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France accused over performance in heavy defeat to Iran at Futsal World Cup
- Libya’s head coach accuses France of ‘match fixing’
- Fifa to look into potential breaches of ‘spirit of game’
Fifa’s Futsal World Cup has exploded into controversy, with coaches making accusations of match-fixing following a heavy defeat for France against Iran.
Rivals have complained about the manner of the French performance in a 4-1 loss, a result that opened up a potentially easier passage through the tournament for Les Bleus in Uzbekistan. A post on X by Ricardo Iñiguez, the head coach of Libya, who were eliminated from the competition at the group stage, said the match had been a “disgrace” for the sport.
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