France secures World Cup round of 16 win amid referee controversy
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 4, 2026, 11:35 PM
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
France won against Paraguay in the World Cup round of 16. The match was overshadowed by criticism of referee Ilgiz Tantashev, who received backlash for allegedly allowing too many fouls by Paraguay. Remarkably, the South American team committed 13 fouls without a single booking, which had not happened in a World Cup match for Paraguay since 1998. Patrick Ittrich described Tantashev's performance as the worst of the tournament, highlighting unpunished fouls against key French players. Following the match, Paraguay's assistant coach received a yellow card for dissent post-game.
- •France advances to the World Cup quarter-finals.
- •Ilgiz Tantashev faced strong criticism for officiating.
- •Paraguay committed 13 fouls without a booking.
- •Patrick Ittrich called it the worst refereeing performance.
- 11:35 PMYahoo Sports — 🫣 Worst performance of the World Cup: Ittrich sees overmatched ref
"France battled their way to victory against Paraguay in the World Cup round of 16. But after the match, most of the talk was about the referee. "It was the worst performance at this World Cup," Patric...
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