Senegal's football federation (FSF) has asked FIFA to reconsider its fair play ruling after the African side became the first country to be eliminated by the new regulation.
Japan and Senegal were left on the same points, goals and goal difference but it was Akira Nishino's side that sneaked into the last 16 at the expense of the Africans.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Japan settled for a 1-0 loss to eliminated Poland on Thursday as the Volgograd Arena rang with boos from supporters with the Samurai Blue players passing the ball tamely among themselves in the final minutes of the game and Poland choosing not to chase them down.
"In future, FIFA should penalise a team that plays that way," FSF spokesperson Kara Thioune told the BBC.
"FIFA has adopted a new system but does the fair play rule solve all the problems? After the game, nothing happened to either Japan or Poland."
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