France file complaint to Fifa after Griezmann goal disallowed

01 December 2022 - 10:55 By Reuters
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Antoine Griezmann of France scoring a goal that was later disallowed due to offside by VAR in the World Cup Group D match against Tunisia at Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar on November 30 2022.
Antoine Griezmann of France scoring a goal that was later disallowed due to offside by VAR in the World Cup Group D match against Tunisia at Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar on November 30 2022.
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France are filing a complaint to Fifa after a last-gasp equaliser by Antoine Griezmann was disallowed after a video review after the final whistle of their 1-0 World Cup defeat to Tunisia, the French federation (FFF) 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.

“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 despite their win 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.

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