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📷 All Paraguay’s fouls missed by the ref against France
July 5, 2026
Source: Yahoo Sports · Read on source site
During the 2026 World Cup round-of-16 match between France and Paraguay, the person who probably drew the most attention was not a player.
>Completely overwhelmed by events, the match referee, Mr Ilgiz Tantashev, was surprisingly lenient with the Paraguayans.
>Whether it was deliberate blows on Les Bleus or blatant fouls, a large number of more-than-borderline actions took place right in front of him and were never punished.
>L'Équipe even gave Mr Tantashev a rating of 1, the lowest possible score in the sports daily.
>So we compiled all the major fouls and bad challenges by the Paraguayans that went unpunished by the match referee.
>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.
