Tuesday night’s events are talking around the world.
This situation has caused an uproar at the World Cup. PDO
French star Kylian Mbappé the treatment upsets football fans.
The French striker fell during Tuesday night’s match against Senegal while running towards the opposition’s goal. Senegal’s Sadio Mané lunged towards the ball feet first, causing Mbappé to fall to the ground.
The referee did not immediately give Mané a penalty, but the situation was checked on video. Yle’s commentator, who presented the match in Finland Matti Härkönen thought the judge’s decision was wrong.
Härkönen estimates that Mané hits Mbappé’s feet, not the ball. In his opinion, the referee should have awarded a penalty kick.
– Hits the legs, does prevent Mbappé from getting deeper into the box, Härkönen explains.
Expert Essi Sainio, sitting in the commentary booth, agreed with Härkönen.
– At least according to some metrics, that would be a ball to 11 meters.
Yle Urheilu has shared about the situation the videoabout which everyone can form their own opinion.
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The Iranian-Australian judge Alireza Faghani did not change his decision even after the video review. The decision aroused indignation in Yle’s newsroom.
– Wow, Härkönen says and is silent for a moment.
– So the verdict is that Mbappé films.
“Trash”
The judge’s reasoning has also received a lot of criticism, because according to Faghan, Mbappé was “initiative” in the situation. Several former football players have suggested a solution For the British Broadcasting Company BBC.
– Sheer rubbish, former national team player Pat Nevin said.
– How could Mbappé have taken the initiative in contact? Dumbest sentence I’ve ever heard.
Former England captain Alan Shearer agreed.
– I don’t understand. The situation clearly shows that Mané lunges and hits Mbappé’s leg.
Also of the Swedish public broadcasting company SVT expert and former referee Jonas Eriksson found the reasoning incomprehensible.
– I really don’t agree. On the contrary, I think the defender sought contact in the situation, Eriksson said.
The situation had no effect on the final result, as France won the match 3–1. Mbappé scored two goals for France, Bradley Barcola one. Ibrahim Mbaye was responsible for Senegal’s only goal.