Debut of an UEFA crew at the World Cup: Dutch Danny Makkelie in charge of USA - Paraguay.
Match 4
Group D
13 June 2026, 03:00 CET
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
USA - PARAGUAY
Referee: MAKKELIE Danny (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: STEEGSTRA Hessel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: DE VRIES Jan (NED)
Fourth Official: ARAKI Yusuke (JPN)
Reserve AR : MIHARA Jun (JPN)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: DEL CERRO GRANDE Carlos (ESP)
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 1 : HIGLER Dennis (NED)
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 2 : AL-MARRI Khamis (QAT)
This match and the opening match are undoubtedly the most difficult of these first two days. Hopefully Makkelie will ride well and not try to be too fancy like in the last WC.
ReplyDelete30 seconds and we already saw crunching foul..
ReplyDeleteCould be tough match.
Spa/reckless whatever you want to call it.
ReplyDeleteClear YC.
Correct first YC
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DeleteDid he give an other YC or just a mistake by the tv director ?
ReplyDeleteBroadcasting error...
DeleteOk
DeleteParaguay players feeling hard done by in the opening 20 minutes. They have shown visible frustration, including sarcastic thumbs ups toward Danny Makkelie after a denied throw in, an incorrect corner decision, and what they believed was a foul on Almirón. Their captain has also already been booked for dissent.
ReplyDeleteDelayed offside
ReplyDeleteClip: https://streamin.me/v/92235d95
Delete2 clear offsides and they gave the free kick for the 2nd offside which was at a worse placement.
DeleteNot sure how letting players celebrate for a few seconds rather than the flag going up straight away is better than what we had before...
ReplyDeleteI think AR1 should have raised his flag for the 1st offside who was really clear. Still don’t know how audio alert really work and how it help them.
DeleteWhy is there such a significant delay in raising the offside flag, even when the offside position is as clear as daylight? Is this a serious FIFA instruction related to the new technology?
ReplyDeleteRoutine first half for Makkelie. Good foul detection in one sided game with no major decisions to make or card worthy fouls after early one
ReplyDeleteMakellie had a good first half. He reversed some fouls, forgot a YC in 29' in favor US, but perhaps he understood that the moment already favored the home team too much.
ReplyDeleteThe main point that bothered me was the delay in calling the offside, in addition to allowing slamming with the player sitting down.
Overall, PAR is a more foul-prone team than it is showing today, but perhaps because of the large score difference for a first half in favor of USA, they have already become dejected, even forgetting the Paraguayan tradition of tough play and consistent defense, and this factor is helping a lot Makellie keep the match under control, I was expecting a little bit more challenged game, but the result became it so easy
Wrong YC shown to USA at 50'
ReplyDeleteVery theatrical fall by Almiron,resulted in YC for Usa player.
ReplyDeleteAnd now VAR that resulted in YC for Almiron.
Great usage of VAR.
Completely wrong YC for Ream
ReplyDeleteWhat is that ?
ReplyDeleteIs this according to new VAR protocol, how is this mistaken identity?
ReplyDelete×1 did the foul was taken ?
DeleteVery puzzled by this VAR intervention. Technically it is not a mistaken identity case. But rather a correction of an incorrectly awarded foul +YC. Nota sure if the new protocols now allow that kind of situation.
DeleteThis is a required review with the new laws caution given to the wrong player of EITHER team
DeleteWhat happend in 53
ReplyDeleteIs that allowed in the LOTG? Wouldn’t be the first time Makkelie ignored them
ReplyDeleteInitially incorrect YC, but not sure that's a correct use of the VAR protocol. Mistaken identity isn't a basis to overturn missed simulation, much less AFTER the free kick is taken.
ReplyDeleteI didn't quite understand the meaning of the wording in the new rules, but if that's what it means, then the meaning of the phrase 'Mistaken identity' itself must have changed.
ReplyDeleteBut then now everything will be an OFR, don’t really understand it.
DeleteIf the referee gives a yellow card to Team A for a foul, but it turns out the foul was actually committed by Team B, the referee has no choice but to review the video footage.
DeleteBut what happens if it turns out it wasn’t even a foul by Team B?
I mean, the order of process may be questionable, but any announcement using good English (of course, all Dutch would!) and includes a clear explanation, rather than just sanction, must be welcome!
ReplyDeleteThat is really weird OFR after the FK was played for mistaken identity ?? Don’t really understand it even with the new protocol.
ReplyDeleteIs this correct?
ReplyDeleteSurely there’s no need to go over to the monitor? The referee can just communicate the decision.
ReplyDeleteDanny forgot to announce the decision first!!
ReplyDeleteVery weird sequence of events there with free kick taken before VAR calls referee's attention. And then shouldn't mistaken identity be for teammates only?
ReplyDeleteI didn't understand OFC calling for a review of the yellow card. That would only be possible with a second yellow card. I also didn't think the player PAR simulated. I think Makkelie's gestures aren't very clear and he seems to get lost in the foul call.
ReplyDeleteThis is the new protocol then I assume :
ReplyDelete« a player wrongly being shown a red or yellow card when the offence was committed by another player of either team »
A case for VAR with new protocol
DeleteI mean, I'm more than happy if the protocol is now expanded to allow for simulation to be punished after the fact, especially when a player has been cautioned who has done nothing wrong. Anything that punishes diving and cheating can't be bad. And this was clearly the right decision in the end
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DeleteBut if the LoTG says only the identity of an offender can be reviewed, that means the decision itself cannot be changed if it's not a PAI, such as a free kick in this case? How do you then issue a caution to a player you gave a free kick in favour? Must have misapplied the protocol
DeletePelanty missed by the ref 60 min
ReplyDeleteJust re-read the updated VAR Protocol which states: "if the referee penalises an offence but has clearly misidentified the player who committed that offence, only the identity of the offender can be reviewed".
ReplyDeleteThe explanation to the amendment reads: "reviewable decisions/incidents now include two infrequent but potentially match-changing errors: ... mistaken identity when the referee shows a yellow or red card but has clearly penalised the wrong player of either team for the offence in question; the offence itself cannot be reviewed except in the context of mistaken identity".
I guess the "either team" provision may (?) allow this type of review. But certainly not clear from the wording. I'm not sure there's a sufficient nexus between mistaken identity and misinterpreting the offence in the first place as this latest review seems to imply.
Yes I think it’s the new addition saying that in this case there is a clear simulation by Paraguay player then wrong YC and possibility to recommend an OFR.
DeleteHere the problem is the delay, I don’t think you can do that after the FK was played.
But the reviewed should happen before the fk taken if its taken the action is dead . What hapend if th fk was taken and goal was scored
DeleteAgree @adnane clear mistake here.
DeleteIn other words, VAR intervened because an incorrect corner kick had been awarded, and that incident directly led to a yellow card decision for a USA player. That's why Makkelie had to go review the footage himself, which ultimately resulted in a review for mistaken identity?
ReplyDeleteIs it really necessary to make it this complicated? It's very difficult for people who try to read the rules precisely.
Not sure it’s the CK but just the fact that now it’s possible for VAR to review a play when a player is receiving a YC or RC but he is not the one committing a foul but his opponent is. Agree not very clear for any one.
DeleteIf it was actually the opponent who committed the foul, does that mean it doesn't have to be a yellow card for the opponent?
DeleteFk was given no corner by any chance
Deleteadnane
DeleteIndeed. Thank you.
Should it been a penalty at 60' for USA, although shot was made?
ReplyDeleteYes thr Paraguay player was late and stepping in us player foot so it was pk
DeleteGood advantage before goal for PAR
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