“Following comments made by Diego Armando Maradona…FIFA strongly rebukes the criticism of the performance of the match officials which it considers to have been positive in a tough and highly emotional match,” said the global soccer body in a statement.

FIFA said it was “doing everything within its power to ensure principles of fair play, integrity and respect are at the forefront of this World Cup and how the organisation is now run.”

In that context, FIFA said it was “extremely sorry to read such declarations from a player who has written the history of our game.”

England won the round of 16 match on penalties following 120 minutes marred by squabbling, protests to the referee, play-acting and feigning injury.

FIFA said it was “extremely sorry to read such declarations from a player who has written the history of our game.”

Maradona said England’s win was a “monumental robbery” and that Geiger “shouldn’t be given a match of this magnitude.”

He added: “Geiger, an American, what a coincidence.”

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At least 10 people have been confirmed dead in the incident which occurred near the town of Guatape, roughly 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Medellin, one of Colombia’s biggest cities.

Colombian officials originally said nine people had died, but later lowered the figure to six. Around 122 of the 170 or so people on board have been rescued.

The boat, emblazoned with the name El Almirante, started taking on water while transporting passengers in a reservoir.

Video on social media shows the multi-tiered tour boat tilt from one side to the other before the lower deck submerges.

The search for those still missing will resume at first light, said Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, during a visit to the scene Sunday night.

The Colombian leader said the focus now was on rescuing survivors, and that questions about why the boat sank would come later.

“At the moment we have no information to establish why it sank,” he said.

President Santos said that, based on information provided to him, the boat wasn’t overcrowded.

Lorena Salazar, a survivor of the incident, told CNN affiliate CableNoticias that there were no life vests on board the tourist vessel.

The Colombian Air Force said it deployed a helicopter to help with the rescue operation.

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The Nigerian under-23s, who won the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal, are up against Sweden, the champions of the tournament in Europe which provided the qualified teams including Denmark, Germany and Portugal.

The Europeans have won gold in the men’s football event in 1948.

Japan, who will be making their 10th appearance at the men’s football Olympics, emerged winner of the Asian qualifying tournament when they beat Korea Republic 3-2 after clawing their way back from two goals down.

The Blue Samurai’s best showing at the men’s football event of the Olympics remains a bronze-winning feat in 1968 when they defeated hosts, Mexico.

Nigeria’s third opponents in the group, Colombia, had to negotiate their way to the tournament through a two-legged playoff against the USA last month on a 3-2 aggregate. The Rio Olympic men’s football event is their fifth appearance.

Nigeria have won the gold medal in the men’s football event of the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta and finished in second place in Beijing 2008.

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