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France were controversially denied a penalty in their World Cup win over Senegal, despite Kylian Mbappe appearing to be clearly fouled.
With the score at 0-0 in the 58th minute of the Group I opener, Mbappe went to ground inside the Senegal penalty area after a challenge from Sadio Mane.
The France talisman turned on the pace to drive into the box from the right wing.
Former Liverpool star Mane made a desperate lunge to try and stop him, only to bring him down.
While Mbappe looked to have been caught by Mane’s trailing leg, referee Alireza Faghani initially waved away his protests.
The official awarded a corner, but was then instructed to review the decision at the VAR monitor.
Replays showed Mbappe knocking the ball past Mane, before the winger and caught the Real Madrid forward’s back leg.
But bizarrely, the referee decided to stick with his original decision, claiming Mbappe had looked for the contact.
Outrage
The decision left France incensed, with their star man appearing incredulous.
And it also had talkSPORT pundit Mark McGhee scratching his head, who slammed Faghani for ignoring the VAR recommendation.
Former Scotland assistant manager McGhee said on air: “I don’t think you can admire the referee for sticking to his guns, it’s a show of arrogance…
“I didn’t like that penalty not being given.”
talkSPORT’s Sports Bar hosts Jason Cundy and Jamie O’Hara were even more furious when discussing the controversy live on air after the game.
“That was one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen,” O’Hara began.
“I mean, how is the World Cup going to allow that to happen? That referee, he was not good.”
Cundy added: “It’s disgusting. Can you imagine if he was in charge of the World Cup final, and that’s in the last minute?
“And then, Senegal go up the other end and score a winner… that’s why VAR was brought in.
“I understand why he got it wrong in the first instance, I get why he made a mistake because players are moving at such pace, but he got it wrong.
“When you show the evidence, you’ve got camera one, camera two, camera three and camera four, how can you not then see there’s no contact with the ball?
“The defender’s leg comes in, Mbappe is trying to ride the leg and it catches him.
“Wow, I mean, that’s one of the worst decisions you’ll see… one of the worst decisions I’ve seen probably all season, actually. Disgusting.”
Historic night
Fortunately for France, the penalty call did not prove costly, with Mbappe getting on the scoresheet just minutes later.
The Real Madrid forward put Les Bleus 1-0 up on 66 minutes, as he slotted home after being played in by Michael Olise.
Not only did this come at a crucial stage, it also saw Mbappe equal Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time record goalscorer.
This was the 27-year-old’s 57th international goal, and it was quickly followed by a second goal.
Bradley Barcola put Les Bleus 2-0 up with a cute chip as he rounded off a counter-attack, before Ibrahim Mbaye pulled a goal back for Senegal in second-half stoppage time.
But there was still time for Mbappe to have the final say on the clash, as he then fired home a stunning effort from distance to seal the three points.
As well as wrapping up a 3-1 victory, this also saw Mbappe overtake Giroud to become France’s all-time record goalscorer outright with 58 goals.
World Cup WhatsApp
Don’t miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.
Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.
It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings.
Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.
France were controversially denied a penalty in their World Cup win over Senegal, despite Kylian Mbappe appearing to be clearly fouled.
With the score at 0-0 in the 58th minute of the Group I opener, Mbappe went to ground inside the Senegal penalty area after a challenge from Sadio Mane.
The France talisman turned on the pace to drive into the box from the right wing.
Former Liverpool star Mane made a desperate lunge to try and stop him, only to bring him down.
While Mbappe looked to have been caught by Mane’s trailing leg, referee Alireza Faghani initially waved away his protests.
The official awarded a corner, but was then instructed to review the decision at the VAR monitor.
Replays showed Mbappe knocking the ball past Mane, before the winger and caught the Real Madrid forward’s back leg.
But bizarrely, the referee decided to stick with his original decision, claiming Mbappe had looked for the contact.
Outrage
The decision left France incensed, with their star man appearing incredulous.
And it also had talkSPORT pundit Mark McGhee scratching his head, who slammed Faghani for ignoring the VAR recommendation.
Former Scotland assistant manager McGhee said on air: “I don’t think you can admire the referee for sticking to his guns, it’s a show of arrogance…
“I didn’t like that penalty not being given.”
talkSPORT’s Sports Bar hosts Jason Cundy and Jamie O’Hara were even more furious when discussing the controversy live on air after the game.
“That was one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen,” O’Hara began.
“I mean, how is the World Cup going to allow that to happen? That referee, he was not good.”
Cundy added: “It’s disgusting. Can you imagine if he was in charge of the World Cup final, and that’s in the last minute?
“And then, Senegal go up the other end and score a winner… that’s why VAR was brought in.
“I understand why he got it wrong in the first instance, I get why he made a mistake because players are moving at such pace, but he got it wrong.
“When you show the evidence, you’ve got camera one, camera two, camera three and camera four, how can you not then see there’s no contact with the ball?
“The defender’s leg comes in, Mbappe is trying to ride the leg and it catches him.
“Wow, I mean, that’s one of the worst decisions you’ll see… one of the worst decisions I’ve seen probably all season, actually. Disgusting.”
Historic night
Fortunately for France, the penalty call did not prove costly, with Mbappe getting on the scoresheet just minutes later.
The Real Madrid forward put Les Bleus 1-0 up on 66 minutes, as he slotted home after being played in by Michael Olise.
Not only did this come at a crucial stage, it also saw Mbappe equal Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time record goalscorer.
This was the 27-year-old’s 57th international goal, and it was quickly followed by a second goal.
Bradley Barcola put Les Bleus 2-0 up with a cute chip as he rounded off a counter-attack, before Ibrahim Mbaye pulled a goal back for Senegal in second-half stoppage time.
But there was still time for Mbappe to have the final say on the clash, as he then fired home a stunning effort from distance to seal the three points.
As well as wrapping up a 3-1 victory, this also saw Mbappe overtake Giroud to become France’s all-time record goalscorer outright with 58 goals.
World Cup WhatsApp
Don’t miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.
Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.
It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings.
Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Martha Riley |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-06-16 21:53:00 |
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