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The VAR call that dumbfounded the world's best refs
Key takeaways
- France defeated Senegal 3-1 to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start.
- France forward Kylian Mbappe was on the attack against Senegal when he went down inside the box after a 58th-minute challenge by Sadio Mane.
- With the game goalless at the New York New Jersey Stadium, referee Alireza Faghani was sent to the pitchside monitor to look at the challenge again.
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France defeated Senegal 3-1 to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start. It was a decision that stunned the world's best referees.
France forward Kylian Mbappe was on the attack against Senegal when he went down inside the box after a 58th-minute challenge by Sadio Mane.
With the game goalless at the New York New Jersey Stadium, referee Alireza Faghani was sent to the pitchside monitor to look at the challenge again.
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