Morroco protests Referee’s decisions in semi-final defeat to france
The Royal Morocco Football Federation (FMRF) has lodged a complaint to FIFA over referee Cesar Ramos’ performance during their World Cup semi-final defeat to France.
According to the statement, FMRF appears apparently displeased with some decisions made by the Referee on Wednesday’s night.
The FMRF said in its statement: “The FMRF has written to the relevant body to review the refereeing decisions that deprived the Moroccan team of two penalties that were indisputable in the view of several refereeing specialists.
“The FMRF was equally astonished that the video assistant referee (VAR) did not react to these situations.”
More prominently, Morocco’s players were first incensed when winger Sofiane Boufal collided with Hernandez in the France box.
The referee opted to award the french team a free-kick instead of a Morocco penalty before booking Boufal, provoking a furious reaction from Walid Regragui’s men.
In another scenario, substitute Selim Amallah was held down in the France area as he awaited a free-kick delivery- the arbiter once again chose not to award a spot-kick, or even call for a VAR review.
Having become the first African country to reach the semi-final, Morroco would be looking forward to make another history when they face Croatia in the third place final on Saturday.
