Saturday 8 June 2019

FIFA Under-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - Referee Appointments for Quarterfinals

The following officials have been appointed to officiate Quarterfinals at 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

Match 45 (Łódź)
7 June 2019, 15:30 CET
Colombia - Ukraine
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Ahmed Kamel Ahmed (EGY)
Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Fifth Official: Ahmad Al-Roalle (JOR)
Video Assistant Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (QAT)
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Match 46 (Tychy)
7 June 2019, 18:30 CET
Italy - Mali
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Corey Parker (USA)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA)
Fifth Official: Abu Bakar Al-Amri (OMA)
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kelly (IRL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (UAE)
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Match 47 (Gdynia)
8 June 2019, 17:30 CET
United States - Ecuador
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Fourth Official: Abdelkhader Zitouni (TAH)
Fifth Official: Folio Moeaki (TGA)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
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Match 48 (Bielsko-Biała)
8 June 2019, 20:30 CET
South Korea - Senegal
Referee: Leodán Frankin González Cabrera (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Trinidad Díaz Méndez (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Martín Sebastián Soppi San Martín (URU)
Fourth Official: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (MEX)
Fifth Official: Pablo Israel Hernández Luna (MEX)
Video Assistant Referee: Julio Alberto González Bascuñán (CHI)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jesús Noel Valenzuela Sáez (VEN)
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  1. Chefren6 June 2019 at 08:14

    Mustapha Ghorbal seems to be the new strong name for CAF.
    According to our reports, this appointment seems indeed justified. For sure in any case a better referee than Mehdi Charef.

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  2. Chefren6 June 2019 at 11:31

    An interesting situation from Italian serie B play out game Salernitana - Venezia:
    https://streamable.com/5q4g5
    No VAR intervention, referee was supported (however, I think he had missed the incident on the pitch).
    Do you agree with this assessment? Here it is very clear that it is 100% unexpected ball (rebound on opponent's leg and then a change of direction). However, given that many penalties are whistled only looking at arm's positions, I have some doubts.
    VAR took a big responsibility here, this game was first leg for relegation.

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    1. Anonymous6 June 2019 at 13:47

      It depends on wether the referee saw the incident or not. If yes, no intervention is correct. If no, OFR should be made as it would be a "missed incident". But we will probably never know wether he saw it or not.

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  3. Chefren6 June 2019 at 12:46

    Pranjal Banerjee (IND) had the honor to kick off 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in AFC First Round (first game ever in all confederations): Mongolia - Brunei now playing.

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  4. Anonymous6 June 2019 at 13:53

    Why no reports for knockout stage matches?

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    1. Chefren6 June 2019 at 18:32

      Reports are published also for KO stage.

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    2. Anonymous6 June 2019 at 19:21

      Great, I was just impatient, now I see that 2 KO reports are published. Are you planing to cover the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with reports too? And any other tournaments? That would be just great!

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  5. Philipp S6 June 2019 at 16:59

    USA-ECU: Bastien, Zakrani, Haquette (all FRA), Zitouni (TAH), Moeaki (TGA) - van Boekel (NED), Raczkowski (POL)
    KOR-SEN: Gonzalez, Trinidad, Soppi (all URU), Guerrero, Hernandez (both MEX) - Bascunan (CHI), Valenzuela (VEN)

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  6. Jaf7 June 2019 at 10:15

    I think Michael Oliver deserve an appointment...in this quarter l,semis 11 and final 111 level


    He his the best so far in this tournament...
    Feel sad for him...

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    1. Chefren7 June 2019 at 10:57

      For sure a semifinal... I think difficult to see him in final because he already officiated FIFA UNDER 17 WC Final in 2015.

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    2. Chiagozie7 June 2019 at 13:01

      We never know always Collina boy

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    3. Philipp S7 June 2019 at 13:23

      I don't think the U17 final would/should be a problem for Oliver. It's like refereeing the EL final and then some years later the CL final.
      But there might be other reasons againts him, e.g. an UEFA team in the final, or COL-SEN as final (which he had in GS). Or just someone else, who deserves it even more in FIFA's opinion.

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    4. Chiagozie7 June 2019 at 13:43

      Bjorn Kuipers officiated the final in 2017 between England and Venezuela so I don't feel same confederation will be an issue

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    5. Jaf7 June 2019 at 16:17

      No chiagozie....Philipp meant that if two uefa team meet in the final....it would be difficult... Or if Senegal and Colombia meet again in the final....




      But chefren I don't think that the FIFA u17 WC will be his difficulties for his appointment in FIFA u20 WC ...

      Instead it will be useful for him...
      So the FIFA referring body might think he has the experience of a FIFA final match...

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  7. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 13:08

    Are you planing to cover the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with reports too? And any other tournaments? That would be just great!

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    1. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 14:53

      Chefren?

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    2. Chefren7 June 2019 at 17:52

      I'm sorry for this delay, sometimes I'm not here ;)
      Well I must say that it is difficult to manage everything as we made for Under 20 World Cup. You can perhaps imagine the big efforts from all people behind and also our work. We will try to cover the next tournament, maybe in some different ways, let's see what we can do! Thank you for having an interest on that, it is stimulating for us. Regards,

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    3. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 18:09

      Ok, thanks a lot for the info. I really appreciate your work. ;)

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  8. mario7 June 2019 at 13:40

    Interesting interviev with Szymon Marciniak:
    http://weszlo.com/2019/06/07/mialem-wrazenie-ze-cala-polska-czekala-moj-blad/

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    1. chris bramis7 June 2019 at 13:55

      could you translate the main points?

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    2. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 14:53

      Just use Google translate ;)

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  9. Stake7 June 2019 at 16:24

    COLOMBIA vs UKRAINE: quite refreshing to see a referee who actually shows cards when they're needed in a FIFA tournament. 5 YC shown by Mustapha Ghorbal in the first half and all of them fully correct (2x reckless fouls, 1 unsporting behaviour, 1 illegal use of arms and 1 dissent).
    If anyone else is watching, a question: after the 0-1 for Ukraine, did Ghorbal give a YC for DOGSO (after advantage) to the Colombian defender? At one point, Ghorbal had the yellow out but nothing has been shown by the broadcaster and FIFA.com neither mention a YC at that minute. If he's given it, then it is a very good decision!

    In minute 34, Ukraine wanted a penalty for a slight holding, but that definitely wasn't enough and Ghorbal decided to play-on. After a silent check, VAR supported that decision.

    IMO a pleasant first half by the Algerian referee in this first half, hopefully he can keep this shape now in the second half!

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    1. Stake7 June 2019 at 17:25

      Second half review: calm and players were interested in playing football. Ghorbal prepared the turf quite well for the second half with his disciplinary action in the first, and he remained consistent: two YC awarded (1 foul, 1x time-wasting).

      In minute 85, there was an OFR for a SFP incident, which ended in a correct RC after VAR review. Excellent spot by Soares Dias here, Ghorbal missed the incident as he followed the direction of the ball.

      Mustapha Ghorbal should be very satisfied of his performance in this quarterfinal and I think he's one of the referees who should be considered for one of the final matches. Well done!

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    2. Howard Maxi7 June 2019 at 17:47

      I'm very glad to hear about this performance and I'll try to check the DOGSO scene ASAP. Thank you!

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    3. Philipp S7 June 2019 at 18:49

      By seeing the highlight video, I am not convinced about the SFP. The player clearly gets the ball first and then only makes contact with the foot, not higher.
      Are there pictures, which show more?

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    4. Chefren7 June 2019 at 19:13

      I agree with Philipp. Never VAR stuff there, and I have also doubts about RC "in normal conditions". There should be more!

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    5. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 19:17

      Seems like the referee was shown only 1 camera. Probably there weren't more (although that would be strange as the ball was there). It wasn't a good camera to make a decision from but. But IMO, although he played the ball first, it was SFP as he did it with totally straight feet.

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    6. Howard Maxi8 June 2019 at 14:17

      Very good disciplinary control indeed, a sheer joy to see.

      @Stake: Rewatching the DOGSO scene/goal, he has the card out indeed. FIFA documents don't list a booking at this point though and they are as official as we're gonna get. Maybe he decided otherwise or simply used the card to write down the goal?

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  10. Howard Maxi7 June 2019 at 18:53

    Rough twenty minutes in ITA - MLI. First a clumsy challenge by MLI #14 that got harder than intended as the player slipped. YC by Elfath (also an exaggerated "calm down" gesture... is this mandatory according to FIFA?).

    Now a fully correct RC for SP for MLI #6. Horrible tackle right in front of the referee, who immediately sent him off.

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  11. Marco Neri7 June 2019 at 18:54

    Two very harsh fouls by Mali players. The first one by Sissoko was YC, as it was not intentional.
    On the second one by Diakhite RC was the only possible choice. Both correct decisions by Elfath!

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  12. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 19:02

    Mali player might have got the ball first but looked like he clipped the Italy player badly on back of leg after, so contact could have been called a foul.

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  13. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 19:14

    Terrible camera position on Fox Sports showing about 16 people in hone shot, much too far back.

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  14. Chefren7 June 2019 at 20:08

    Players from Mali making VAR gesture in front of referee - no card.
    The same story...

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  15. Anonymous7 June 2019 at 20:11

    Very little contact and then an obvious dive. Np PK IMO. Oh, no!

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  16. Chefren7 June 2019 at 20:27

    Now another penalty to Mali, this time fully correct. I didn't watch full game but I think Elfath in this WC has shown some good skills.
    Fully entitled to be in fight with Marrufo on the road to Qatar 2022, USA have very often two referees at WC this time it can be the same.

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  17. Chefren7 June 2019 at 20:29

    Last corner kick of the game - after the missed penalty, one has the impression that VAR informed referee. That would be absolutely forbidden! All were ready for a goal kick then referee changed suddenly idea after some replays shown... but of course we can't know who informed him.

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  18. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 18:18

    Anyone watching Equador v. U.S.?

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  19. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 18:18

    45+ minute.
    Goal correctly upheld after VAR review for possible offside. Very super tight play. With a few camera angles that were inconclusive. But a single camera angle finally showed that the Ecuador player was just level with the line of the ball.

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  20. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 18:28

    OT:
    Other than the keeper now only being required to have 1 foot on the goal line at the time the ball is kicked. Are there any other changes that IFAB made in regards to penalty kick procedure for 2019/2020?

    I am hearing about a certain specific change from fellow referee's. But it's a change that I haven't seen written about elsewhere.

    Thanks in advance for any and all info.

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    1. AHMED ADERDOUR8 June 2019 at 19:02

      Additional text

      The ball must be stationary on the penalty mark and the goalposts, crossbar and goal net must not be moving.
      (…)
      The defending goalkeeper must remain on the goal line, facing the kicker,between the goalposts, without touching the goalposts, crossbar or goal net,until the ball has been kicked.(…)
      The player taking the penalty kick must kick the ball forward; backheeling is permitted provided the ball moves forward.

      When the ball is kicked, the defending goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot touching, or in line with, the goal line.

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    2. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 19:12

      Thank you Ahmed. If you read my post below. You see what type of change I am talking about. A few of my fellow referee's are saying this change. But I haven't read anything from IFAB that says anything like that.

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  21. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 18:37

    Interesting PK change. Seems rather strict so might be uproar if enforced according to letter of the law, as if police officer starts pulling people over for doing 101 kmph in a 100 kmph zone. One referee partner told me in a pre-game, "I give the keeper that first step off the line but not the second." I think that is a fair approach. Also, giving the keeper a step off of the line gives them a better opportunity to make the save, thus making the game more dramatic for the fans, so I personally hope IFAB rescinds the update.

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    1. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 18:52

      To your knowledge, have any other changes been made? I've had a few referee's tell me about a change that I haven't read about anywhere.

      The change they talk about is for a PK taken during the match. What they say is that the "new rule" is that when a PK is taken during the match. If the keeper blocks the kick and the ball rebounds back into play. Or if the ball strikes the crossbar or post. The referee stops play and awards a goal kick. Thus removing the possibility of attacking players charging a rebounded ball.

      Is there any truth to this?

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    2. Alex F8 June 2019 at 20:45

      No. That's in the Play Fair proposals, but wasn't put onto the table this year.

      Apparently the referees you've spoken to that are saying this took all of their news about the Law changes from the Daily Mail.

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    3. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 22:13

      Got it. Thanks for info Alex. Much appreciated.

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  22. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 18:41

    Also, yes seemed like correct no offside call on goal and VAR look. Television replays sometimes have a line going across the screen to help judge offside positions, and I find that it is very hard to tell the positions without that line, as the camera angle can play tricks on one's eyes.

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  23. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 18:59

    I haven't heard any changes, but that would seem to be a revolutionary change and rather strange, as both defensive players and attacking players have an equal opportunity to get a PK rebound off the keeper or post, though of course the shooter has the advantage for a rebound off the keeper since the keeper is usually on the ground after a save/attempted save.

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    1. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 19:10

      I haven' read or seen anything from IFAB in regards to this type of change. So it's something that I am not going to apply in my matches.

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  24. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 19:14

    82nd minute
    Bastien correctly applies new dropped ball restart because he was struck by the ball and possession of the ball changed.

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  25. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 19:14

    Sounds good. Did you see that drop ball? The referee pushed an Ecuadorian player back and gave the U.S. player free reign near the Ecuadorian penalty box. Strangest thing I've ever seen.

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    1. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 19:23

      He was struck by the ball taking away and attacking opportunity for the USA. He correctly manufactured the outcome of the drop ball. Ensuring that the USA regained possession of the ball in the area of the field where they had initially lost the ball.

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  26. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 19:25

    Thanks for the info. But if he called a drop ball due to being struck by it, that doesn't seem to be correct procedure, as the referee is part of the field of play.

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    1. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 19:29

      Not anymore. Not based on the new IFAB ruling.

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    2. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 19:32

      Interesting.... Spain v. South Africa in women's World Cup in about 70th minute, so I'm going to try to catch some of that.

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    3. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 19:34

      That's what I'm watching also

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  27. Anonymous8 June 2019 at 19:28

    I hate to say it, but this is the type of U.S. team I'm used to seeing, not creating many chances, and the France game now seems an aberration.

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  28. Howard Maxi8 June 2019 at 19:44

    Can report a solid and more importantly very motivated Bastien in USA - Ecuador. Fair match, two correct YCs, good job by VAR on what turned out to be the deciding goal. Good job!

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  29. Chefren8 June 2019 at 22:03

    South Korea - Senegal: penalty after VAR OFR for handball and then now the same penalty to be repeated due to keeper's infringment (he had saved the goal), another VAR intervention. Very strict application of LotG. Let's hope that there will be consistency in all competitions about that, otherwise it doesn't make sense.

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    1. Howard Maxi8 June 2019 at 22:13

      Earlier correct pk after VAR intervention as well.

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    2. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 22:53

      After this tournament concludes. I am very skeptical that it will continue to enforced as it has been here. Much like the previous no encroaching by the goalkeeper and/or the encroaching of players into the penalty area.

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    3. Chiagozie9 June 2019 at 10:08

      My point is that as the goalkeeper is being penalised also the attacking team should be also for encroachments by attacking players it is only fair that way

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  30. Chefren8 June 2019 at 22:16

    1-3 disallowed after OFR? How many VAR interventions there...

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    1. Howard Maxi8 June 2019 at 22:21

      4 if you count the one for the penalty retake.

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    2. Chefren8 June 2019 at 22:25

      2-2 in 90'+8.... 9 minutes of added time!

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    3. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 23:22

      3-3 also came in added time. Unpredictable football

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  31. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 23:20

    The referee keeps telling the keepers "don't move, don't move". Are keepers no longer allowed to move side to side as long as they're on the goal line?

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  32. "Dynamic Personality"???8 June 2019 at 23:29

    VAR correctly assists and helps Korea move on to the Semi Finals. This GK encroachment intervention by VAR is setting a precedence. As Chefren said previously, hopefully it continues to be done in this manner.

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    1. Anonymous9 June 2019 at 10:31

      Will be inerestingto se ow it is enforced in the UEFA Under-21.

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  33. Howard Maxi8 June 2019 at 23:49

    What a match.... Highlights to come in the morning, some pictures are way better than words about it all.

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  34. Philipp S9 June 2019 at 10:20

    SF predictions
    UKR-ITA: Oliver, Bennett, Burt (all ENG), Kruzliak (SVK) - Millot (FRA), Al-Marri (QAT)
    ECU-KOR: Siebert, Seidel, Foltyn (all GER), Al-Kaf (OMA) - Kelly (IRL), Raczkowski (POL)

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  35. Howard Maxi9 June 2019 at 13:09

    As promised, the highlights from KOR - SEN thanks to Michael W.

    https://ok.ru/video/1147855505955

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  36. AHMED ADERDOUR10 June 2019 at 06:30

    Semifinals


    Ukraine - Italy

    Referee: Raphael Claus (BRA)
    Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (BRA)
    Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Raphael Pires (BRA)
    Fourth Official: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA)
    Fifth Official: Abu Bakar Al-Amri (OMA)
    Video Assistant Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (BRA)
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jesús Noel Valenzuela Sáez (VEN)


    Ecuador - South Korea

    Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
    Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett (ENG)
    Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (ENG)
    Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert (GER)
    Fifth Official: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
    Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kelly (IRL)
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)

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  37. Jaf12 June 2019 at 16:11

    For me my prediction for the final FIFA u 20 is Ismail Elfath USA...

    I think he deserve it..

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