Aussies rage at VAR call
58th minute. Australia levelled four minutes later through a penalty of their own, converted by Aston Villa’s Mile Jedinak.
But Manchester United’s Paul Pogba grabbed an opening win for Les Bleus with a lucky 81st-minute winner that looked more like an Aziz Behich own-goal and was awarded thanks to goal-line tech.
A furious Marwijk blasted: “I hoped that this one time there would be a referee who is very honest.
“I saw him standing there. The body language was that he didn’t know. Then you have to take a decision – France or Australia?
“I didn’t see it back on TV and from my position I thought it was no penalty.
“After the game I got a lot of reactions. Let’s say from 10 people, seven say ‘penalty’ and three say ‘no penalty’.
“But the referee is also a human being and everybody makes mistakes. You have to ask him.”