Egyptian referee Amin Mohamed Omar will officiate Argentina - Austria, second appointments for him at 2026 World Cup.
Match #43
Group J
22 June 2026, 19:00 CET
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
ARGENTINA - AUSTRIA
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Abouregal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam Taha EGY
Fourth Official: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Reserve AR: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Khamis Al Marri QAT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 : Tatiana Guzman NCA
This match will determine whether the Egyptian referee will continue progressing to the knockout stages.
ReplyDeleteIt will be an important and difficult match for the referee.
This is a crunch match for him. Not many opportunities left for referees (not all referees have had a game)
Delete#5 AUT is fouling Lautaro imo probably can say the same for #4
ReplyDeleteI think had it been only one player (the player who ended up getting the ball) then maybe no OFR but with the second player who didn’t get anything. Then it had to be given
Deletepenalty clear
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Khamis Al Marri is in trouble to take a decision here.
ReplyDeleteLive Full-Sequence: https://streamable.com/yg26fu
DeleteOFR: https://streamable.com/g4g308
DeleteHe has got Collina and Busacca in one ear and LOTG in the other.
DeleteI don't what else you need for a penalty...
ReplyDeleteDid the referee announce in Spanish
ReplyDeleteSilly Mr Omar forgetting Argentina get a customary penalty every game! Bad on field decision!
ReplyDeleteClear PK for me. At least one made foul before other played the ball.
ReplyDeleteThis is only the second OFR for assigning a penalty in so many games, if I'm not wrong? Only previous incident was the one rejected by Faghani?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a penalty. Touch on the ball is irrelevant as the striker is clearly impeded prior to that. Surely one of the players should have been booked for DOGSO
ReplyDeleteDefinitely no DOGSO there, both players attempting to play the ball. Even if one defender was no where near. Am I surprised at no mandatory YC, but at this point no.
DeleteI think had it been just one player, (the one player who ended up playing the ball) then I think no penalty would be given. However, that second player who came across the body, took out both legs then had to be a penalty.
In fact, I’m surprised we saw a review at all by VAR.
Penalty given after VAR review, I dont know if it was the TV coverage I'm watching but that was a rushed announcement that I couldn't make out too well other than "penalty kick".
ReplyDeleteLong time taken by Al Martin but got to the right decision... Eventually
Al Marri
DeleteIt wasn’t so much rushed as the audio wasn’t working at the beginning of the announcement. He waited a long time after making the VAR signal, waiting and waiting but should have repeated the announcement after the audio in the stadium started working.
DeleteSurely they can work the VAR audio so it can be fed through the TV feed?
2nd player #5 trips attacker
ReplyDeleteSo since the start of the tournament, no penalty has been awarded for soft and debatable incidents, and now Argentina are given a very generous penalty that goes against all the guidelines applied so far. This is complete nonsense. There is simply no penalty here given the refereeing standard that has been established. Except for Argentina, who once again benefit from a favourable decision after Messi. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteThat’s just a very unfair assessment in my opinion. AUT #5 definitely fouls, you can debate if AUT #4 does too. Clear penalty.
DeleteBe careful: I’m not saying there is no penalty. I’m simply saying that there is no consistency whatsoever with the extremely high threshold of tolerance that has been applied throughout the tournament. And once again, Argentina are the beneficiaries.
DeleteYou simply cannot ignore blatant fouls and then award a penalty here for an incident that is far from being a clear and obvious error. The issue is not necessarily the decision itself, but the complete lack of consistency with the refereeing line that has been established so far.
I have to disagree with you @referee analyst
DeleteI think had it been just one player #4, (the one player who ended up playing the ball) then I think no penalty would be given. However, that second player #5 who came across the body, took out both legs then had to be a penalty.
Look I agree with you, there seems to be some consensus on here and in the refereeing world (obviously with Collina and Busacca too) that if you make contact with the player accidentally then it’s okay (Ghana non pen, Australia non pen) and the attacker initiating contact (France non pen).
It appears inconsistent because we don’t know the guidelines, we can only guess. I agree that standard for foul detection is not great not just for penalty area incidents but in general play too.
Surely a retake just to give Messi another chance
ReplyDeleteIMO a very soft penalty...
ReplyDeleteCorrect penalty after OFR, but generally difficult start of the match
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DeleteWell,the very hard with best positioning to conclude is it penalty or not. Two players, easy block vision of the referee. Excellent team work and finally good decision.
ReplyDeleteAnother referee who doesn't know English
ReplyDeleteit always use to be mandatory for an international referee to speak English
DeleteThat a VAR takes 2min to even recommend a Review should be a sign that it was not a clear and obvious mistake
ReplyDeleteI understand: "Go! Go! [to players surrounding him] defender number one (?) didn't hit the ball, he make a...? PENALTY"..
ReplyDeleteHe said number five
DeleteThe mic echoed a bit I think. But he definitely said “defender number 5”, not sure on the rest up to “penalty kick”
DeleteChallenging start to the match. Penalty can be forgiven as it is difficult to clearly spot onfield. VAR review could have been much quicker.
ReplyDeleteWhere was this energy from var in last match with clear messi red? Deserved outcome for fifa/messi mafia.
ReplyDeleteNever a clear and obvious mistake but we know Argentina are treated differently to everyone else. Expect at least one more soft penalty to be awarded in this game
ReplyDeleteWas a clear pen tbf
DeleteI think had the second player who ended up taking out his legs (AUT #5) then I don’t think VAR would have reviewed.
DeleteClear penalty. YC missed
ReplyDeleteWould u give both austria players a yc? Difficult to tell which player made first contact.
DeleteI think, no DOGSO is somehow correct, because there clearly was a second defender preventing the continuation of the attack.
DeleteBut why not to give both players a yellow card?
DeleteCan you say a YC missed? I don’t think so. Maybe according to the LOTG but not based on instructions to referee at this World Cup.
DeleteBased on what we have seen at this World Cup, this was not a yellow card. Consistent.
Just to add one thing: Clear and obvious mistake is only and only UEFA officiating philosophy. In FIFA, you can expect that VAR will call you for suspicious contacts in penalty area, and there is mutch more second chances for referees!
ReplyDeleteBut what we saw in the competition so far, enough number of matches to make an early judgement, the answer should be the contrary one. Must be very evident, even more than UEFA, to call, otherwise there have been mistakes for sure in previous games!
DeleteThis is not the case for red cards though, you can kill someone in a FIFA tournament and no red card or review.
DeleteAgree Chefren, thus far in this tournament it is closer to UEFA than the FIFA standard you have mentioned. An incredibly high bar for VAR intervention at this World Cup, even clear errors.
DeleteJust to know,why not YC for foul on Martinez?
ReplyDeleteI mean he has clear chance, 1 on 1 and defender stops him..
Is this that anti card policy where you have to kill someone to get YC?
Probably, they forgot about the card, too complex assessment.
DeleteAgreed, should be DOGSO yellow.
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DeleteCan you say a YC missed? I don’t think so. Maybe according to the LOTG but not based on instructions to referee at this World Cup.
Based on what we have seen at this World Cup, this was not a yellow card. Consistent.
Referees should learn how to make announcements from Iván Barton..."
ReplyDeleteShould have stopped the game for head injury
ReplyDeleteAlso was illegal use of arms, elbow to head. Caution for reckless.
DeleteAnd from our angle, potential handball
DeleteYes @RAP enjoyer, I didn’t like he almost felt for the head and ensured contact with the elbow to the head. Am I surprised that it wasn’t given?
DeleteThis "modern" football approach by simply calling only the most essential of fouls and letting everything else just become a free for all is becoming impossible to watch. No blame on Amin and most others I have watched the last week or two but blame the FIFA referee committee for their weakness to serve others over player safety and the laws of the game. I for one have had enough of this charlatan approach.
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DeleteAgree with you @Osman, hopefully this approach at this World Cup doesn’t filter down to the confederations or countries.
DeleteI get a very strange feeling from his one-on-one interactions with the players when he is explaining decisions. The way he dismisses them, his lack of empathy, and his apparent lack of understanding of how to communicate with players in an appropriate and effective manner are concerning.
ReplyDeleteHe has got a nicer demeanour so it looks weak when he dismisses them and hasn’t got that aggressive energy of Barton which so many appreciated on here.
DeleteStonewall foul forgotten by Amin Omar and austrian players angry - rightly - here. This policy of letting everything play on is becoming unbearable.
ReplyDeleteEspecially when a South American team is involved. It’s like the Italian teams in Europe. You simply cannot allow all king of contacts with them.
DeleteMoreover, the behavior of some argentinians players is completely unacceptable. So so provocative
He has lost control already
ReplyDeleteFor me that's a red card. Clear violent intent
ReplyDeleteVeru close. And very stupid action from AUT #5.
DeleteThe AUT #5 wanted to leave something on him (didn’t see a replay of the actual contact point) but that was a YC and then a few minutes before the goal much worse contact not even a YC?
DeleteI’ll be honest, that is why this challenge is made by the AUT player because the foul by ARG was not called earlier, the level of challenges now just increases.
Completely lost with this trends. Clear Red card missed. But YC before with arm on head. Very agressive manner after with De Paul. This referee is catastrophic.
ReplyDeleteThat’s the only way to get through to DePaul. He doesn’t care. I don’t mind that.
DeleteThe other is to book him ;)
DeleteI mean sometimes that works, but rarely, he seems to get worse when you do that.
DeleteThis is what happens when you try to manage a physical team like Argentina with just your whistle. All half they have committed fouls and he seems happy to let them all go. The intensity of match increases, the intensity of the fouls increased.
DeleteThe match slipped out of his control. I think chaos will prevail in this match. A poor first-half performance by the Egyptian referee.
ReplyDeleteCan be yellow for m allister?
ReplyDeleteNo, no, Argentine players are so good, you have to protect them, never give them a yellow card.
DeleteDo you believe that Argentina can have a YC one day ?
ReplyDeleteYC 40': https://streamable.com/hfq0wf
ReplyDeleteReplay 37': https://streamable.com/93mhnn
DeleteThe 3rd time Martinez only get a warning after a yc worthy foul
ReplyDeleteIt's okay, he's a nice guy. And Messi's teammate.
DeleteA clear kick out at the back of the legs of the AUT player by ARG Att, crazy not one player from ARG booked. This is what Collina and Busacca want, the referee has delivered but he is losing control of the game in the process.
DeleteThink there is enough presence and strong body language that he’s letting the match flow while holding on to control. Might need a more hands on approach later but being firm on rolling around/acting has helped.
ReplyDeleteSorry have to disagree,
DeleteLetting the game flow with careless contact, sure, but when it raises beyond careless you can’t just use your whistle. The level of challenges has now increased and the challenges keep coming, that is not control for me. Players with emotions bubbling over
Firm on rolling around? I don’t see how a player being hurt from a reckless challenge = firm on rolling around.
Haha disgusting kick out by martinez and nothing
ReplyDeleteClear yellow card
DeleteMissed yc 47min
ReplyDeleteClip: https://streamable.com/uou5ox
DeleteClearly below the expected standard after the first half. Hopefully, he can raise his performance in the second half.
ReplyDeleteYep,body language that for now has said Argentina can do whatever they want.
ReplyDeleteNot good in the final part of first half, referee lost it, was lenient with situations that should have been managed strongly. Allowed some unsporting behaviors by players.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Austrian players (incl team captain) approach him, he sent them away with very aggressive body language. When number of Argentine players came to argue, that was okay. But it's fine, they are nice guys. And Messi's teammates.
DeleteYes i noticed also the difference
DeleteYes, managing the situation without cards was always going to be difficult. Collina/Busacca don’t want the bad optics of a referee losing control but they also don’t want the referee to use his cards.
DeleteHow on earth can Lautaro Martinez can make this kind of foul with a little warning far little to the one made for…the victim by referee ! This is completely non sense to act like that !
ReplyDeleteHe was more concerned about getting AUT players to stop asking about the challenge or disciplinary action, did he even speak to Martinez? Not a good look
DeleteEven the commentators said he needs to be more calm and that will calm the players.
ReplyDeleteIn such high pressure, good half by Omar, but must improved in disciplinary way!
ReplyDeleteAre you laughing ?
DeleteBest whistle by Amin Omar was the last one. Worst performance ever seen in this WC at the half time.
ReplyDeleteAnd every day a new "worst performance" found instead of finding reality between white and black. Amin Omar not at all as bad as some suggest here. 3 or 4 missed YCs, better in 2nd half, giving both teams clear warnings and communicating more and, if necessary, in a harsh way. But good physics and positioning, good foul detection and in most cases consistent, he even got the players respect back in 2nd half and had full control. So where is the catastrophe you were and are expecting on a daily basis? An acceptable, in 2nd half good performance, good ARS, too. More consequent disciplinary action needed for improvement, but a 3rd game still possible.
DeleteTwo versions of my half time summary.
ReplyDeleteGreat first half, the FIFA hierarchy will be pleased. 1 YC, game flowing, entertaining spectacle.
Reality: underwhelming first half by Amin who has lacked the technical and manageable ability to get through this first half without resorting to fairly aggressive body language. Missed 2/3 YC's for me, been fairly poor in managing players. Lost control towards the latter parts of the half and faces a testing atmosphere that means he will have to "sink or swim"
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DeleteFifa should not experiment with CAF refs for games between Argentina/Brasil vs. UEFA Teams imo
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, if you're using the performance principle, this referee did deserve a test following his first game. Unfortunately he has lacked so far in a few departments but would be unfair to say he didn't deserve this game.
DeleteI agree with the performance principle, but there we're other options. Asia vs. UEFA, but Argentina isn't easy to handle vs. a team which is used to Bundesliga isn't really a growth path
DeleteAfter a good first game, I must say that I'm really sorry but knowing Collina and what we saw in first half, the tournament for the Egyptian referee should be rather over.
ReplyDeleteFelt a bit like you did a proper first game, now we assign you one of the most dificult ones
DeleteMaybe it will depend on will he recover in second half
Delete"I wish I could've seen Iván Barton in this game. The Egyptian referee completely lost control of the game."
ReplyDeleteClear foul in front of first goal against Schlager and a lot of decisions in favor Argentinia. Big team bonus from the bad referee. Martinez committed three unsportsmanlike fouls and only received a warning each time
ReplyDeleteAll the CAF referees should be ruled out for the KO stage.
ReplyDeleteI now understand why Abongile Tom is only a fourth official at this tournament. He’s simply too strict for FIFA’s current culture of excessive leniency.
DeleteDon't blame the refs (from all parts of the world!!!, stop yourself thinking and arguing with this typical post-colonial arrogance), but blame FIFA, doing everything for their bankaccounts, but blaming refs who really want to take care of the players' health instead of reducing the LOTG to a theoretical textbook, which is only implemented by the very few real brave ones...
DeleteAnd another YC missed..
ReplyDeleteIs he trying to break the record dor most cards missed?
53’ throw in taken from 35 yards away from where it went out
ReplyDelete54’ another BLATANT YC missed… unbelievable
ReplyDeleteClip: https://streamable.com/2y1kw0
DeleteWOWno YC for Romero is such a ridiculous call,jeez...
ReplyDeletePlayers should kill themselves to get a card.
If there was no Dogso with the Penalty how can this be SPA? Lol
DeleteYep,no YC is good thing🤣🤣🤣🤣
Delete54’ : again and again and again YC missed for Argentina…
ReplyDelete"How many yellow cards has he missed now? I've stopped counting
ReplyDeleteWhen you look at refs and generally FIFA policy with less cards,this all suits Argentina and rest South American teams cause they all play phisycal style,use dark arts and generally play dirty.
ReplyDeleteNo, Romero is a nice guy, no need for yellow. And in addition to that, he's Messi's teammate. Refs should protect them.
DeleteOh yes,I forgot about that.
DeleteNow Otamendi replaces him,maybe he will kick someone while they are on the ground.
Austria also deserves like 4-5 cards so far this match… this whole concept about less cards is a b*llsh!t.
DeleteReminds me a bit of Lahoz NED-ARG...
DeleteAgree,but at the end what will be match headline?
DeleteMessi and Argentina..
Not Omar and his performance.
Yes, and Otamendi is a nice guy too. And Messi's teammate. Even if he kicks someone lying on the ground, that's okay, because in his heart he's a nice person. And most probably somebody provoked him. He should be protected by the ref.
DeleteI don’t know how much more of these referees I can bare. It ruins the entire game for me. Hopefully things get better as we reach the knockout stages
ReplyDeleteThe "beautiful" game
ReplyDeleteAnd this all just proves how UEFA refs are so far ahead from rest of the world.
ReplyDeleteFor the sake of fairness, however, such a comparison should be made in a level field, where all referees officiate without restrictive guidelines.
DeleteIn my opinion, Barton is someone who can definitely ignore those instructions thanks to his outstanding natural qualities. I hope he actually does that in next games.
I would argue the CONCACAF refs have been good also.
DeleteI understand some leniency from referees and that is fair but to completely ignore the laws and rules of the game. Football is so far away from being the beautiful game it once was
ReplyDelete😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteNow blatant corner missed.
ReplyDeleteBut hey,no problem🤣
I don't why are players required to leave the pitch after injury if medical team is not invited in
ReplyDelete*Don't understand
DeleteMissed corner
ReplyDeleteEven a blind person could see that corner...
ReplyDeleteI can't stop laughing
Howevewr, VAR correcting a wrong corner, but then not intervening for the contrary mistake must be discussed, there isn't consistency. If this should be intended because referees must have always the last word, well, we are already very far away from that with this use of VAR, so it's for me rather everything or nothing.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like the VAR refs can only change wrongly awarded corners.
DeleteForget about every poor refereeing performance you've ever seen; it couldn't be worse than this."
ReplyDeleteFIFA’s message of placing greater emphasis on the football itself and less on punishment appears, once again, to have been either misunderstood or applied very poorly. I am not sure which description is more accurate.
ReplyDeleteThis performance demonstrates a lack of fundamental understanding of the game and of how the intervention ladder should be applied in practice. There is an absence of clear recognition of the decisions that are expected, which situations can be managed through effective match control and communication, and which incidents genuinely require disciplinary action. Overall, this results in a performance that falls below the expected standard.
I move on to the next match.
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DeletePerfect analysis, DD
DeleteIt is probably very difficult for referees who are used to enforcing more tightly to try to apply their new instructions. Likely to feel uncomfortable for the whole game.
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DeleteAnd exactly that is a problem not only for AFC and CAF, but even some American and European refs, too. The truth is simple: If you publish a book as the LOTG, only publish what you are going to implement on the field. When you tell your refs to interprete the law as some idealistic theory, but to establish leniency for the benefit of the flow of the game (in the end: War!), you destroy all your referees' authority, and in the end with the best technical players in hospitals you destroy this wonderful game. Completely. That Collin a is part of the problem, but not of the solution here is really deeply disappointing. By the way, what does a young 15 years old referee from Lesotho, Osaka or Novaralearn, when he has to learn that THIS SYYLE is what is expected from him!?!?!?
DeleteGood night.
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DeleteThis is my issue with the book one of each approach. If Laimer wasn't pushed, neither would have been booked. Because he ended up on the floor, they both get a caution
ReplyDeleteExactly. We have a second yellow card here only because the Austrian player went to ground. Otherwise, the referee would not have shown any card at all. Being so constrained by lenient instructions, leading to situations that are managed disciplinarily from nothing to everything, is completely ridiculous. It also destroys the personality of some referees, who struggle to adapt to these unnatural directives.
DeleteNumber 20 of Austria should be cautioned for protest at all freekicks for Argentina. Doesn't accept anything at all!
ReplyDelete75:20 – Finally, some evidence of refereeing. Although the situation could have been managed more proactively, he showed a degree of decisiveness and correctly cautioned both players for unsporting behaviour following the confrontation.
ReplyDeleteClip: https://streamable.com/2daga5
DeleteThank you
DeleteA perfect summary of Amin Mohamed’s upside-down approach. The Argentine player commits the foul and blocks the free kick, preventing the Austrian player from taking it quickly. Yet all the Egyptian referee can think of doing is running over to block the player who has been awarded the free kick, standing right in front of him and preventing the restart, without paying the slightest attention to the Argentine offender, who is then free to get back into position. It is utterly absurd.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I have to agree with you
DeleteFinally a yellow for reckless in added time.. he has no backbone
ReplyDeleteClip: https://streamable.com/v0yhk6
DeleteThis tournament is turning into a joke. We must end the collina leadership asap.
ReplyDeleteAnd now fully deserved YC to Paredes.
ReplyDeleteBut with the way game has been handled,I did not expect that.
Once again the inconsistency of VAR is shown again ,worse challenges in the box have not been looked at by the VAR teams ,but tonights is given ,even though it was marginal .Collina needs to sort ou now before there is a poor decision in the knockout stage.
ReplyDeleteI see a decent performance by Amin Mohamed and being aggressive may be his best ability for him when dealing with players. I can't criticize that
ReplyDeleteThe ref was absolutely sensational. Excellent control of the game, very calm, brilliant communication skills with the players, a linguistic genius. And most importantly, absolutely neutral, no sympathy at all for either side.
ReplyDeleteMessi(as) of the refereeing world is born. I strongly recommend UEFA to bring him to UCL next season. At least for the final and one semi-final.
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DeleteMaybe Final's will be his.
DeleteWho knows...
Messi should be YC for over celebrating and delaying the game.
ReplyDeleteWell,good pefromance from Amin. All in all,some YC cards not issued,probbaly due to guedlines of Bussaca and Collina,but when he saw where that lead him, second half was different and better. One Var intervention for very tough situation. I will be honest and said that Amin deserved round of 32 match, and it should be more than good for him.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you treat him fairly. He deserves much more than Round of 32 match, he should go on for much longer. Please, show more respect towards very good referee.
DeleteHe deserved to come back to Cairo.
DeleteThe guy should be on the first flight back to Cairo ,not consistent enough to referee at this level . Allowed several dangerous challenges to go unpunished ,even with the Collina directive.
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DeleteThe only real catastrophe was the performance of Al Ali so far!
DeleteI think, unfortunately, best he can hope for is two assignments as 4th official in knockout stages
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry for the Egyptian referee.
ReplyDeleteAfter a first good performance that had suggested something important, I must say that, unfortunately, in this match he was well below expectations, and I believe the correct assessment is the one reported by the majority of those who have commented.
Leaving apart the penalty incident, where it would have been preferable to make a clear and decisive decision one way or the other, something that unfortunately was not done, with the partial complicity of VAR from Qatar, who, however, has only limited responsibility (too long time, losing credibility).
The referee, by awarding the penalty, would have been accepted. Once the penalty was given, a disciplinary sanction was also missing, but we know what Collina and Busacca think about these situations. Technically speaking, however, it is certainly something that can't be considered satisfactory.
As for the missed yellow cards, we are obviously dealing with a known issue. However, toward the end of the first half there was something even more important, in my opinion, that contributes to an extremely negative evaluation of the performance: the referee loss of control. At the beginning of the match he had not been bad and had shown some authority, but the players increasingly took advantage of this permissive approach. We saw it with the kick on Lautaro Martínez, but also in other situations where the referee implemented a level of tolerance that went well beyond respecting the guidelines of Collina and Busacca. At that point, anything could have happened.
I feel sorry for the Egyptian referee, but unfortunately he drops down To put it very kindly, his World Cup should be over after what we have seen. But let me be clear: I would be the first to welcome being proven wrong, even though one must face reality. It was a below standard level performance, by far.
But he's done his job according to the FIFA protocol of ' protect Argentina ' at all cost . Look at Marciniak , excellent referee but when it comes to Argentina strange things happen...
DeleteLet me dis agree with you perfomance of amin omar was good
DeleteAhmed, please stay on João. It’s better.
DeleteUnfortunately they are Alahly fans they support him and saw him as a great referee
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ReplyDeleteIt was a horrible watch. Amin Mohamed is not of the level of a top flight referee. Some of those tackles were borderline assault.. I counted at least 4/5 missed yellow cards in the game. It’s time to end Amin tournament now !
ReplyDeleteYears ago FIFA use to instruct referee to protect the image of the game, which allowed referees to referee to their own personality. But now someone is going to get seriously hurt !! Collina needs to be queried on why he is telling the refs to over manage games, it’s a dreadful watch. My dad (non referee) said it’s dangerous and why are refs not clamping down !
Barton is our shining light !!! I talked up Barton before the tournament o just hope he continues his strong way of officiating in his 2nd game
One question for Chefren,how many main referee we can expect in knock out stages. Is it possible that number will be 17?
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, we have now several replays which attest of a clear foul on Austrian player - from behind - by Mac Alister. Where was VAR Al Marri here ?
ReplyDeleteClip?
Deletehttps://x.com/killeures/status/2069125786045415770?s=46&t=Ok5OCp_U1mZPFDKlm4EOGQ
DeleteEven if it was a foul,no word will be said cause FIFA got exactly what they wanted from this game;
DeleteNo talk about ref,more about player(s).
And that's what's problematic,rhey dont want another Mateu or Sampaio that will be in spotlight.
They want someone who handles matches like Omar or Marciniak.