According to the French Football Association, a protest against the 1-0 defeat in the last World Cup group game against Tunisia will be lodged in good time.

The reason for this is the fact that referee Matt Conger initially gave the French equalizer in the eighth minute of added time and called off the game, but after the intervention of the video assistant, the goal was still denied due to an offside position by shooter Antoine Griezmann.

The game continued briefly and ended 1-0 for Tunisia.

The shooter's offside position was clear, but the French FA argued that the decision should not have been reversed once the final whistle had blown.

The withdrawal of the goal was "wrongly", he announced on Wednesday evening.

The protest is currently being worked out and must be received within 24 hours of the game.

France coach Didier Deschamps had already questioned the legitimacy of the decision at the press conference after the game.

"I don't know all the rules," he had said: "But the referee blows his whistle, then the VAR comes.

I didn't know that was allowed.

Did you know that's allowed?"

By the way, the French television viewers didn't even notice the curious final scene.

After referee Matt Conger blew the final whistle, the transmitting channel TF1 left the station.

Former Bayern professional Bixente Lizarazu analyzed as an expert: "At least this end feels good." When the sport was back on the air after the commercial, moderator Denis Brogniart said, according to "L'Equipe": "We were sure that it was over."

The broadcaster apologized to its viewers in the evening.

"We apologize to everyone who was unable to experience this moment live," it said in a statement shared by TF1 on its social media.

The decision would have no influence on progression and the further course of the tournament.

France would be group winners even if they lost 1-0, while Tunisia would also have been eliminated 1-1 if they lost.

But the defeat gnaws at the self-confidence of the French.

Regardless of the outcome of the protest, the myth that the world champions could send two teams to the World Cup given their potential and seemingly inexhaustible pool of excellent players has been dispelled after the poor showing against Tunisia.

After the absence of five top performers around N'Golo Kanté and star striker Karim Benzema, a Team Tricolore that had changed to nine positions lost, and deservedly so.

Until the offensive stars Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann came on, the world champion, who was still the group winner, was clearly inferior.

"I will not break the baton about anyone," said Deschamps: "Yes, we could have done better.

But I stay calm and relaxed.

We've achieved our goal.” Games at this World Cup are “no longer 90-minute games, but 105-minute games,” said Deschamps, referring to the long stoppage times.

That's why the break is all the more important for some players.

However, the game on Wednesday clearly showed that not much can happen in terms of personnel if France really wants to be the first team to successfully defend the title after Brazil 60 years ago.