Candidates for the Final

Pierre Head · Jul 7, 2010

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I don't think the teams get a vote or any input
so what they would prefer is irrelevant.

topspot · Jul 7, 2010

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LiquidYogi said: ↑

I think Dutch wouldn't not like Archundia because he'd probably be more lenient with the diving. So the Dutch could probably dive more than a couple times without risking getting carded for it.
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Don't know about Webb, but I've seen Archundia card for simulation multiple times, so I wouldn't describe him as lenient at all in this respect.

tolucafan · Jul 7, 2010

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hi guys, does anyone know when fifa will make their decision? im really hoping its my man benito armando archundia

LiquidYogi · Jul 7, 2010

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topspot said: ↑

Don't know about Webb, but I've seen Archundia card for simulation multiple times, so I wouldn't describe him as lenient at all in this respect.
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I haven't seen him do any of the really big games. Referees sometimes change when under different circumstances, World Cup Final would be one of them.

LiquidYogi · Jul 7, 2010

Rufusabc said: ↑

I really abhor the Collina legend. Yes, he was good. And yes, he was given a major pass late in his career. His involvement with the Italian referee scandal was brushed under the rug, and he was involved in some shadiness with a sponsor toward the end too. And the worst part, he totally blew his final game ever. He called a "Mali" phantom foul on a perfectly good Everton goal which would have sent them to the group stages of the CL, setting Everton back a couple of years. Oh, did I fail to mention I support Everton? Sorry....Collina, not a god.
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Ok so you're saying he's not a god, that's reasonable although I've never seen any reasonable person call him a god. Also refs need a hero too, leave us alone if we want it to be Collina.

MassachusettsRef · Jul 7, 2010

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LiquidYogi said: ↑

I haven't seen him do any of the really big games. Referees sometimes change when under different circumstances, World Cup Final would be one of them.
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I know you only mean that you haven't personally seen him, but solely for the record... Archundia has far more "big game" experience than Webb at the international (not club) level.

Given Webb's UCL matches, it becomes a little bit more difficult to quantify who might be "more prepared" for this assignment, but there's definitely no question that Archundia has a stronger background at international tournaments. He had 5 massive matches at WC06 alone, including the semifinal. And that's just one of the many FIFA tournaments to which he's been in the past 15+ years. Contrast that with Webb who I believe only has Confed Cup 09, EURO08, and WYC 07.

LiquidYogi · Jul 7, 2010

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MassachusettsRef said: ↑

I know you only mean that you haven't personally seen him, but solely for the record... Archundia has far more "big game" experience than Webb at the international (not club) level.

Given Webb's UCL matches, it becomes a little bit more difficult to quantify who might be "more prepared" for this assignment, but there's definitely no question that Archundia has a stronger background at international tournaments. He had 5 massive matches at WC06 alone, including the semifinal. And that's just one of the many FIFA tournaments to which he's been in the past 15+ years. Contrast that with Webb who I believe only has Confed Cup 09, EURO08, and WYC 07.
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If he gets it $20 says he doesn't card one person for diving...and you know Robben will be going to ground over and over every time Pique slides in.

Cevno · Jul 8, 2010

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LiquidYogi said: ↑

I think Dutch wouldn't not like Archundia because he'd probably be more lenient with the diving. So the Dutch could probably dive more than a couple times without risking getting carded for it.
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I present to you a oscar worthy Performance from the Spanish.

PTMZ · Jul 8, 2010

It will be Webb.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...l-Howard-Webb-to-referee-Holland-v-Spain.html

Elizondo · Jul 8, 2010

Congratulations to Howard Webb and his crew!

Pierre Head · Jul 10, 2010

I am pleased to see that Webb got the final. I am hoping that this signifies a trend away from the nationalism, favoritism, nepotism and/or chauvinism that has been the hallmark of the selection of the WC final referees for the last 3-4 decades.

Webb does not have a relative, nor fellow countryman nor even someone from the UK on the FIFA referees' committee. Of course Spain is in the final, so we will never know if the Spaniard would have otherwise been selected. We'll have to wait and see if this continues in the future.