The FIFA world cup has been amazing from the start. It has been surely difficult to predict which team is likely to take world cup home, with all teams performing at their best.
Again, on the other hand, it has not been all well with the African teams, especially Senegal.
The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has called on FIFA to revise its fair play ruling. It was this ruling that resulted in their World Cup exit.
Senegal’s 1-0 loss to Colombia in their Group H closer meant they finished third in the final table, below Japan thanks to their count of six bookings compared to the four collected by their pool rivals.
Fair play points are being used to settle groups for the first time at a World Cup, with Japan and Senegal finishing with the same number of points and identical goal difference and goals scored tallies.
Aware of the situation, Japan – for whom extra bookings could have resulted in elimination – played out the closing stages of their game against Poland at walking pace despite trailing 1-0.
The Federation has asked FIFA to punish teams that play in the fashion Japan did.“In future, FIFA should penalize a team that plays that way,” spokesperson Kara Thioune told BBC Sport.
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