France to file a complaint over Griezmann's disallowed equaliser

12/01/2022

France file complaint to FIFA as they claim Antoine Griezmann’s last-gasp equaliser against Tunisia was ‘wrongly disallowed’ by VAR for offside

France are filing a complaint to FIFA over Antoine Griezmann’s disallowed goal
The Atletico Madrid forward scored a dramatic equaliser late-on against Tunisia
But, after the final whistle had gone, VAR overturned the decision for offside
The French Federation confirmed they will file a complaint over the decision
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France are filing a complaint to FIFA after a last-gasp equaliser by Antoine Griezmann was disallowed following a video review after the final whistle of their World Cup match against Tunisia, the French federation said on Wednesday.

Griezmann volleyed home eight minutes into stoppage time but the goal was ruled out as the forward was offside when Aurelien Tchouameni sent the ball into the area.

The ball was deflected by a Tunisian defender into the path of Griezmann, who was onside at that point, but the effort was disallowed and Tunisia won the game 1-0.

Antoine Griezmann thought he’d levelled the scoring late-on with a well-taken strike

The French Federation have revealed they will file a complaint to FIFA after the decision

‘We are writing a complaint after Antoine Griezmann’s goal was, in our opinion, wrongly disallowed. This complaint has to be filed within 24 hours after the final whistle,’ the FFF said in a statement.

Tunisia were eliminated from the tournament while France advanced top of Group D into the last 16 and they will face Poland on Sunday.

The FFF did not specify whether the complaint was over the goal itself or the fact it was ruled out after the final whistle.

France managed to qualify top of Group D despite falling to defeat against Tunisia

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