Are the Blues still hoping for a draw? FFF files a complaint

The jamming of a French goal that was canceled by the video assistant referee after the end of the match against Tunisia (1-0), Wednesday in Doha, prompted the French team to prepare an official complaint to the attention of FIFA, according to what it announced. He led him from the 68th minute with a goal from Wahbi Khazri, the French thought they had equalized with a last pass from Aurelien Chouamini on the left side of the French attack, and he defeated Antoine Griezmann after a discount from Muntasir Talbi in the 98th minute. While the players and the referee returned to their places, the match resumed, New Zealand referee Matthew Conger blew the final whistle, and the video assist led the referee to turmoil at the end and after the match. Watching, he led the referee to signal an offside player from Atlético de Madrid, in the midst of Tchwamini.

The match resumed a few seconds later, before another final whistle, with the score at 1-0. For TF1 viewers, the end of the match was absolutely hilarious as the channel got back on the air after the tie… finally got cancelled. She resumed her broadcast a few minutes later and apologized. “We are writing a complaint based on Antoine Griezmann’s goal, which from our point of view was wrongly disallowed,” the French Football Federation specified. This complaint must be sent to FIFA within 24 hours of the end of the match.

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Blues coach Didier Deschamps had already expressed doubts about the validity of this goal. “I’m waiting for the answer to the rules”Deschamps confirmed at a press conference. The coach criticizes the presence of offside less than criticizing him settlement point. “The second aspect is that the referee signaled the kick-off and the end of the match. Does he have the right to return (on goal)? I’m not sure.”is completed. “I went to see him. I’m waiting for a reply. You don’t have Mr. Collina’s number.” (Chief FIFA referee, editor’s note) ? “.

According to a refereeing source interviewed by AFP, this situation does not appear in the VAR protocol. “Once the match has started, it is impossible to go back to being offside.”This source explains. According to the video assistance protocol consulted by AFP, “If play is resumed after it has been stopped, the referee can only make an analysis in the case of mistaken identification or in the case of an offense liable to disqualification such as violent behaviour, spitting, biting, and/or hurtful, rude or abusive words or actions.”.

Griezmann, who thought he had ended a blue streak of 11 matches without a goal, also expressed his doubts. “The referees make decisions, you have to accept. We were kind enough because we had already qualified, we didn’t get too upset. But I didn’t understand at all.”, He said. At the end of October in the Champions League, a similar situation arose between Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen (2-2). After the end of the match whistled, French referee Clément Turpin was called back by video assist and awarded a penalty kick to the “Colchoneros”. However, it was not an impermissible target. And asked AFP this evening from FIFA to respond immediately.