Paraguay have been branded a ‘disgrace’ and ’embarrassing’ for the dirty tactics they used in their 1-0 World Cup defeat by France.
Going up against the tournament favourites, the Paraguayans used every trick in the book to try and provoke their opponents, repeatedly fouling, faking injury and trying to wind up Les Bleus with overly aggressive conduct.
They scuffed up the penalty spot, elbowed Dayot Upamecano in the ribs, palmed Jules Kounde‘s face, tried to get Michael Olise sent off with outrageous play-acting and somehow ended up without a single booking from referee Ilgiz Tantashev.
The pundits in the BBC studio savaged the behaviour
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