The appeal comes days after FIFA suspended the one-match ban imposed on Balogun following his controversial red card, a decision that has since triggered fresh demands from football associations and public officials for equal treatment in the application of disciplinary rules.
France has formally appealed to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to rescind the yellow card shown to Michael Olise during its FIFA World Cup Round of 16 victory over Paraguay, invoking the precedent set by the governing body's earlier intervention in the case involving United States striker Folarin Balogun
The appeal comes days after FIFA suspended the one-match ban imposed on Balogun following his controversial red card, a decision that has since triggered fresh demands from football associations and public officials for equal treatment in the application of disciplinary rules.
Olise, one of France's standout performers at the tournament, was booked during Saturday's last-16 encounter after an altercation with Paraguay midfielder Matias Galarza.
The Paraguayan player went to ground clutching his face, but television replays appeared to show that the Bayern Munich forward had only grabbed his opponent's shirt rather than striking him.
