Fuming Didier Deschamps questions whether World Cup referee was 'up to the standard required' to take charge of France's semi-final defeat by Spain

Didier Deschamps has lodged a formal complaint with FIFA following France's World Cup semi-final exit against Spain. The exasperated manager questioned whether referee Ivan Barton possessed the necessary standard required to officiate a match of such magnitude. Deschamps expressed his frustration regarding the officiating quality after Spain eliminated France from the competition, leading him to challenge the suitability of the referee's performance during the critical knockout stage of the tournament.