Paris, July 6 -- The French Football Federation (FFF) has launched an appeal to have star player Michael Olise's yellow card rescinded ahead of the quarterfinal clash against Morocco scheduled for Friday.

Olise was booked during the round of 16 clash against Paraguay, shown a yellow card during a highly-intense match which saw tempers flaring on both sides and players resorting to physical violence. The Bayern Munich star is on a tightrope, discipline-wise, ahead of the quarterfinals.

A heated altercation with Paraguay's Matias Galarza during the match caused the yellow card. While Galarza fell on the turf, alleging facial contact, the TV replays suggested that the Frenchman's initial contact was limited to a tug on his opponent's jerse...