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*** TIME OVER ***
Due to a too short time before previous games and the release of new appointments we have decided to split Quarterfinals in two parts, this is the first one. Results for all Quarterfinals games will be published together.
The deadline for the first set of Quarterfinals will be Wednesday 30 June 2021, 09:59 AM CET. Unless extraordinary announcement by federations the same day a few time before the official releasement by UEFA, in that case of course we couldn't accept your names. So the suggestion is not to wait the very last minutes to avoid troubles. The predictions sent after that (official time will be checked) will not be accepted in any case.
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My 10 referees for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final:
ReplyDeleteCüneyt Çakır
Fernando Rapallini
Anthony Taylor
Bjorn Kuipers
Daniele Orsato
Danny Makkelie
Slavko Vinčić
Michael Oliver
Ovidiu Hațegan
Daniel Siebert
My choice for the rest of the tournament:
Quarterfinal: Kuipers - Oliver - Vinčić - Hațegan - Siebert
Semifinals: Orsato - Makkelie - Rapallini - Taylor
Final: Çakır - Taylor - Rapallini - Kuipers
Will the remaining 5 referees without a R16 match be used in the last 7 games or some of them will be out of luck?
ReplyDeleteIn 2012, Proenca did a QF and the final, both matches involving Italy.
ReplyDeleteIn 2016, Clattenburg did a less sonorous R16 and then straight the final.
In 2021, will the final referee come from R16 or QF?
The final referee will most definitely 100% be coming from the QF because Kuipers will be getting the final
DeleteAfter France elimination yesterday, my first thought was that SUI - ESP could be for referees who otherwise wouldn't have got an appointment.
ReplyDeleteThis game is clearly different than the expected FRA - ESP.
I thought the same thing. I think Michael Oliver might be lucky. And since Italy - Belgium will be the biggest clash in QF, I would say Kuipers is pretty certain for that one.
DeleteI don't think kuipers will get Belgium.
DeleteI think he'll get the QF with geany /England
QF: Makkelie - Siebert - Hategan - Vincic
ReplyDeleteSF: Karasev - Cakir
F: Brych - Kuipers
:)) Brych for FINAL :))
DeleteBrych for final? I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky :) Rosetti had to resign that same day!
DeleteSiebert with that ludicrous Red Card? No way!
DeleteQF- Kuipers, Vincic, Hategan, Siebert
ReplyDeleteSF - Cakir, Makellie
F- Rapallini
QF: Del Cerro, Kuipers, Vincic, Oliver
ReplyDeleteI would like to see Hatagen replace Del Cerro and I agree with the rest
DeleteQF predictions:
ReplyDeleteSUI-ESP: Michael Oliver (England)
BEL-ITA: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
CZE-DEN: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
SWE/UKR-ENG/GER: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Daily mail https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9732965/amp/Euro-2020-MARK-CLATTENBURG-Referee-Danny-Makkelie-proven-one-Europes-operators.html
ReplyDeleteMARK CLATTENBURG: Danny Makkelie has adapted better than most to VAR and his experience is second to none - ahead of officiating England's clash with Germany, the Dutch ref in the middle has proven he is one of Europe's top operators.
Dutch man in the middle Danny Makkelie is a real talent and someone who adapted better than most to the introduction of VAR.
Holland was one of the first countries to work with the technology, so Makkelie's experience of the system is second to none.
He was one of the video assistants working the World Cup final in 2018.
Now he's going to referee a Euro 2020 knockout game between England and Germany, which is another huge honour.
I've worked with Makkelie in Greece - he oversaw the final of the Greek Cup in Athens in May - and he's shown in his Champions League appointments how he's become one of Europe's top operators.
Bjorn Kuipers, the Dutch referee who's now 48 years old, has widely been considered Holland's best for a long time now.
But if and when Kuipers retires, Makkelie, 38, is ready to take over.
QF predictions:
ReplyDeleteSUI-ESP: Michael Oliver (England) - 4of: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
BEL-ITA: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) - 4of: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
CZE-DEN: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain) - 4of: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
SWE/UKR-ENG/GER: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) - 4of: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
Simulated semifinals:
ESP-ITA: Cüneyt Cakir (Turkey) - 4of: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
DEN-GER: Anthony Taylor (England) - 4of: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Final: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) - 4of: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Agree! Only I would swap the two SF referees.
DeleteI do not know who this Anonymous is, but I had the very same predictions, after yesterday (brilliant performance Cakir). The final will be for a Dutchman, but do not exclude Makkelie as head ref for the final !
DeletePredictions:
ReplyDeleteQF:
SUI-ESP: Ovidiu Hategan (4o: Daniele Orsato)
BEL-ITA: Björn Kuipers (4o: Sergei Karasev)
CZE-DEN: Michael Oliver (4o: Daniel Siebert)
SWE/UKR-ENG/GER: Slavko Vincic (4o: Carlos Del Cerro Grande)
SF:
SUI/ESP-BEL/ITA: Felix Brych (4o: Anthony Taylor)
CZE/DEN-SWE/UKR/ENG/GER: Cuneyt Cakir (4o: Fernando Rapallini)
Final: Björn Kuipers (4o: Danny Makkelie)
Anonymous 29 June 2021 at 12:00, Brych will be lucky not to be removed from elite category. Cut the comedy!
Delete@Anonymous 14:31. Seems like you're a bit overreacting.
DeleteBrych did well in a very heated match. Everyone knew it would be heated and some confrontations would be unavoidable, especially with Portugal. The team managed it very well and in the end nobody is talking about the referee. Brych is one of the best in the past 10 years and he's proven that again. He deserves another match
If you don't want to stick to facts, it's your problem, you can't be taken seriously. Saying Brych "did well" is entering an alternative reality. Both Belgian and Portuguese press harshly criticized him as well as the overwhelming majority of this blog and several journalists and refereeing experts of other countries. If Brych is not going home, Committee loses all credit. What would referees like Turpin and Lahoz think of it?
DeleteIt's fine that you're not taking me seriously, I just can't take you seriously. The only thing you're doing is attacking me on my opinion, without explaining anything. I explain why I think Brych did well, you're just saying I'm wrong.
DeleteI don't know who you are and where you're from, but you seem a bit frustrated about the bigger names leaving the tournament...
Come on, just go read the discussion on this blog in detail about Brych's poor job and get out of your alternative reality.
DeleteOh yeah, of course. Reading a discussion > watching a game.
DeleteBut thanks, the fact that you don't want to get in a discussion proves me right
Troll alert
DeleteNo, it doesn't prove you right. You are trolling around and not with much sophistication by the way.
Then finally explain me why Brych should be sent home by Rosetti
DeletePrediction
ReplyDeleteQFs
SUI-ESP: Michael Oliver (England) - 4of: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
BEL-ITA: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) - 4of: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
CZE-DEN: Fernando Rapallini (Arg) - 4of: Carlos del Cerro (Spain)
SWE/UKR-ENG/GER: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) - 4of: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)
Simulated semifinals:
ESP-ITA: Cüneyt Cakir (Turkey) - 4of: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
DEN-GER: Anthony Taylor (England) - 4of: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Final: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) - 4of: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands
Would be another "just" semifinal after U-21 EURO 2009, U-20 WC 2011, EURO 2012, WC 2014 and WC 2018 for him ...
Delete*) him = Cakir
DeleteUnbelievable if Çakir is not given the final. It would be cruelly unfair!
Delete@Peter: I am wondering whether the fact that Cakir is from Turkey will count the same as the fact that Faghani was from Iran (WC 2018) in not getting the final?
DeletePolitics has to stay out of football. Based on performance, Cakir deserves the final.
DeleteTotally agree with you, but the reality is, unfortunately, different.
DeleteExcept for UCL 2015 (final) and Euro 2016 (R16), Cakir ended up with 5 semi-finals, as mentioned above. There must be a (political) reason why that happened...
DeleteAgain, Committee should bring clarity and transparency to a tournament that is watched worldwide. Performance has to be the primary principle. And Cakir had the best display of the entire season in a quite challenging CRO-ESP. In normal conditions he should be given the championship game, all the more so that plays in the Committee's favor as Cakir gives all guarantees of a safe ending to the competition.
DeleteMy prediction:
ReplyDeleteQF: Kuipers, Taylor, Karasev, Vincic
SF: Cakir, Makkelie
F: Kuipers
My predictions:
ReplyDeleteOliver for SUI - ESP, in my opinion committee could use this game to appoint him
BEL - ITA Kuipers, I can't see a different name here, considering how much difficult are Italy games (you know) and Belgium coming from the hot BEL - POR. Second option for this game Cakir: but I don't think he will be out again so early after yesterday...
There are in my opinion by far more options for SUI - ESP than BEL - ITA.
If Del Cerro was kept, he will get something important.
DeleteHe should be out from BEL - ITA and SUI - ESP due to Spain.
DeleteHe could then get CZE - DEN or maybe the game with Germany or England.
I wonder whether Oliver will indeed achieve more than Taylor. The latter seems to be the clear front-runner of his country but could be out in the case that England will defeat Germany. And let's not forget his brave handling of DEN-FIN.
DeleteIt is not impossible to see him with Germany again but let me say that German media was not happy with his performance. Would not be the best decision to appoint him again after a performance below average.
DeleteI think Taylor will appear again with a semifinal, but maybe then indeed too many English referees in KO stage? There are many factors we can't know about!
DeleteRef_1707, Taylor has been almost flawless in this tournament. And btw he did a brilliant job in POR-GER.
DeleteMy predictions:
ReplyDeleteQFs:
ITA - BEL Michael Oliver
SUI - ESP Ovidiu Hategan
ENG/GER - SWE/UKR Bjorn Kuipers
CZE - DEN Slavko Vincic
SFs:
ITA/BEL - SUI/ESP Anthony Taylor
ENG/GERM-SWE/UKR - CZE/DEN Danny Makkelie
Final:
Cuneit Çakir
Agreed. Would just swap Hategan for Karasev. The Russian has been in form and a QF appointment would more than deserved as a reward for his good performances.
ReplyDeleteITA-BEL Oliver
ReplyDeleteESP-SWI Karasev
ENG/GER - SWE/UKR Hategan
DEN - CZE Vincic
SFs
ITA/BEL - ESP/SWI Taylor
ENG/GER SWE/UKR - DEN -CZE Kuipers
Final Cakir
Final belongs to Kuipers period end of conversation. Cakir will get a SF which he deserves
ReplyDeleteOk we believe you :))
DeleteWas it established by decree? Based on performance, it must be Cakir. Kuipers can get QF and SF appointments since the Netherlands are out.
DeleteI think ITA-BEL may be Vinic with Oliver on SPA v SWI
ReplyDeleteCould well see Del Grande & Kuipers on the other 2 QF's (will wait after tonight to see which one gets what match)
Cakir is sure to be involved in a Semi Final and the other again will be determined after the quarters IMO.
Think we will see Karasev & Rapallini serve as 4th's in the latter stages
Just one Man deserves the final,and
ReplyDeleteeverybody know who is he..just people cant confess.i hope he will get the final.
Orsato, 46, Italy
DeleteShould be next year's World Cup final then; currently he is only 45.
DeleteAt QATAR 2022 will be 47.
DeleteSo it should be no final for him.
Delete;-)
DeleteMy predictions - part I:
ReplyDeleteSUI-ESP: Michael OLIVER (ENG)
BEL-ITA: Björn KUIPERS (NED)
Will the referees ‘not required’ as we reach QF’s be announced or will it just be tittle tattle and speculation?
ReplyDeleteMy predictions:
ReplyDeleteBEL-ITA Michael Oliver
SPA-SWI Sergei Karasev
ENG/GER - SWE/UKR Ovidiu Hategan
CZE - DEN Slavko Vincic
SFS Taylor - Orsato - Kuipers
Final Cakir
Only one English referee will continue in the last 7 games due to England advancing to QF.
ReplyDeleteAfter yesterday's - Rapallini for the final ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is not Copa America, with all due respect.
DeleteI agree, it is not, however his performance was imho very convincing, and moreover I believe UEFA might want to 'embrace' relationship with CONMEBOL
DeleteMichael Oliver gets 1/4 first match, Switzerland v Spain, with Haţegan acting as 4th O.
ReplyDeleteVAR Team TBD.
Source: UEFA Official Website (https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024485--switzerland-vs-spain/matchinfo/)