega instead opts to keep his hands behind his back and ignore the AC Milan midfielder's advances.

The camera then begins to pan away, but it appears the second linesman does shake Pulisic's hand, meaning the referee was the only official to snub the USA captain.

In a full clip of the incident, not initially shared by FOX Sports, Pulisic can be seen taunting the officials before approaching them, and he appears to gesture to the celebrating Uruguay players as if to ask: 'Why aren't you over there with them?'

During the game, the AC Milan midfielder had screamed in the face of Ortega after a decision

In the first half, Ortega booked Chris Richards and then inexplicably allowed play to continue

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During the game, USA fans and players alike were left furious by a series of amateurish mistakes from the referee.

The main one came midway through the first half when USA and Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards fouled an opponent and was given a booking.

Incredibly, the referee pulled out the yellow card to book Richards, but then opted to play advantage to Uruguay, despite some of the USA players believing the match to have been stopped.

Uruguay's winning goal also came via a suspect offside decision, with multiple replays appearing to show attacker Mathias Olivera fractionally offside before scoring the only goal of the game.