FIFA’s disciplinary committee stated on Monday that France’s protest over the disallowance of Antoine Griezmann’s aim of their last World Cup Group D sport in opposition to Tunisia has been rejected.
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has rejected the protest submitted by the French Football Association in relation to the Tunisia v France FIFA World Cup match played on 30 November,” FIFA stated in a press release.
France lodged a grievance after a video assessment after the ultimate whistle disallowed a last-gasp equalizer by Griezmann.
Griezmann volleyed eight minutes into stoppage time, however the aim was disallowed for a ahead offside when Aurélien Tchoumeni despatched the ball into the world.
The ball was deflected into the trail of Griezmann by a Tunisian defender, who was offside on the time, however the effort was blocked and Tunisia went on to win the sport 1–0.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
