Overview
- Morocco lodged a formal appeal to CAF and FIFA challenging Senegal’s temporary withdrawal after a penalty decision and citing experts who deemed the call correct.
- CAF and FIFA have not issued rulings, and Senegal’s extra-time win remains the official result for now.
- Senegal coach Pape Thiaw apologized for instructing his team to leave the field, while Sadio Mané stayed on the pitch and then urged teammates to resume play.
- The controversy followed a 92nd-minute disallowed Senegal goal and a later Morocco penalty that Édouard Mendy saved before Pape Gueye decided the match in extra time.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino condemned the walk-off and called for strong sanctions, with possible disciplinary measures reported to be under consideration.