The first match of semifinal: predictions game about EURO 2020 referees.
You have to guess the exact referee and VAR for each game by filling in a form. Just insert your name, or, if you want, a nickname and then for each game just select the referee. If you have already played for the previous rounds during group stage, please use the same name. We can't ensure too many efforts if you send predictions with a different name than the previously used one. If you are new and you want to have yout first try, you are welcome!
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Due to a too short time before previous games and the release of new appointments we have decided to split Semifinals in two parts, this is the first one. Results will be published all together.
The deadline for the first semifinal will be Sunday 4 July 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.
Points will be assigned according to the following pattern:
10 points for having guessed the exact referee of a match
8 points for having guessed the exact VAR of a game
5 points if a guessed referee for a game will be appointed as fourth official
4 points for having guessed a VAR appointed in a game but he is appointed as AVAR1 or AVAR3 in the same game
3 points if a guessed referee is appointed in the other semifinal 2 points if a guessed VAR is appointed as main VAR in the other semifinal
Good bye Daniele Orsato.
ReplyDeleteHello Danny Makkelie & Cuneyt Çakır for SF !
SF: Italy - Spain: Makkelie
DeleteSF: England/Ukraine - Denmark/Czech: Cakir
Final: Kuipers
Same !
DeleteCakir italy vs spain / makkeille second sf / final kuipers
DeleteNo. Makkelie had England in round of 16 (if England will qualifie).
DeleteNo in euro 2016 rizzoli in round of 16 france vs ireland in sf rizzoli france vs germany
DeleteItaly-Spain Euro 2016. Cakir was the ref and got many problems...
DeleteCakir italy vs spain / makkeille second sf / final kuipers
ReplyDeleteCakir for the final. Makkelie one of the semifinals for sure. The other semifinal could be Kuipers (if he has enough time to recover for SF1) or maybe a surprise, Karasev, Rapalini, etc...
ReplyDeleteBecause of Ceferin, Cakır will get SF.
DeleteKuipers final, very appreciate by Rosetti.
Karasev : why not but not convinced. Rapallini idem.
Makkelie I think.
Do you think Rosetti admires and support Kuipers?
DeleteYes.
DeleteAnd Kuipers between QF et SF can't recover enough.
Cakir had troubles in Italy - Spain 5 years ago, EURO 2016 in France.
ReplyDeleteVery discussed by Italian side. He would be the name at that point for Italy - Spain, but in my opinion Rosetti will avoid. There would be controversy even before the start. I hope to see Cakir in the other game. So we have surely Makkelie as candidate, he had that handball in the opener, very discussed by Italian side as well, but I don't find other names. Taylor again with Italy is difficult and very likely England will be in the other game. Impossible to see Brych fort eh third time in a row...
But well, if Italy - Spain will talk Dutch, then maybe the final will talk a different language... how many things :D
I'm really curious about this choice by committe.
Interesting analysis. Thank you
DeleteI'm very curious too.
Chefren cakir refereed excellent sweden vs italy in wc q uefa play off in 2017
DeleteBut in the match in 2016, the players were really malicious.
Deletei agree with your analysis. But what do you think about Rosetti’s use of Hategan? It seems very strange to appoint a referee like Hategan as a fourth official twice: for a Round of 16 and a QF. Could it be a surprise name for a SF?
DeleteI prefer next option. Spain Italy for Kuipers, other semifinal I preferred Cakir. For the final, race between Rapallini and Makellie. I still can not believe that somebody thinks that remarkable career is prerequisite for final, not the merit on Championship.
ReplyDeleteHi Ref, Kuipers has a game tomorrow. According to your prediction he will have no rest days (travelling). That’s impossible and not good also. Besides this, doing a QF means normally no SF. Makkelie and Cakir will do the Semi’s and Kuipers the final.
DeleteItaly - Spain Danny Makkelie
ReplyDeleteEngland/Ukraine - Denmark/Czech Cüneyt Cakir
Final: Kuipers or Brych
I think these two names are realistic for UEFA Ref Committee. If we look only for performance principles then Cakir is the only candidate! But I cannot imagine that Ceferin would accept the name Cakir. On the other side he was in Budapest when he was in charge of POR-UNG and maybe Cakir tried to apologize after his mistake in EC Qualifiers...
Wow apologize for the boss's national team,what a shame
DeleteWhat is the problem between Cakır and Ceferin?
DeleteWhy not siebert? Protege of rosetti, good performances so far?
ReplyDeleteI mean for a sf, not f
DeleteAlso, karasev had a slew of excellent Performances, would be a "typical" choice for a ref to be rewarded with a sf after a good tournament
Delete5 years ago? Come on if we look the past we cant find any refeere for matches,,every referees make mistakes on the matches.
ReplyDeleteWell for me there’s a big difference: if it’s about refereeing one of the teams involved I agree with you. However, we are talking about exactly the same game, that makes it very different for me and I would try to avoid the appointment in that case.
DeleteMakkelie will do Italy - Spain. He is a very good referee who rarely has problems in (difficult) matches. Players have a lot of respect for him and he receives great acceptance. He also makes few mistakes. The penalty situation in the opening game didn't cause him any trouble and the players were friendly to him throughout the game.
DeleteCakir is also doing a strong European Championship so far. He is calm, friendly and receives respect, has control and acceptance from players. He hasn’t yet led England, Ukraine, Denmark and Czech Republic.
Makkelie has already led England and Kuipers will be doing Denmark and Czech Republic tomorrow. I don’t think two Dutch referees in a row will handle Denmark or Czech.
Kuipers or Karasev the final.
UEFA prepared the entire season for the Kuipers and Brych EURO 2020 Final. We can understand this situation from champions league matches.
DeleteDo you believe that UEFA will appoint 2 Dutch referees for the remaining 3 matches (2SF/F)?
ReplyDeleteNever going to happen. However, everybody here seems to be sure kuipers is set for the final - but why? Only because uefa wants to reward him for a great career? Same would hold for Brych...
DeleteDutchfanclub.com believe
ReplyDeleteWe’ll speak again after the final 3
Deletematches have been appointed :)
Cakir is currently in London. For the remaining two matches, Kuipers and Brych's performances tomorrow will be decisive.
DeleteFinal: Kuipers (because is written in stars)
ReplyDeleteSemifinals: Cakir and Hategan (forced options)
My arguments:
- final was already awarded before tournament to Kuipers or Brych (it will be Kuipers)
- Makkellie out because 2 referees from Holland in last 3 games is lack of common sense
- Cerro Grande, Taylor and Oliver should be out because ESP and ENG will be in semifinals
- Karasev missed a red card in last game, Rapallini missed a penalty in last game, Orsato is already at home
Forced options??? They dont deserve do u mean??
DeleteAnd how u know eng will be in semifinals? Respect to czech team
DeleteWhat does the Czech team have to do with whether or not England will reach the semifinal?
Deleteİ said sorry Ukraine ,look below..
DeleteHategen had a shocking tournmanet so sar.
DeleteHategan impossible
ReplyDeleteWhy not ? Hategan is a FIFA referee since 2008. During all these years he whistled:
Delete- 33 games in Champions League (group stage + KO stage)
- 25 games in Europa League (groups stage + KO stage)
- 2 games in EURO 2016
- SF in olympic tournament (2016)
- SF in WC U17 (2017)
- QF in WC U20 (2015)
- SF in EURO U21 (2013)
- 3rd place final in FIFA Club World Cup (2019)
For a referee from Romania, a country without political influence, all these games are very good achievments. He is perfectly entitled to whistle a game like England- Denmark ...
P.S. btw, Hategan has more games in Champions League than Makellie (30), Karasev (24), Taylor (20), Cerro Grande (15) or Vincic (12) ...
I guess it’s not the number of Champions League matches handled which is important, but the quality of those appearances :)
Deleteu know petschovschi. UEFA has very few referees that it can trust every match. Hategan is not one of these referees.
DeleteHategan is a very good referee and a quite valid option for SFs. Italy-Spain would suit him very well but with a Committee that assigned Brych, the referee with thw worst performance of the tournament, to UKR-ENG...expect the unthinkable. Rosetti has lost all credit, especially among referees.
DeleteUnkown, please give some valuable arguments. "UEFA has very few referees that it can trust every match. Hategan is not one of these referees.". This is not acceptable. By the way, Hategan is among the best refs nowadays. Excellent fitness and foul detection. Always keeps matches under control. Hategan deserves a SF game.
DeleteSorry Ukraine!!
ReplyDeleteWhat did Hategan do so bad for not getting a KO match? And they left him in the tournament only to be a 4th ref? I would have left Kovacs or Ekberg for that...
ReplyDeleteIf he did so many mistakes, why wasn't he sent home after the groups stage? Strange.
Italy - spain Sf is very big match, weneed an experienced and in-form referee. On paper the other SF will have less difficulty level. For ITA - SPA Kuipers and Brych is out because there is only 2 resting days between their QF matches and SF. Taylor will be out if aengland continues. Turpin already sent back to home. We have Makkeile and Cakir but ıtalians don’t want thrm. We have Rapallini, Hategan and Karasev. All three have some difficulties but there are no other referees available. I sm between Rapallini and Karasev but i had a feeling that going to be Hategan.
ReplyDeleteOT: Red card from Brazil-Chile. Too strict? ;)
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1411129853571735558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1411129853571735558%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsport.ba%2Ffudbal%2Fcopa-america-brazil-gabriel-jesus-crveni-karton%2F402781
Clearly correct - even worse than de Jong 2010.
DeleteBTW, https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1411129853571735558 is enough. Mostly, one can skip everything after the '?'. :)
Haha true, my apologies. I was confused because I actually used "share tweet" button so i didnt expect the useless trailing part
DeleteI just can't see 2 Dutch officials in the middle of the remaining games.
ReplyDeleteCakir one of the semis for sure
But for Italy/Spain - very tough, if England out then it's Taylor for me. If England get to the semi, it's really difficult choice, I would suggest Karasev as Hategan has been 4th (would find it strange at this stage to appoint him as referee).
Makkelie and Cakir can't be appointed for Italy. Makkelie missed a huge handball on ITA-TUR and his appointment for such a sonorous match (Italy-Spain) would be heavily criticised. Cakir has not refereed Italy since the famous Italy-Sweden, and it would be criticised as well as the referee of the historical elimination of Italy from WC2018.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, my predictions are:
Italy-Spain HATEGAN
2nd SF CAKIR
Final TAYLOR (if Italy is out), KUIPERS (if Italy is in)
Of course, no Taylor if England is in final. Then it will be 100% to Kuipers.
DeleteITA - ESP : Rappalani. FO Siebert
ReplyDeleteSF2 : Cakir. FO Hategan
F: Kuipers. FO Brych
Rappalani? The Argentinian is Rapallini, not Rappilini, Rappalaini, Rippalini, or other
DeleteItalie vs Espagne
ReplyDeleteArbitre ; Cakir
4ème Arbitre ; Taylor
Var ; Bastien Dankert
In my opoinion if the commitee wants to be fair should do the below appointments:
ReplyDeleteSpain Italy DANNY MAKKELIE WITH HIS TEAM.4th ifficial Karasev
2 SEMIFINAL: FELIX BRYCH with 4th official frappart
FINAL: CAKIR
In my opinion 4th official of thenfinal should be rappalini as a award for his appearnces but in any chamce should get the final because ot is the Euro final.
Gianluca Rocchi is new italian referee appointer for Serie A and B replacing Rizzoli.
ReplyDeleteI don't see why Makkelie would get a SF? Made crucial mistakes in TUR-ITA and ENG-GER. Cakir SF2, Kuipers final and hopefully Rapallini for ITA-ESP.
ReplyDeleteHaha here is Bingo11 again, who always attacks Makkelie. So predictable! Perhaps you need to change your name :)
DeleteA handball on which opinions were very much divided, but more important, he was hardly able to see despite an expected position and a crucial mistake in ENG-GER you just made up?
DeleteAnd crucial mistakes seemingly so important for you, still you would appoint Rapallini for a SF, having needed no less than 3 OFR’s?
Kuipers for the final, despite an OFR for a situation in which he had a good viewing angle.
It becomes quite clear now you’re biased against Makkelie, your comment makes no sense and isn’t consistent in argumentation.
Rapallini is originally of Italian descent. Therefore, it cannot be given to the Italy match.
DeleteYesterday he was FO in Belgium-Italy
Delete@Ref Paul You know, the duty of the 4th referee is not important.
DeleteCrucial mistake in ENGGER? Which one?
ReplyDeleteGianluca Rocchi is the new head of serie A and B referees.
ReplyDeleteHere the press conference live by Trentalange, if you are interested:
https://www.aia-figc.it/dettaglio.asp?ID=18785
Chefren what does that meant for Rizzoli?
DeleteFinal = CAKIR
ReplyDeleteSf1 rapallini
ReplyDeleteSf2 hategan
Final cakir
Italia x Espanha Brych
ReplyDeleteOutra SF Rapallini
Final Kuipers
After average performances Yesterday (Oliver with wrong RC and Vincic soft PK) for sure Rosetti will go for safe hands in QF’s. Therefore Makkelie and Cakir will get an appointment. Both are great managers with necessary feeling for the game. That’s all we need.
ReplyDeleteI mean SF’s of course.
DeleteCakir should referee the final based on merit. Makkelie and Hategan in SFs.
DeleteI actually think that commitee has very limited possibilties for this particular tie.
ReplyDeleteI think that they go with Cakir and Makkelie in the SFs, but I'm really curious, who will get the ITAESP duel.
Cakir had the same duel 2016 and had serious problems, Makkelie had a crucial mistake (not totally his fault to be fair) in the opener.
I think that the commitee is more concerned about the opener of this tournament than about a match 5 years ago, so my predictions are:
REF / VAR
ITA-ESP: Cüneyt CAKIR (TUR) / Massimiliano IRRATI (ITA)
Irrati VAR when Italy plays?
DeleteI agree with Cakir as main referee, but I doubt Irrati will be kept as VAR though :)
DeleteGerman VMOs will be the optimal choice IMO.
What a silly mistake :D
DeleteVAR: Bastian DANKERT (GER)
@Prediction Admins: Can someone change my guess to Dankert please?
There should be a rule in prediction game: - 3 points if predicted referee is from the nations that play :D
DeleteAnd again everybody is speculating and criticising referees. In the end most will be wrong because nobody learns from previous appointments and policy.
DeleteSF: Makkelie and Cakir
F: Kuipers
Whether you like it or not, the best three refs are in the last three finals.
Let’s stop the biases and wait for the UEFA released.
Anonymous
DeleteAre you aware that there is a prediction game? :D Look above if you were not, this post is dedicated to it.
What's the issue with two Dutch refs in the last three games? It doesn't bother me at all since both have been great. What actually tarnishes Rosetti's job is Brych's appointment for UKR-ENG. He should be sent immediately packing after BEL-POR.
DeleteI belive
ReplyDeleteMakkelie Italy vs Spain
Cakir Second semi final
And then the final will depend on which team from England side of the draw gets to the final.
If England or Ukraine do its Kuipers if Denmark or Czech its Brych
The Argentinian is out of the question. He needed VAR for the penalty in France-Switzerland. He didn't even blow for a foul, although he was right there.
ReplyDeleteDel Cerro for the non-Spanish sf. Spanish referees got the nice games in the group stage. Look at the games he and Lahoz had. Would be strange to have neither of them in the knock-out stage.
Cakir, Brych (already has four games), Kuipers or Hategan for the other two games.
Hategan is a good referee, but I don't think he stands a chance. He was at the PSG - Basaksehir match, where his squad was falsely accused of racism. UEFA did not have the courage to continue with the same refs the next day, and replaced him with Makkelie. If it would have not been a team from an influential country, they would have lost 3-0 and be banned from competitions for several years.
Cakir for Italy vs. Spain;
ReplyDeleteRapallini for England/Ukraine vs. Danmark/Czech Rep.
Makkelie for the final!
Makkelie for the final very young
DeleteITA-SPA Taylor
ReplyDeleteCZE/DEN - UKR/ENG Makkelie
Final Çakir
So it's Cakir and Hategan or Makkelie
ReplyDeletein semifinals and Kuipers on final.
What do you think about Rosetti’s use of Hategan? It seems very strange to appoint a referee like Hategan as a fourth official twice for a Round of 16 and a QF. Could it be a surprise name for a SF?
ReplyDelete