France-Morocco, 27th minute. Sofiane Boufal receives a yellow card for a clash with Theo Hernandez in the area of Les Bleus. A decision by Mr. Ramos which sparked controversy, with many believing that it was the Frenchman who made a mistake. Should Morocco therefore have obtained a penalty? This is not the opinion of our arbitration consultant, Stéphane Breda. “I don’t see any fault on Hernandez, nor on Boufal. And therefore even less a warning for the Moroccan, ”he analyzes. “The two players collide, that’s all. It’s a simple fact of the game, the referee should have let the game continue. »
“A too brutal tackle from Amrabat”
Stéphane Breda also returns to another phase: the intervention of Amrabat on Mbappé near the Moroccan rectangle. “It’s a brutal tackle, with a disproportionate commitment, even if the Moroccan player takes the ball. The referee should have given a free kick and a yellow card for Amrabat. But the VAR should not intervene, because it certainly did not deserve an exclusion, ”he concludes.
