You have to guess the exact referee for each game by filling in the form. Just insert your name, or, if you want, a nickname (it must be always the same for all your future predictions) and then for each game just write down the referee and his nationality in brackets. Please write the name of a referee in a clear way, we will try always to support your choice, but don't make it impossible for us.
Example: Felix Brych (GER), Joel Aguilar (SLV), and so on.
Example: Felix Brych (GER), Joel Aguilar (SLV), and so on.
Points will be assigned according to the following pattern (new rules after group stage):
10 points for having guessed the exact referee of a match
5 point if a referee from the same confederation of the one guessed will be in charge of the specific game
2 points if a guessed referee for a game will get a game in the same round (for example, the whole round of 16)
In order to give you more time, given the short period for predictions, as soon as the first appointment for the related games will be released, the form will be annulled and your predictions wont be accepted.
The day of release for the first appointment of this set is 4 July.
A special thank to Soham and Eric.
A special thank to Soham and Eric.
It seems to be clear now: Brazil - Belgium for Hauata.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be the only logical choice!
DeleteWhy ignore Sato all the time? 😢😢
DeleteNorbert Hauata? Is this a joke? 4th best referee in OFC at best.
DeleteCesar Ramos to get France Uruguay , Faghanni to get Brazil Belgium , Cuynet Cakir gets Sweden vs England and Mazic will referee Russia vs Croatia. Easy for me to pick after seeing that top refs to be released names , I saw on the Law -5 site.
DeleteMazic in Rus-Cro. you have to be joking
DeleteCorrect , it can't be Mazic for Russia - Croatia , I didn't think about it. Right.
DeleteSo , I re predict finally, Senegalese ref who did very well , for France vs Uruguay , Faghanni for Brazil vs Belgium , Cuynet Cakir for Sweden vs England and Cesar Ramos for Croatia vs Russia.
DeleteI got it all fully wrong. Just out official
DeleteKuipers, Mažić, Ricci and Pitana to officiate quarterfinals
Still Marrufo with only one game. And Gassama. And Brych. Snd in the end we will have Irmatov again and a match with 500 comments here and at least 2 seriously injured players.
ReplyDeleteFrance x Uruguay - Irmatov (UZB)
ReplyDeleteBrazil x Belgium - Cuneyt Cakir (TUR)
Russia x Croatia - Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Sweden x England - Felix Brych (GER)
Felix is going home..
DeleteFrance Uruguay CAKIR
ReplyDeleteBrasil Belgium MAZIC
Russia Croatia RICCI
Sweden England KUIPERS
pitana faghani SF
kuipers FINAL
My picks :
ReplyDeleteUruguay v France : Ravshan Irmatov
Brazil v Belgium : Cüneyt Çakir
Sweden v England : Milorad Mazic
Russia v Croatia : Sandro Ricci
I had similar thinking as you, but I put Ricci on Sweden - England because he's already done Croatia. I'd have no problem if he repeats with them, but since we haven't seen it happen yet in this tournament I feel like Sweden - England is a safer pick for these predictions (with Mazic on Uruguay - France and somebody else, definitely not Irmatov, on Russia - Croatia. I said Cunha.)
DeleteExactly my prediction... though I have a bad feeling because of Irmatov... but hopefully he'll finally find his old form and we will have three threads with only positive comments 😂 who knows?
DeleteFrance Uruguay cakir
ReplyDeleteBrasil Belgium mazic
Sweden England irmatov
Russia Croatia Ricci
SF kuipers and pitana
Final cakir 3. Match faghani
URUvFRA: Mazic
ReplyDeleteBRAvBEL: Cakir
RUSvCRO: Cunha
SWEvENG: Ricci
Semifinals and Finals will be Cakir, Kuipers, and Faghani IMO. But Cakir still have a QF to referee; if he doesn't do well enough then it will be Pitana instead of him (which is why I'm not putting Pitana on any QF games).
3rd place game will either be a "Thank you" to Brych, Irmatov, Aguilar, or Gassama for their great work over many years but with unfortunate events / poor performances derailing their world cup campaigns. Or it will be a reward for Diedhiou. I know I'm casting a wide net with this one :)
I second Soccer Guy. But I think Pitana will be involved. Maybe at QF when he is still an option because he might not be available anymore should Brazil or Uruguay qualify for a semi.
DeleteAll of you people predicting Irmatov... I hope not. He's had a very poor World Cup. Just not on his game this time around.
ReplyDeleteI will never predict Irmatov.
DeleteThis. His performance on the Spain Morocco game was very amateur
DeleteUruguay vs France - Cuneyt Cakir (TUR)
ReplyDeleteBrazil vs Belgium - Milorad Mažić (SRB)
Sweden vs England - Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Russia vs Croatia - Andrés Cunha (URG)
So similar to mine! I just have Mazi and Cakir flip-flopped.
DeleteI personally prefer Cakir over Mažić! More experience and authority.
DeleteOT: I don't know if it was mentioned somewhere earlier but I just saw it on uefa's page. Ex FIFA referees committee member Katriina Elovirta from Finland died at the age of 57 after a long illness. International referee from 1995-2003, FIFA referee instructor from 2005-2018, FIFA Referees committee 2012-2016. With Ingrid Jonsson and Jacqueline Leleu first woman ever in FIFA referees committee.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace...
Delete:( That's sad, rest in peace...
DeleteOne of the first ever women's referees, one of the best to never whistle a WC Final.
DeleteThanks to her for inspiring so many!
A pioneer, may she rest in peace :-(.
Sad news :( May her soul be granted peace!
DeleteURU - FRA Pitana
ReplyDeleteBRA - BEL Mateu-Lahoz
SWE - ENG Ricci
RUS - KRO Cakir
URU-FRA: Gassama
ReplyDeleteBRA-BEL: Çakir
RUS-CRO: Ricci
SWE-ENG: Mazić/Mateu
FRA-URU requires a top ref. Sorry, but Gassama is not.
DeleteI think Gassama is a very good ref, but I don't see him getting another game because I think FIFA wanted to keep him with a low profile after his AR getting banned. He only had one match in the group stage for a reason.
DeleteI would give him 3rd place match. He would enjoy more than someone like Irmatov or Dr. Brych.
DeleteGood point.
DeleteGassama? Did you see him at the Confeds and the clear penalty he could not spot. Poor
DeletePitana is at a now-or-never moment.
ReplyDeleteHe won't bem available for semis or final which involve Brazil or Uruguay.
FIFA may want to assign him QF while he can still make it.
I predicted Cunha on Russia - Croatia, but if FIFA share your opinions that an Argentine should not ref Brazil or Uruguay, then I could easily see him and Ricci getting the two England - Sweden and Russia - Croatia games.
DeleteAs of now, my predictions are Kuipers and Faghani on the semifinals with Cakir on the final, but that's very contingent on how Cakir does in his QF (which I'm assuming he's going to get, Brazil - Belgium specifically). If he does poorly then I could see Pitana taking a semifinal and Kuipers/Faghani taking the final. Both the South American teams remaining are on one side of the bracket so if there really is an issue, Pitana could always take the all-UEFA clash in the semis.
There is an issue in South América. It's either Pitana or Brazil/Uruguay.
DeleteIt could still be Brazil vs Uruguay with Pitana refereeing.
DeleteAnd who cares what south america thinks? Ultimately, it should be FIFA's decision, and Collina has not sounded very fond of the "confederations rule." Though it seems like maybe other forces exist..
Brazil vetoed Pitana in 2014 for Brazil v Colombia!
DeleteThanks for the reminder, Sohan.
DeleteSoccer Guy: Brazil-Uruguay will desperately need Pitana. I am with you there. But your diatribe about who cares what S. America thinks is rather uncalled for.
DeleteI don't mean it in an offensive way, sorry if that's how it was interpreted. What I meant was this: Soham said that Brazil "vetoed" Pitana in 2014. Surely the teams don't have the power to pick their referees, do they?
DeleteSome teams have more influence than others. Coelho in 82 and Arpi in 86 did finals (and Wright in 90) at the height of Brazilian Joao Havelange power at FIFA. Teams can't pick, but their veto sometimes work.
DeleteJosé Wright in 90 did semi, Sorry.
DeleteHavelange specifically dictated that Jose Torres Cadena (Colombia) whistled the 1994 Semifinal Brazil - Sweden, FIFA RefCom were planning a UEFA referee.
DeleteAnd countless more examples.
England don't have good experiences with Uruguayan officials, remember Lampard's goal that wasn't, against Germany in 2010
DeleteQF: Ricci, Lahoz, Cakir, Pitana
ReplyDeleteSF: Faghani, Mazic
TPM: Irmatov ????
F: Kuipers
Ser what I mean? Pitana cannot make It further than QF in case Brazil or Uruguay advances.
DeleteMy predictions
ReplyDeleteURU-FRA: Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
BRA-BEL: Cakir (TUR)
SWE-ENG: Mazic (SRB)
RUS-CRO: Ricci (BRA)
I think this is correct.
DeleteI have same but with Mazic and Ricci flipped.
DeleteCorrection... I chose the same thing as you.
DeleteBrych's situation is very interesting. Two World Cups, only three matches and never a knock-out faze match. For referee like Brych some kind of dissapointment (althoug attending a World Cup is great enough). It remindes me on Oscar Ruiz - three World Cup's and only 5 matches in total (just to compare, Kassai who attended only one world cup has 5 matches).
ReplyDeleteOscar Ruiz would have had a field day at this WC. What a great referee. Great authority and respect from players.
DeleteAs for Dr. Brych, a seemingly pompous fellow, lack of humility took its toll.
DeleteKassai has 4 WC matches in his bag, not 5!
DeleteAnybody have the official match count (in the middle) for Benito Armando Archundia.
Delete2006 June 13 Germany Olympiastadion, Berlin First Round Brazil 1 – 0 Croatia
Delete2006 June 18 Germany Zentralstadion, Leipzig First Round France 1 – 1 South Korea
2006 June 22 Germany FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg First Round Czech Republic 0 – 2 Italy
2006 June 26 Germany FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne Round of 16 Switzerland 0 – 0 (0 – 3 pk) Ukraine
2006 July 4 Germany FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund Semi-finals Germany 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) Italy
Tournament Date Venue Round Team 1 Result Team 2
2010 June 14 South Africa Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town First Round Italy 1 – 1 Paraguay
2010 June 25 South Africa Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban First Round Portugal 0 – 0 Brazil
2010 July 10 South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Third place play-off Uruguay 2 – 3 Germany
Wow, I didn't realize that he handles 5 games in a single tournament in 2006. And 8 total assignments in his career is quite admirable.
DeleteRemains to be seen whether Continental Neutrality for appointments can be sustained from hereon.
DeleteCollina is thinking cakir for final,and he will look him qf performance uru- fra or bre-bel,,if cakir manage very good we can be sure for final name will be cakir,,,but if he don't think cakir for final we can see cakir on the sf,,pitana I don't think so because of Brasil and Uruguay,,and kuipers handled already el final and faghani will go to 3. Match,,so final name depends on the cakirs performance in qf.
ReplyDeleteMazic in final...same as in UEFA Champions league final
ReplyDeleteI predict Faghani will have a SF. Kuipers or Pitana the other SF. Çakir the final If he does really well in his QF. If not, Kuipers.
ReplyDeleteFRA-URU ... Lahoz
ReplyDeleteBRA-BEL ... Cakir
RUS-CRO ... Ricci
SWE-ENG ... Mazic
Faghani and Rocci for semis
DeleteCakir/Kuipers for final and TPM depending on Cakir’s BRA-BEL performance
Pitana in a semi final if Brazil and Uruguay are both out instead of Rocci
DeleteThe referee for the final will not be from UEFA since last 2 WCs were refereed by Europeans. Expect no games for Feghani in the QFs but he will referee the final
ReplyDeleteFRA - URU Kuipers
ReplyDeleteBRA - BEL Faghani
RUS - CRO Ramos
SWE-ENG Cakir or Gassama
my guess is Faghani will be appointed for the Final. Can't guess the rest of the matches!
ReplyDeleteFRA-URU ... Irmatov
ReplyDeleteBRA-BEL ... Skhuralla
RUS-CRO ... Cakir
SWE-ENG ... Ricci
Uruguay vs France - Felix Brych (GER)
ReplyDeleteBrazil vs Belgium - Ravshan Irmatov (UZB)
Sweden vs England - Andres Cunha (URG)
Russia vs Croatia - Sandro Ricci (BRA)
I reckon the two semi final referees will be Cuneyt Cakir and Bjorn Kuipers
Maybe getting ahead of myself, but Final prediction - Alireza Faghani
Brych wont even get a game. He is sent home.
DeleteHow do you know Brych is sent home? Have FIFA issued any official statement or is it only what La Gazzetta dello Sporrt issued?
DeleteBelive me, he is.
DeleteUruguay v France * Mazic
ReplyDeleteBrazil v Belgium * Cakir
Sweden v England * Cunha
Russia v Croatia * Ricci
I think Cakir, Mazic and Ricci are safe bets for the QF as well as Kuipers, Pitana and Faghani for the SF and the final.
ReplyDeleteBut it's quite difficult to guess the fourth QF (Cunha seems to be the most probably name) and the third place playoff (Shukralla? Gassama? Diedhiou? Cacares? Mateu Lahoz?).
Any AFC referees handled sf before ?
ReplyDeleteBujsaim in 1998 where in an interview he said the referee observer evaluated him as 9,8...
DeleteAnd Irmatov in 2010, who did okay.
Thank u for answer friend
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