France far from thrilled with officiating in World Cup semifinal loss
ARLINGTON, Texas — France coach Didier Deschamps had a question for the room full of reporters. “I don’t want to answer about [the referee],” he said after Spain bounced his team out of the World Cup 2-0 in the semifinal.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — France coach Didier Deschamps had a question for the room full of reporters. “I don’t want to answer about [the referee],” he said after Spain bounced his team out of the World Cup 2-0 in the semifinal. “I don’t want to say that just because we lost, but do you believe that the referee was up to the task to officiate a semifinal?” While the choice of Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton for a game of this magnitude did raise some eyebrows when announced among those familiar with him from CONCACAF, it’s hard to argue officiating decided this match. Barton awarded Spain a penalty after 22 minutes when French fullback Lucas Digne kicked Lamine Yamal while trying to play the ball, which seemed to be Deschamps’ main point of contention, though he refused multiple opportunities to confirm that.
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