Doha: The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFA) submitted on Thursday an official protest to FIFA against the refereeing of the semi-final against France at the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup.
In a statement, RMFA said it protested strongly against some of the decisions of referee Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi-final match against France.
The federation added that it has sent a letter to FIFA detailing the officiating mistakes that resulted in depriving the Moroccan national team of two clear penalties, which were confirmed by the testimony of the refereeing specialists.
At the same time, it expressed its great astonishment that the VAR room also did not react to alert the referee about the situations, during the match.
The statement indicated that the Moroccan federation affirms that it will not spare any effort to defend and preserve the rights of the national team, demanding fairness in taking the necessary action on the injustice.
Moroccan Federation officials are protesting against the obstruction of striker Sofiane Boufal inside the box by the defender Theo Hernndez, and instead of awarding Morocco a penalty, a yellow card was awarded to the French striker.
The second case concerned Aurelian Tchouamén pushing of midfielder Salim Amalah inside the penalty area, following a corner kick.
Source: QNA
