The Royal Morocco Soccer Federation (FMRF) has lodged a grievance to FIFA over referee Cesar Ramos’ efficiency throughout their World Cup semi-final defeat to France.
Morocco misplaced Wednesday’s sport 2-Zero after objectives from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani despatched reigning champions France through to a second consecutive World Cup final.
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Nonetheless, there have been plenty of contentious selections through the match, with Morocco’s gamers incensed when winger Sofiane Boufal collided with Hernandez within the France field.
The referee opted to award Les Bleus a free-kick as an alternative of a Moroccan penalty earlier than reserving Boufal, upsetting a livid response from Walid Regragui’s males.
Substitute Selim Amallah was later dragged down within the France space as he awaited a free-kick supply, though Ramos as soon as once more selected to not award a spot-kick.
“The FMRF has written to the related physique to assessment the refereeing selections that disadvantaged the Moroccan staff of two penalties that have been indeniable within the view of a number of refereeing specialists,” the group mentioned in an announcement.
“The FMRF was equally astonished that the video assistant referee (VAR) didn’t react to those conditions.”
Morocco made sporting historical past in Qatar by changing into the primary African staff to succeed in the ultimate 4 of a World Cup.
Regardless of their heart-breaking semi-final loss, the Atlas Lions have an opportunity to complete the match on a excessive in Saturday’s third-place play-off in opposition to Croatia (2am Sunday AEDT).
Proper-back Achraf Hakimi remained constructive after the France defeat, declaring on Twitter, “We gave all of it. The dream of a staff, of an entire nation, is over”.
“However we now have to be pleased with what we now have performed. We fought till the final second and we left with our heads held excessive,” he wrote.
“We’ll proceed to try to give our all for this nation. Due to all Moroccans to your help.”
In the meantime, Poland’s Szymon Marciniak will referee the World Cup last between Argentina and France.
The 41-year-old, who will turn out to be the primary Pole to take cost of the ultimate, officiated his first World Cup match in 2018 in Russia.
Marciniak has beforehand refereed each finalists in Qatar. He took cost when France performed Denmark within the group stage, and was additionally within the center when Australia confronted Argentina within the last-16.
He shall be joined for Sunday’s last (2am Monday AEDT) by assistants Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz.
Qatari Abdulrahman Al Jassim was appointed to referee the third-place match between Croatia and Morocco on the Khalifa Worldwide Stadium on Saturday (2am Sunday AEDT).
He shall be assisted by compatriots Taleb Al Marri and Saoud Ahmed Almaqaleh.
– AAP
