Brazil - Japan in the round of 32 will be the third game for Italian referee Maurizio Mariani.
Match #76
Round of 3229 June 2026, 19:00 CET
NRG Stadium, Houston
BRAZIL - JAPAN
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 : Joe Dickerson USA
Correct YC
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DeleteClear YC on 12' for reckless challenge.
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC for reckless. Higher poiny of contact and red wouldn't be out of the question
ReplyDeleteCorrect first YC. It was mandatory
ReplyDeleteWell spotted Mariani
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC on 14' for SPA/reckless challenge
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DeleteAnother correct YC
ReplyDeleteExcellent opportunity to even out cards and he used it.
ReplyDeleteMissed foul on 23' for me
ReplyDeleteThe Brazilian player dives before any contact. It's never a foul. It should have been a yellow card for diving…
DeleteI think good no foul decision just before hydration break
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DeleteExtremely blatant foul.
DeleteGreat no-call in 23'. Brazilian Player is already going down before the contact
ReplyDeleteWhat? Is he not allowed to protect himself from a very late and borderline reckless challenge?
DeleteCould have easily avoided contact by going around or jumping over
DeleteNow missed YC in 32'
ReplyDeleteHmmm...I don't think it is mandatory. The contact point is lighter. But very late whistle.
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Delete23’ is a foul but no caution. Ball would have gone out so no SPA
ReplyDeleteMariani! How came he is in this position? He was considered not good enough last year CWC to getting important games in this World Cup. Did he just improve a lot with in a year??
ReplyDeleteHe's Italian!
DeleteNothing to do with being Italian ,he has proved himself to be a very good referee in European Competition .Showing a good understanding of the game and communicating well with players
DeleteI am also slightly surprised granted he hasn't put a foot wrong in his earlier matches but they were far less contentious / ' high profile ' as this one so I'm surprised they gave a debutant arguably one of the contentious fixtures in this round along with Morocco - Netherlands for me
Delete3rd correct YC for SPA
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DeleteCorrect YC on 45' for SPA
ReplyDeleteGood first half for Mariani. Good foul detection, 3 correct YCs with potentialy one missed.
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DeleteHave to agree I was surprised by the appointment but he has handled it well for now
DeleteCorrect YC on 48' for SPA
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DeleteAnother correct YC
ReplyDeletehandball ??
ReplyDeleteNot unnaturally bigger, not deliberate, ball from teammate. Doesn’t matter if it denied a goal. No handball.
DeleteAgree with VG
DeleteSo far, very good game from Marianni. The only mistake, imo, was the missed YC at 32min.
ReplyDeleteThe game is not being very harsh, players are focused on playing but he is also contributing for that.
Good performance from the Italian referee Mariani so far good YCs altogether, well deserved appointment in the end live at 65'
ReplyDeleteCorrect no PK just before hydration break
ReplyDeleteWhy ? Clear push
DeleteThis is as of now, a really good performance by Mariani..
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