The French Football Federation is taking the case to Fifa.
The FFF announces this Wednesday evening that it will send a complaint to the body about the disallowed goal, after consulting the Var, during the defeat of the Blues against Tunisia (0-1) Wednesday in the final match of World Cup pool of the two selections.
The Blues had equalized in stoppage time in the second half through Antoine Griezmann.
An achievement initially accepted by New Zealand referee Matthew Conger, before being invalidated after intervention by the Var.
“We are writing a complaint following the goal of Antoine Griezmann, wrongly disallowed, from our point of view.
This complaint must be sent to Fifa within 24 hours of the end of the match, ”explained in the evening the FFF to Parisian-Today in France.
The federation had initially consulted Fifa about this goal, before now announcing its desire to file an appeal.
A recourse due to an unauthorized use of the Var
To be precise, this appeal does not relate to the nature of the disallowance of the goal, invalidated due to an offside position by the Atlético de Madrid striker in the duel which leads to his strike.
But on the use of the Var.
The referee was indeed called by his assistants in charge of the video-refereeing after having executed the kick-off to the Tunisians, then having whistled the end of the meeting.
However, the Ifab, the body in charge of football rules, does not authorize this possibility in this specific case.
"If the game has resumed after being stopped, the referee cannot carry out an analysis except in the event of erroneous identity (Editor's note: of an expelled player) or in the event of an offense liable to exclusion such as behavior violent, spitting, biting, and / or hurtful, rude or abusive words or acts, ”explains the instance in its protocol.
None of this for this purpose refused to the tricolor.
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“I am awaiting an answer on the regulations.
I don't know them all by heart.
The referee whistled the kick-off (Editor's note: after Griezmann's goal) and the end of the match and I'm not sure the match could resume, slipped the coach of the Blues Didier Deschamps at the end of the meet.
I went to see the referee to discuss.
I'm waiting for an answer and I won't say what he said.
I don't want to question him.
Do you have the number of Collina (the boss of referees at Fifa)?
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France still finished first in their group, despite this setback against the North Africans.
They will face Poland on Sunday (4 p.m.) in the round of 16.
