The cameras exposed the French national team goalkeeper in the Futsal World Cup after he let the ball enter his goal so that the “Roosters” would lose to the Iranian team 1-4 in order to get second place in the group and avoid facing the “strong” Moroccan team in the round of 16.
The incident sparked widespread controversy after the clear negligence of the French goalkeeper and his fellow players who preferred to face Thailand instead of Morocco, which prompted Thailand coach Miguel Rodrigo to launch a violent attack on the French and Iranian teams, saying via his account on the “X” platform: “Regardless of what happens on the 27th (the date of the Thailand-France match), and admitting that we are the weakest, I say: France, we welcome you with open arms. Iran and France, coaches and players, have tarnished the reputation of my sport. You are a disgrace to the world!”
The irony is that many cases of manipulation occur in stadiums and halls without the committees and federations being able to prove them, but in the case of the French national team, the picture of negligence may seem clear!
🇫🇷 France GK trying REALLY hard to save that shot 😅😭#FutsalWC pic.twitter.com/kU2tCzbA77
— Ta L. (@talao_) September 22, 2024
We wonder, do teams and national teams have the right to choose their paths in the tournaments they participate in if they have secured their qualification? Will they be left unpunished if they resort to unsportsmanlike methods? And who decides that there is negligence or suspicion in the rare cases where losing is in the interest of the national team or team?!
Clear leniency of the French team 🇨🇵 against Iran to deliberately lose and deviate from the path of Brazil 🇧🇷 and Spain 🇪🇦
Will FIFA open an investigation into such cases where there is no sportsmanship or fair and honest competition? pic.twitter.com/HbIk14jvQJ
— 𝑨𝑩𝑶𝑼𝑱𝑨𝑫 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑓𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑒 | (@AbouJad_Talks) September 23, 2024
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