Although hailing the “guts” of his Socceroos side, Van Marwijk — who coached the Dutch to the 2010 World Cup final — could not hide his disappointment with Cunha.
“I hoped that maybe one time there would be a very honest referee, and in that moment, that he wouldn’t go to the video screen,” the Dutchman said afterwards after being asked his reaction to seeing Cunha rush to the touchline to consult footage of Josh Risdon’s foul on Griezmann.
“I saw him standing there. The body language (seemed to suggest) was that he didn’t know, from my position.
“And then you have to take a decision – France or Australia. I got a lot of reactions, let’s say that out of 10 people seven said it was a penalty and three said no penalty.
“So I don’t know. I have to see it (the footage).”
The 65-year-old Dutchman added: “It’s very difficult to decide when you have 50,000 people (in the stadium) on his back, he must decide.
“He was standing very close to the moment of the penalty, and he said directly, ‘Go (play) on’.
“He’s also a human being, and everyone makes mistakes.”
Van Marwijk, , said however he was not bitter against France.
“I wish them all the luck, and I mean that,” he said.