A racism row sparked by Paraguay‘s World Cup defeat to France has escalated after a Paraguayan senator demanded an apology from Kylian Mbappé and threatened legal action, as she was widely condemned for a tirade against the French star.

Kylian Mbappé yabwiye Celeste Amarilla ko ari umuntu ateye isoni kandi adakwiriye ikibanza arimwo, inyuma y’aho avugiye amajambo y’ivangura ruhu amushinyaguriza ku mamuko yiwe n’amashure yiwe.

France's football federation has appealed to FIFA to get the yellow card shown to Michael Olise during the team's win over Paraguay rescinded, sources told ESPN.

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Netizens were also critical of Uzbekistan referee Ilgiz Tantashev, with some suggesting China's Ma Ning would have done a better job Paraguay's antics in their World Cup defeat to France had Chinese fans wishing that referee Ma Ning had been in charge.

After Paraguay narrowly went out of the World Cup 1-0 to France on a penalty awarded following a VAR review on Saturday, Albirroja manager Gustavo Alfaro said he could not criticize the eventual decision of Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev.