2026 World Cup: The Refereeing of France-Morocco Is Already Sparking Debate, Deschamps' Reaction
- The 2026 World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco will be officiated by an all-Argentine team led by referee Facundo Tello, marking the first time in this tournament that match officials are from a single nation.
- Facundo Tello has experience officiating major tournaments, including two FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2024, and started refereeing at FIFA in 2019.
- The Argentine refereeing crew includes assistant referees Juan Pablo Belatti and Gabriel Chade, fourth official Dario Herrera, and reserve assistant referee Cristian Navarro, all with significant refereeing experience.
- France coach Didier Deschamps expressed confidence in the refereeing team and chose not to view the all-Argentine officiating lineup as a controversy, focusing instead on Morocco as the opponent.
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Kylian Mbappé, a member of the French team, soon found the justification for the penalty he handed over to the porter in Morocco.
The French captain wasted the opening of the account after a long wait to execute. He felt he let himself be deconcentrated.
Argentine referee Facundo Tello did a good job
The Baha'is sanctioned the maximum penalty for the team of Deschamps, but Kiki failed with the African archer.The French striker protested the extensive review of the VAR and the delay to execute the shot.
With a long international career behind him, Argentinian referee Facundo Tello will officiate tonight's quarter-final match between France and Morocco. Accustomed to high-pressure encounters, this man in his forties has already handed out ten red cards in less than 90 minutes. A profile.
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