It's a very particular story between the Spanish FIFA referee from Canary Islands and the 2026 World Cup, but no matters, when the game starts, it's all about the performance.
Match #29
Group C
20 June 2026, 02:30 CET
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
BRAZIL - HAITI
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR : Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 1 : Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 2 : Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Big game for him after all the talks about his situation and spain referees potentially missing initially this World Cup.
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC on 4' for reckless challenge. Good start from Hdz Hdz
ReplyDeletemaybe missed YC on the prior action ? correct call on this challenge
DeleteAgree with the card at 4’. Good start.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting his positioning for the corner at 5min. Clearly studied the Brazil corner and stayed in the first wood zone.
ReplyDeleteVery well !
More fouls whistled by Hernandez on 8 mn than Tantashev all over the match ! 😂
ReplyDeleteGood offside decision by Sanchez Rojo. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLooked like a clear foul by Brazil on 1-0. Clear studs on the foot of the Haiti player who was first on the ball. Based on the replay.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Don’t understand why VAR stayed silent here
DeleteI saw it also. Maybe no foul because contact was after defender already played the ball and it would have been goal without contact.
DeleteBig miss by Del Cerro Grande. Obvious late challenge by Brazil.
DeleteSaw it again. Extremely blatant foul and missed yellow card.
DeleteAgree with VG. And again Del Cerro Grande…
DeleteIMO foul missed on Haïti defensor prior goal.
ReplyDeleteFoul in first goal of Brasilia very late and step on the foot before the ball cross the line
ReplyDeleteSorry but I think this should have been a foul,clear as day that Cunha hits him.
ReplyDeleteAnd again with Del Cerro some VAR controversies.
ReplyDeleteI don’t see a foul?
ReplyDeleteI am not the only that saw the foul right? Carlos Del Cerro Grande I don’t believe u can make that type of mistake
ReplyDeleteI have arguably a reckless foul on Brazil.
DeleteAgree and YC with.
DeleteWhat the hell VAR doin again!? Crystal clear foul by Cunha… goal still stand… Can anyone understand it!?
ReplyDeleteThe crew lost track of time. The break should have happened before the KO.
ReplyDeleteReckless tackle on the goal action as well for me really surprised by no OFR here.
ReplyDeleteMissed YC on 31' for reckless challenge
ReplyDeleteMissed yc on Brasilia 31
ReplyDeleteRefcam actually showed that he is not seeing the contact, so blind decision from him.
ReplyDeleteOn the goal situation*
DeleteCompletely agree. Same feeling. We saw that Hdz Hdz can’t see…nothing. VAR HAD TO HELP him !
DeleteStrong contact on defensor's foot at the same time that the ball touch the leg of the defender. Dificult to ser for Hernandez but i think that is a clear and obvious foul, and VAR must intervene
ReplyDeleteBased on ref cam H^2 was right there too... RFEF... Anyways, clear foul missed.
ReplyDeleteI think he’s blocked by a player and he can’t see the contact from his position.
DeleteHmm Looking again I think I agree.
DeleteAnd imagine it was vice versa,or some other South American country like Argentina or Colombia...We would be hearing about robbery all day and night
ReplyDeleteEspecially after the first match.... Collina and teams very "lucky" it's "just" Haiti.
DeleteYep.
DeleteWhat will happen if refs crumble under most pressure when some bigger names are on the line.
But then again,we saw Marciniak and his approach towards Messi so I think the message is that maybe only Argentina and big name country's csn do whatever they like and they imagine.
Strong opinion in that's the biggest VAR question of the tournament.
ReplyDeleteAgree I think it’s the most surprising no intervention as the contact seems really clear.
DeleteDe Bruyne recklessly fouled Romanian GK at the last EURO, Marciniak allowed the goal and it was deemed correct by UEFA... They don't care about LotG anymore. Showbusiness.
ReplyDeleteThe hide it behind football understanding
DeletePotential PK for holding offence but haven't seen any replays
ReplyDeleteSimilar to the Mbappe decision it won't make a difference in the outcome, but I still think that the first goal is an APP foul. I will be curious to hear what the insiders hear about it.
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC, clear step on foot.
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