Futsal World Cup: call to exclude France

Libya and Paraguay have petitioned FIFA to ban France from the Futsal World Cup after their 4-1 defeat to Iran on Sunday. But the world football governing body has rejected their request. As a result, Les Bleus will remain in the competition and will face Thailand this Friday.

Qualified for the round of 16 of the Futsal World Cup, France and Iran faced each other on Sunday in the last day of the group stage. A match that ended with a victory for Iran (1-4), finishing second in Group F.