LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was little that went France’s way in Spain’s convincing World Cup semifinal win over Les Bleus at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday. But despite being completely outclassed in a 2-0 defeat, France coach Didier Deschamps was furious about the referee.
Speaking to reporters after the match, Deschamps — who officially retired as France coach following the loss — took issue with referee Iván Barton of El Salvador.
Deschamps said that he didn’t believe that Barton was the caliber of referee who deserved to officiate a World Cup semifinal. And while Barton did decide to keep the yellow card in his pocket after a reckless Lamine Yamal foul, he called more fouls against Spain than France.
Deschamps likely was fuming over the penalty that was awarded to Spain in the first half, but by letter of the law, Barton was correct in that decision.
But given the dominance in which Spain controlled the match, it seemed awfully strange of Deschamps to take issue with the refereeing.
His team was outplayed. It was that simple. The match didn’t come down to a call or officiating decision.
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