France-Tunisia: TF1 makes antenna before end of game, believing in draw

The chain thought that the referee had whistled the end of the match on the 1-1 score. In reality, the equalization of Antoine Griezmann in the stoppages was canceled for an offside.

Mo12345lemonde with AFP

For TF1 viewers, the result of the match was funny. The chain rendered the antenna before the end of the Tunisia-France meeting of the World Cup, Wednesday November 30 in Doha, thinking that the referee had whistled the return to the locker room on the score of 1-1.

In reality, the French equalization of Antoine Griezmann was canceled for an offside after viewing of the Var, while advertisements passed on the French private channel.

“Everyone returned to the locker room “

“We were convinced that it was over, everyone was going back to the locker room, and then it turned, this end of the match, in that,” tried to explain journalist Grégoire Margotton to the resumption of ‘Antenna.

“It took time, a lot of time and Mr. [Matthew] Conger, the New Zealand referee, went to consult the Var, it was pointed out after a long time that there was an out of -jeu of Antoine Griezmann and this goal was therefore refused, “continued the journalist.

“Yes Tunisia won after making a remarkable match, continued the TF1 football consultant, the former world champion Bixente Lizarazu. She defended very well. Finally, she wins and we, we Go to the knockout stages. “

/Media reports cited above.