Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has criticised FIFA for allowing Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba to play with a cast in their World Cup opener.
The Chelsea striker had been in doubt for the match after having surgery on a broken arm, but FIFA decided that it should be up to referee Jorge Larrionda to rule on whether he could play with a cast on his arm.
"FIFA decided that the referee would make the decision," Queiroz said.
"That sounds strange to us because the rules handed to the national teams state that players cannot play with a simple string bracelet and, all of a sudden, a player shows up with a cast on his arm, putting the Portuguese players at risk.
"When people tell me there is an African football star that should play, I wonder if [the] rules are the same for everyone. We saw the cast but we do not know what he really used. Perhaps against Brazil the rules will change again."
The Chelsea striker had been in doubt for the match after having surgery on a broken arm, but FIFA decided that it should be up to referee Jorge Larrionda to rule on whether he could play with a cast on his arm.
"FIFA decided that the referee would make the decision," Queiroz said.
"That sounds strange to us because the rules handed to the national teams state that players cannot play with a simple string bracelet and, all of a sudden, a player shows up with a cast on his arm, putting the Portuguese players at risk.
"When people tell me there is an African football star that should play, I wonder if [the] rules are the same for everyone. We saw the cast but we do not know what he really used. Perhaps against Brazil the rules will change again."
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