Controversial selections made by way of the referee had been the debate of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar all over the knockout phases. On Wednesday, Morocco lodged an legitimate criticism with FIFA in regards to the arguable calls made by way of referee Cesar Ramos right through the the most important semi-final fit in opposition to protecting champions France. Morocco’s fairytale run within the World Cup ended with a 0-2 loss to France.
Morocco had scripted an astonishing run to the semis with wins in opposition to former champion Spain in Round of 16 and identify favorites Portugal within the quarterfinal sooner than being stopped by way of France within the semis. Theo Hernandez had scored the opener within the first 5 mins of the tie sooner than Randal Kolo Muani put the general nail within the coffin with a second-half strike as Walid Regragui’s facet crashed out of the World Cup.
The Moroccan facet on the other hand used to be left livid as probably the most calls made by way of the referee right through the fit one in all which incorporated the yellow-card name for Sofiane Boufal for fouling Hernandez, after they felt it will have to had been the wrong way spherical leaving the African workforce pissed off. Morocco had been hoping for a penalty name, however Ramos went with a loose kick for France.
In a remark the RFFM mentioned: “The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) strongly protested against the arbitration of the Morocco-France match officiated by Mr. Cesar Arturo Ramos. To this end, the FRMF sent a letter to the competent body in which it refers to the arbitration situations which deprived the Moroccan selection of two indisputable penalties in the opinion of several arbitration specialists.
“The FRMF additionally expressed its nice astonishment that the Video Assistance to Arbitration (VAR) gadget didn’t react to those arbitration eventualities. The FRMF remembers that it’ll spare no effort to protect and maintain the rights of the National Selections by way of advocating equity in arbitration and by way of denouncing those arbitration selections taken right through this semi-final war of words of the World Cup. of FIFA Qatar 2022.”
It is not going that an legitimate criticism may exchange issues for Morocco for the reason that France and Argentina will face every different within the World Cup last at Lusail stadium in some other two days.