A disaster in the Qatar World Cup.. The referee allowed the presence of twelve players
On Tuesday, the match between France and Australia witnessed a rare event in the World Cup stadiums, when the referee allowed 12 players to be present in the ranks of the team representing the continent of Asia against the former World Cup champion.
In the 73rd minute, after France's fourth goal, the Australian administration requested two substitutions by the fourth referee, as Garang Cole took the place of Riley McGarry, and Awer Mabil was supposed to enter as a substitute for Craig Goodwin.
But Goodwin didn't get off the pitch, the pair entered the pitch, play resumed, and after three touches after play continued, the fourth, or assistant, official noticed that Australia was playing with one more player than allowed, and told the match referee that.
South African referee Victor Gomez stopped the match, ordering Goodwin to go to the bench, and play resumed after that.