István Kovács

Poland - Belgium (8.4)

Expected level in normal game. Good YC for simulation.

Nothing extraordinary.

Germany - Serbia (7.8)

Three tricky key match incidents. VAR (de Burgos, Estrada) supported all the calls:

- Kick in the face by SRB-04 (reckless or excessive force?, only YC given, I would opt for a RC,Serbian player saw his opponent)

- potential foul in the build-up to 3-0 goal (36')

- clear foul before penalty in favour of Serbia, that had no impact on action though (83')

The rest on expected level.


Overall: athlete type of referee, good rapport with players, very firm and strong body language.