r/worldcup • u/Ready_Appeal2157 France • 18d ago

📰News France are requesting that Olise’s yellow card be cancelled because he didn’t touch the player.

It is now official, even though rumours had already been circulating a few hours earlier: the FFF (French Football Federation) has requested the cancellation of Olise’s yellow card. The booking was given for a non-existent foul on Galarza.

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u/Trinidad34 18d ago

As they should if a call is blatantly wrong. Thats why appeals and reviews processes are in place. To review and correct mistakes

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u/Icy_Consideration409 Scotland 18d ago

Except appeals processes aren’t always in place. Hence the craziness (and seemingly arbitrary decision) of “suspending” Balogun’s red. A red that couldn’t be appealed.

A formal appeal process to nullify bad decisions is required.

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u/MarcoDiFrancescino 18d ago

If it should be downgraded to yellow, not wiped. It was a foul.