"I have the feeling that referees do favour the bigger named teams than the smaller ones and that annoys me a lot," added Michel.

Michel believes his side was unfairly dealt with when Gianni van Bronckhorst scythed down Emmanuel Eboue only for the Dutchman to escape punishment.

Similarly Mark van Bommel's horror tackle on Bakari Kone saw the Barcelona midfielder walk away without a caution and the Ivory Coast playmaker taken off.

However, the stream of complaints isn't just restricted to the supporting cast.

Besieged France coach Raymond Domenech has also been critical of the officiating and is convinced that Group G rivals Switzerland have been getting all the breaks.

"I think that after two matches that Swiss have been largely favoured by the refereeing," said Domenech whose side drew 0-0 with Switzerland and were then held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea.

Domenech is convinced that Togo should have been awarded a penalty when Emmanuel Adebayor was brought down by Patrick Muller. He also thinks that France should have been awarded a spot-kick for a Muller handball.