Five shocking misjudgments of the World Cup in South Africa

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Reporter Chen Wenyun "It's all the fault of the referee! Otherwise we would have won!" "Hey, thanks to the referee, otherwise the goal would have been lost." On the football field, the referee is eternal The constant topic is that the referee may become the 12th person in the team. Of course, he will also show a card that will send you from heaven to hell. Whether it is an amateur game or a professional game, the referee will definitely determine whether the team loses or wins. The best excuse for the ball - this year's World Cup in South Africa is of course no exception. After the referee's misjudgment in sending Italy out in 2002, this year's referees conducted careful training before the game and even collectively studied the practices of various countries. Dirty words, but on the court, the refereeing issue still caused a lot of controversy.

Participating in the World Cup brings complicated emotions to the referees. On the one hand, this will be their place of fame, but at the same time, it will also be their nightmare, as one mistake can lead to being relegated to the sidelines. Referees may be the most vulnerable group of people on the World Cup stage...

Controversial penalties in this World Cup -

"Poker face"

- Mullen Co (Spain)

Group D Germany 0:1 Serbia

Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" is the perfect way to describe the Spanish referee Malenko. In the match between Germany and Serbia, Malenko, the Spanish "golden whistle" who is as proficient in issuing red cards on the field as he is in playing poker, actually turned a game that was not fierce at all into a "hot powder" game. , Malenko unexpectedly took out 9 yellow cards and 1 red card. His proficiency in playing "cards" is no less than Liu Qian.

What is even more surprising is that Malenko gave all 7 yellows and 1 red to the Germans. It was even more surprising that Klose was sent off in the 37th minute after "two yellows turned into one red". It triggered huge controversy, and the German media and fans said after the game that it was the referee who ruined the German team's game.

Of course, what the Germans dislike the most is the second yellow card Malenko showed to Klose (pictured above). After all, his defensive action was not big at that time, and he even just touched it lightly. It reached the feet of the Serbian offensive player, but the stern Malenko did not hesitate to show Klose, who already had a yellow card, a second yellow card. In addition to Klose's red card, the other five yellow cards the German team received in this game also fall within the scope of whether they can be judged or not.

In fact, if the Germans understand the Spanish habits before the game, they will be relieved. This referee is a card maniac in La Liga. He officiated 17 La Liga games last season and showed a total of 11 red cards, with an average of 0.647 red cards per game. The German players must have not done their homework on him before the game, otherwise they would not have suffered such a big loss during the game.

"I Quietly Cover Your Eyes"

—— Koulibaly (Mali)

Group C United States 2: 2 Slovenia

"I cover your eyes quietly..." After falling behind 0:2, he bravely tied the score and almost reversed the opponent at the last minute. The United States could have staged a shocking reversal in a classic World Cup battle, but it was stifled by the African referee Koulibaly. At that moment, Koulibaly was undoubtedly blindfolded.

In the game between the United States and Slovenia, he disallowed the goal of American forward Edu because of a foul by an offensive player, directly depriving the American team of victory. Before that goal, something happened in the penalty area. There were three or four physical conflicts between players, but Koulibaly believed that the foul was committed by an American player... Judging from the game process, Koulibaly blew a "preemptive" whistle, that is, when both sides were When fighting for a favorable position in the penalty area, Koulibaly blew the whistle first.

The TV slow motion of the game did not show the foul actions of the American offensive players at all. It can only be said that Koulibaly did not seem to want to see an effective offensive score. His decision seemed to be to blow the whistle first and then pick the ball. Faults, and some media suggested that Koulibaly may deliberately manipulate the game.

"Farewell Station"

—— Rossetti (Italy)

Group D Ghana 1:1 Australia

Rossetti Ti once officiated the 2008 European Cup final and was hailed as "the jewel in the crown of Italian referees" by the famous Italian bald referee Collina. But in this World Cup, because Kewell was sent off for a handball foul in the match between Australia and Ghana (pictured left), he was severely criticized by all parties, and some fans even issued a "global fatwa" against him. ", his too harsh penalty not only sent Cowell to "Farewell Station", this may also become Cowell's lifelong regret.

Terminally ill Australian forward Kewell's World Cup tour lasted only 24 minutes and ended prematurely due to a controversial red card from the referee. On June 21, facing reporters from his hometown media, Kewell expressed his dissatisfaction, saying that referee Rossetti was the judge, jury and executioner and had ruined his World Cup.

According to reports, some fanatical Kewell fans have issued a "global fatwa" on the Internet to take Rossetti's life. Many comments have appeared on the world-famous online community Facebook. The core topic of the interest group is to deal with this Italian "black whistle".

"Perfect"

—— Lanois (France)

Group G Brazil 3:1 Cote d'Ivoire

1986 World Cup in Mexico Maradona scored the ball into the England goal with his hand, creating the famous "Hand of God". In this year's World Cup, Brazilian forward Fabiano reappeared the "Hand of God". Once, French referee Lanois made it happen.

After the game, the news center played Fabiano's second goal more than ten times in a row, deconstructing Fabiano's handball from all angles (pictured left). Each replay triggered a wave of excitement. Booing - because not only did Fabiano handball the ball, but both of his stops in just a few seconds were handballs. After the goal, Fabiano proudly communicated with the referee Lanois, who was skeptical about the goal, and patted his chest to express that he had no handball. However, after the game, Fabiano admitted that he had handballed the ball.

In addition, Lanois showed Kaka two yellow cards and sent him off, which became the second controversy in the game. After the game, fans even commented that the French referee's performance was as bad as the French team's and he should have been sent off with a red card.

"I will never understand your tenderness"

——Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Group G Chile 1:0 Switzerland

< p> In the match between Switzerland and Chile, the Saudi referee Ghamdi on duty punished the Swiss midfielder for elbowing two Chilean players and directly showed him a red card and sent him off. However, the whole world saw the TV replay - regardless of whether Behrami's attack was obvious or not, one of the Chilean players fell down in pain without even making contact with Behrami...< /p>

After the game, Swiss coach Hitzfeld angrily "stirred" the referee and the Chilean players. The German, who has always been restrained, said: "That red card is just a yellow card at best. The Chileans are really good at acting." ! "It's a pity that Gamdi doesn't know how to "appreciate" this kind of acting. Behrami, who was sent off, wanted to sing to the referee: "You will never understand my tenderness..."

Revealing the life of a referee

Stay in a luxury hotel, fly first class

Take a limousine, and be accompanied by a psychologist

Food and accommodation are included and you will be paid $30,000

Law enforcement for the opening game of the World Cup in South Africa Uzbekistan's head referee Ermatov revealed that FIFA provided generous remuneration for officiating the World Cup. The basic remuneration for participating in the World Cup refereeing work is US$30,000 (approximately RMB 205,000), and each officiating game is The remuneration for the game is US$45,000 (approximately RMB 300,000). The two assistant referees have the same remuneration as the head referee. Both the referee and the linesman can receive these remunerations regardless of how many games they have officiated. .

During the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, referees received US$20,000 for each game. By the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the remuneration for each game of the head referee and assistant referees rose to US$33,000, and each person also received a food subsidy of US$100 per day. It can be seen that the income of referees in the past three World Cups has gradually increased.

At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, referees could only receive US$100 for officiating a game, and they had to pay for their own meals. In this World Cup, the referees' income is their net income, because the organizing committee bears all the referees' expenses. For example, the referees live in luxury hotels, fly first class, and travel in limousines.

FIFA has selected 87 referees to participate in this World Cup, for which FIFA has to spend US$4.35 million. For example, Chinese referee Mu Yuxin has been serving as a substitute linesman. Although he has not played on the court, he can obviously earn a lot of money during his trip to South Africa.

However, behind the high remuneration is the restriction of personal freedom of referees. Their residence is arranged in a manor far away from the center of Pretoria, about an hour and a half away from Johannesburg. . Although the conditions are excellent, including hot spring leisure clubs, gyms, training grounds and other facilities, the referees are locked up and are not allowed to go out without permission, use personal mobile phones, contact the outside world via email, and are not allowed to accept media interviews. In order to relieve the pressure, FIFA also equipped them with two psychological experts, one of whom is a Spaniard named Paco Falco. In an interview with reporters, he said that their task is to keep the referees in a normal and vigorous state of mind, so that they can be confident. At the same time, experts will also help each referee control nervousness and maintain a high level of concentration during the 90-minute game.

Decrypting the whistle used in the World Cup

"Titanic" 135 decibels

Beating "Vavazula"

And this World Cup On the contrary, the referee's whistle is not well known. This whistle, also produced in Germany, is called "Titanic" and is produced by a factory in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Don’t underestimate this simple whistle, the manufacturing industry is not simple. The South Africa World Cup Organizing Committee has put forward high requirements for this kind of whistle: First of all, because the sound of the traditional game whistle is too similar to the siren sound of South Africa during the apartheid period, it can easily cause bad memories for the audience, so the sound must be changed. . Secondly, because Vavazula's voice is too noisy, the whistle must be loud enough to be heard by the players on the field.

This important task was given to the Germans, and the Germans did not disappoint the organizing committee. This factory in North Rhine-Westphalia, which once produced whistles for the Argentina World Cup, produced a batch of "Titanic" using pure handicrafts. It is reported that this kind of whistle can emit a high sound of 135 decibels, completely suppressing the noise of Wavazula. At the same time, due to its unique craftsmanship, it is also different from previous whistles.

Anyone can scold the referee

German head coach Loew: The referee played too many cards in yesterday’s match, which was unfair to both sides. This made both sides feel uneasy. I Not criticizing him, but his penalties are indeed harsh.

German player Bastian Schweinsteiger: This is simply funny. Look at the yellow cards he gave. According to his standards, there should be red cards in every game.

Kaka’s wife Caroline: Who calls him a celebrity! Kaka never saw him again after he left the field! On the way home, I stopped writing on Twitter. I don’t want to say too much and make mistakes! Oh, I can’t say anything...