The tense match in Philadelphia saw several clashes, including a post-match incident where Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill threw the ball at Mbappe.
“I tried to shake his hand, but since he didn’t pay me any attention, I lost my temper,” Gill said after the game.
“You should’ve shown him the finger, Orlando Gill; I do it in the senate and nothing happens!!!” said Amarilla in her racist post.
The French Football Federation (FFF) escalated the matter, announcing plans to file criminal charges, describing her remarks as “utterly abhorrent and unacceptable”.
“These remarks are criminal and reprehensible. They must be prosecuted here as elsewhere. The FFF is reporting the matter to the public prosecutor’s office with a view to legal proceedings,” it said.
“These remarks bring shame upon those who make them and those who disseminate them. The players of the French national team represent France; it is our country that is being insulted.”
Ahead of the game, former Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert claimed his side were facing “a squad from Africa”, eliciting strong reaction from FFF president Philippe Diallo, who called Chilavert a “disgrace”.
“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the racist remarks made by Jose Luis Chilavert against the French national team, which undermine the values of respect, fraternity, and diversity in our football,” Diallo said.
“If he was once a great goalkeeper, this man has now fallen into disgrace.”
