The Senegalese Football Federation appealed to FIFA after the departure of the national team from the 2018 World Cup due to more yellow cards.

The organization sent two letters with a request to cancel the rule of departure by counting cards.

"We believe that, after learning about Colombia's goal at the gates of Senegal, the team of Japan actually gave up playing because it suited the result. This goes against the principles of football.

Even more shocking is that the coach of the national team of Japan did not even deny this fact. At the post-match press conference he confirmed that the team kept the score 0: 1.

The Senegal Football Federation regrets that the national team of Japan did not adhere to the principles of fair play. She felt her impunity. In this situation, the rule of counting cards is meaningless, "- quotes BBC one of the letters.

Recall that following the group stage in the national teams of Senegal and Japan were absolutely equal indicators. Therefore, the fate of the participant 1/8 final decided on the calculation of cards. Senegalese scored 2 more warnings and flew out of the tournament.