Second set of referee assignments for Round of 16, games to be played on 4 December.
Game 52 - Doha (16:00 CET)
FRANCE - POLAND
FRANCE - POLAND
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno (VEN)
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Michael Orue (PER)
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Martin Soppi (URU)
Game 51 - Al-Khor (20:00 CET)
ENGLAND - SENEGAL
ENGLAND - SENEGAL
Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Fourth Official: Said Martinez (HON)
Fourth Official: Said Martinez (HON)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Helpys Raymundo Feliz (DOM)
Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villareal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Corey Parker (USA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Well Barton got a drastic improvement in the quality of AR too.
ReplyDeleteAR2. Gotta love voice to text.
DeleteSo AR2 Zeegelaar has been dropped after his mistake in BRA-SUI. Seems a bit unfair to allow Moran to continue but reject Zeegelaar as Moran also wrongly allowed a goal in GER-JPA.
ReplyDeleteThe classic management by FIFA, AR2 couldn't be appointed again after that blatant mistake and so they appoint Kathryn Nesbitt (USA). In any case, very likely she wont be worse...
ReplyDeleteBTW very good and deserved management for Barton, it was very easy to predict him for that game, on paper among the least challenging Round of 16, and perfect for him.
I was right with Valenzuela as well, after first game something big again should have followed. We see again Soto as VAR, hopefully in a good performance this time.
So committee evaluated that penalty as correct?
DeleteNesbitt seems to be a normal appointment as a reserve from the same confederation after breaking the past history of eliminating the entire crew.
DeleteWhat a cynical and insulting comment. Have you seen more performances by Zeegelaar than the two at this World Cup? If the mistake was that blatant, why did many miss it live and it took a lot of time for them to understand what had happened? It was a big mistake, but we have seen several poor AR calls.
DeleteNesbitt is a good AR from what I know, but throwing Zeegelaar under the bus when performance principle does not seem to matter in some other cases to appoint a third female AR straight to the KO stage is most likely what FIFA would consider "progress". Regardless whether or not the performances of Back and Díaz were sufficient.
"very likely she won't be worse" is an insult to both Nesbitt and Zeegelaar and it saddens me to read something like that on this blog.
I did pretty good with predictions in the group stage. 9th place in standings. But now I start with a solid 0/4 :))) Hope I'll guess corectly some of the other 4 games.
ReplyDeleteI had Valenzuela for FRA-POL, and Barton for ENG-SEN, and I swipped them.....
ReplyDeleteSo far, in my opinion, the ones going home after the group stage are:
ReplyDeleteFaghani
Al Jassim
Ma Ning
Beath
Yamashita
Sikazwe
Gassama
N'Diaye
Mukansanga
Gomes
Conger
Escobar
Martinez
Ortega
Matonte
Rapallini
Makkelie
Siebert
Kovacs
Frappart
Tello
Those left in competition:
Abdulla Hassan
Ghorbal
Claus
Sampaio (depending on NED-USA)
Valenzuela (depending on FRA-POL)
Barton (depending on ENG-SEN)
Elfath
Ramos
Marciniak (depending on ARG-AUS)
Mateu Lahoz
Turpin
Vincic
Taylor
Oliver
Orsato
If I forgot a name, I apologize!
Escobar, Martinez, Matonte and Ortega will definitely not go home directly after the group stage - they are already appointed as fourth officials in the Round of 16. Usually, the "mere" fourth officials leave the tournament after the Round of 16.
DeleteOne more remark: I wouldn't be surprised to see Madame Frappart again in the 3rd place game (depending on the success of the French national team).
DeleteFrappart is staying
DeleteMakkelie, Rapallini, Faghani, definitely not out yet
DeleteI think some factions will want Frappart on the 3rd place game but maybe some votes will switch now that they "made history." And would FIFA want a possible controversy at the end of the tournament? Or adding to the perception that the 3rd place game is meaningless by not using a normal referee crew?
DeleteAnd depending on who wins, there are women referees who are not from France. Some had already predicted Frappart directly to the 3rd place game once all 3rd round games were meaningful.
Absolutely no idea why Makkelie, AI-Jassim, Faghani, Rapallini are out in your opinion. I also doubt many other names you raised.
DeleteFor France vs Poland, the referee probably does not to be entirely fit, because the game will be mostly played on just one half of the pitch. Do you think this thesis was included in FIFA considerations?
ReplyDeleteNo.
DeleteNot entirely fit? No. Could fast versus slow teams tip an assignment one way or the other? Yes, after other things are considered.
DeleteMakkelie out and Elfath in ???
ReplyDeleteI think Elfath may get luckier than he would have in past years with the teams that advanced and the African/Asian teams likely to reject a European referee against a European team.
DeleteMakkelie surely cannot be eliminated yet because (besides Orsato) the other top Europeans also have their teams still in. So who gets squeezed out from Europe will depend on game scores not the top rankings right now.