Referee Assignment Announcements & Discussion [Rs]

Discussion in 'World Cup 2014: Refereeing' started by SouthRef, Jun 10, 2014.

  1. jarbitro

    jarbitro Member+

    Mar 13, 2003
    N'Djamena, Tchad
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And if you notice, ARG had all 3 knockout games against European teams, and a UEFA ref on all three of them. That makes me wonder if they didn't get a message to Busacca basically saying that they were cool with a top UEFA ref even at the expense of confederation neutrality. Hard to imagine that it just happened to them.

    BTW, as far as I remember, the only knockout game that broke neutrality that didn't involve ARG was the MEX/NED game.
     
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  2. colman1860

    colman1860 Member

    Nov 13, 2012
    London, England
    Is anyone else surprised that Nishimura is put on a Brazil game, albeit as a 4th in a semi-meaningless game?
     
  3. AremRed

    AremRed Member+

    Sep 23, 2013
    Wass MassRef did say the 3/4 assignments are the most political. Maybe FIFA felt an obligation to sate AFC, although I think that would have been accomplished already giving Irmatov a half dozen matches.

    Plus this high-profile assignment kind of supports Nishimura professionally and shows everyone that a mistake like his doesn't end your tournament.
     
  4. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Somebody needs to go all Jeff Giloolly on Erickson's ass.
     
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  5. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You just turned Mark Geiger into Nancy Kerrigan? Well played.
     
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  6. NHRef

    NHRef Member+

    Apr 7, 2004
    Southern NH
    If all this plays out to be true, what has Webb done at this WC? I may have missed some as I was in Rio for a week with no internet, but I only recall 1 game?
     
  7. Cevno

    Cevno Member+

    Aug 27, 2005
    Shifting.
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Colombia vs Ivory Coast and Brazil vs Chile.
     
  8. Lucky Wilbury

    Lucky Wilbury Member

    Mar 19, 2012
    United States
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  9. socal lurker

    socal lurker Member+

    May 30, 2009
    Not at all. Nishimura was very highly thought of to have recieved the opening game. I thought it would be either him or be Webb for a send off -- its a public recognition that the public doesn't really notice and can't really get up in arms about. (I don't pretend to track these the way some here do, but I do wonder if Webb is a threat to Geiger being the final fourth for essentially the same reason -- especially since his schedule ended up so light this WC.)
     
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  10. andymoss

    andymoss BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 4, 2007
    Nashville, TN
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
  11. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was having this exact same thought earlier. Perhaps more importantly, he'd be a calming influence on whomever gets the match. Webb (and whichever AR went with him) would have seen/done it before. Who knows if that plays a role. No WC Final ref has returned to the next tournament for quite some time (and not since 4ths were introduced, I think), so there really is no test case for it.
     
  12. RefGil

    RefGil Member

    Dec 10, 2010
    No, he turned Mark Geiger into Tonya Harding. He turned Jonas Erickson into Nancy Kerrigan.

    "Varför jag?"
     
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  13. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ah, yup. I butchered that one this morning. Sorry.
     
  14. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Don't you mean you kneecapped it?
     
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  15. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You know, with Geiger being from New Jersey and all, I really never should have got this wrong.
     
  16. threeputzzz

    threeputzzz Member+

    May 27, 2009
    Minnesota
    fyp
     
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  17. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Beat me to it! But according to Twitter it looks like it's Rizzoli.

    Only prediction I got right at this World Cup!
     
  18. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm a bit surprised but congrats to him.
     
  19. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like Vera will be the fourth. Sort of strange, given they didn't use him at all during the knockout rounds--would have liked to see him get a middle. But I guess this gives UEFA/CONMEBOL balance.
     
  21. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Rizzoli has quite the resume now. World Cup Final, Champions League Final, and Europa League Final as well.

    I suspect that if Italy didn't make the Final at the last Euros, that he would have done that as well.
     
  22. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can't believe how under used Howard Webb was at this tournament. Its mind boggling.
     
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  23. Ref Flunkie

    Ref Flunkie Member

    Oct 3, 2003
    New Hudson, MI
    Referees at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™: NICOLA RIZZOLI
     
  24. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Agree. I get Webb only getting one knockout game, but I never understood why he wasn't used more in the group stages. That's what was so baffling.

    I think Busacca didn't want Webb there so they just gave him the minimum. You can't leave one of the best referees in the world at home, but to only use him for two games is a waste of his time.
     

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