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
ReplyDeleteDid 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