France: What did the FFF complain to FIFA say?

FIFA’s response came after the complaint filed by the federation following the goal that was rejected by the referee of the Tunisia-France match, the third group match of the FIFA World Cup.

The third and final match for the French national football team in this group world Cup 2022 is over Very strange. The match ended in a draw, which he lost glaucoma at the last minute. But the rescue goal scored by Antoine Griezmann It was then denied, which resulted in France losing their first official match against France Tunisia.

The French Football Federation’s complaint after Tunisia – France: rejected by FIFA

The French Football Federation (FFF) lodged a complaint with FIFA, believing that the referee of the meeting was not authorized to disallow the French goal. Indeed, the regulations in force prohibit the use of video arbitration after the resumption of play, but in this case, the man in black not only authorized the Tunisians to touch the ball after the equalizer, but also whistled at the end of the match. in step. Sports.fr reports that FIFA has since refused FFF complaint.

There is no explanation

It seems that the High Commission did not provide any explanation as to why the French request was rejected. Which had more symbolic significance than anything else, because even with the defeat on the clock, the French national team remained first in its group.

The referee here signed his first and last bouts in the competition

We learn in passing that Mr. Conger, the New Zealand referee for this meeting, has not been selected to continue with the competition. Meanwhile, Qatari Abdullah Al-Marri, who is responsible for the video of that same meeting, will not be called up for the rest of the World Cup. Had these been real penalties, FFF’s allegation would not have gone unheeded. We can then assume that beyond purely sporting considerations, FIFA simply did not want to keep referees caught up in controversy.