French newspaper L'Equipe gave World Cup referee Ilgiz Tantashev just their third 1/10 rating for an official in a decade after failing to clamp down on Paraguay's 'dark arts' in their World Cup last-16 tie.France secured a 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday with Kylian Mbappe's penalty enough to send Didier Deschamps' team through to a quarter-final against Morocco.Paraguay had earned praise for their defensive resilience against France, who had scored three or more goals in their four previous matches at the tournament.The South Americans, however, were branded a 'disgrace' and 'embarrassing' by BBC pundits for attempting to provoke their opponents, repeatedly fouling, faking injury and trying to wind up Les Bleus with overly aggressive conduct. After being awarded the decisive penalty, Paraguayan players had attempted to scuff up the spot before Mbappe's kick.Footage also showed clips of Dayot Upamecano being elbowed in the ribs, Jules Kounde being palmed in the face, while there was an attempt to get Michael Olise sent off with outrageous play-acting. French newspapers have branded referee Ilgiz Tantashev a 'complete disaster' after he failed to tackle Paraguay's dark arts during their World Cup last-16 tie Kylian Mbappe expressed his frustration with the official, who failed to clamp down on Paraguay's physical approach against France Matias Galarza (left) is seen putting in a nasty challenge on Kylian Mbappe that went unpunished
L'Equipe slaps referee with 1/10 rating after Paraguay's dark arts
French newspaper L'Equipe gave World Cup referee Ilgiz Tantashev just their third 1/10 rating for an official in a decade after failing to clamp down on Paraguay's 'dark arts' in their World Cup last-16 tie.










