its technology a good referee for FIFA's World Cups?
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As long as it doesn't slow down the match!
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The actual assignments have not been determined yet. However, here is a list of the final 23 referees for this year's World Cup:\n\nFIFA List of Referees:\n\nEssam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)\nCarlos Amarilla (Paraguay)\nBenito Archundia (Mexico)\nCarlos Batres (Guatemala)*\nMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)\nCoffi Codjia (Benin)\nFrank De Bleeckere (Belgium)*\nMassimo De Santis (Italy)\nHoracio Elizondo (Argentina)\nValentin Ivanov (Russia)\nToru Kamikawa (Japan)\nJorge Larrionda (Uruguay)\nShamsul Maidin (Singapore)\nManuel Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain)\nMarkus Merk (Germany)\nLubos Michel (Slovakia)\nGraham Poll (England)\nEric Poulat (France)\nPeter Prendergast (Jamaica)\nOscar Ruiz (Colombia)\nMark Shield (Australia)\nCarlos Simon (Brazil)\nKyros Vassaras (Greece)\n\n*subject to passing a fitness test\n\nSeven referees, together with their assistants, have been nominated for the support and development group:\n\nKhalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)\nCarlos Chandia (Chile)\nJerome Damon (South Africa)\nMohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)\nLuis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)\nMarco Rodriguez (Mexico)\nRoberto Rosetti (Italy)
1103559
I think an african or asian referee would be fair
1050452
Thanks for choosing my answer as the best. Am happy u are watching the world cup keep it up. As for the Germany / Sweden match, the referee I have to agree with u was not being fair. But what do u expect Sweden is playing against the host,so the referee most times are baised in such a situation. Keep on watching.
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1. Exactly the same amount Aussie gangsta companies spend to play 11 against 10 in quite a half time.\n2. Definitevely it wasn't a penalty. And Materazzi deserve a yellow card. (or has he got a double yellow having tackled Zambrotta too?).\nI've to say I'm italian and last world cup we've got an oddily enough referee named Byron Moreno who pulled us out of the tournament in the match against South Korea. Very sad days. Kor earns another odd referee in the next match, pulling out Spain.\nDo i must think mafia was out of cash? Of course not. \nI think referees have to be blamed and this is unavoidable in FIFA's perspective. Every 4 years we see an horror gallery, capital mistakes. Why is this unavoidable?\nPlease take a look to FIFA world ranking tables. Can you really think Usa is far better than Argentina, England, France, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, and so on?\nAnd had Iranian Confederation (place 23) a single chance to make his way to win the cup? But this is FIFA perspective: to give - every 4 years - a chance to ALL confederation to be part of this great show, to struggle for a glory day, to play an unforgottable match, a real must-win match, not a test or friendly game, against world superstar as Brazil. Today Ghana has its chance. Nothing is written yet: their percentile is low, but a must-win match could deserve a trick. \nThose are the rules in FIFA show. It will never be the really-best-in-the-world teams cup, but the everyone-in-the-world is partecipating to the show.\nAnd we LOVE this show, and every 4 years we all are stucked at our seats in front of TV to struggle, suffer, enjoy, cry, shout for our team. \nQuite obvious, referee selection follow the same rules. So there are refs from all over the world, some quite good, other untrained to assist world scale must-win matches. All of them got their chances. Trouble is, a team is searching glory, a ref often find only blame. Because they're untrained, because different confederations use not the same perspective to claim a foul.\nWorst, FIFA need to push new heroes and fear injuries to stars as Ronaldinho, Beckam and so on. Also, they fear matches with the stars are nearly controlled - and unharmed - by their defensive opponents. This could be awful in show terms. So they declare at every start of the tournament: 'risky fouls aren't tolerated. It will raining red cards' and so on. So unfitted refs, changing rules, different confederations, make refs as the worst part in the FIFA show. And this is unavoidable. \nSliding tackles are part of the game. You can't cancel them.\nRisky fouls are part of the game. You can react with red cards. But every match has a different ref and different claims, THIS is the matter. And it's part of the show.
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believe Fifa is really going to be serious about it, considering that they've actually sent representatives to all 32 teams to instruct them on the consequences of foul play. \n\nAnd yes, Fifa is addressing your concerns regarding tackles from behind/are high, as well as diving. Refs have been issued strong reminders to deal strictly with playacting, faking fouls and time wasting tactics, so I guess these will help to make the games faster and quicker.\n\nBut then again, refs are already quite strict: I ran a search and found that in 2002, at South Korea/Japan, there were 257 yellow cards and 17 red cards, which really are relatively high figures.\n\nStill, I do hope the playacting and unfair tactics and all other nonsense stops! =P
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If you count recreational referees up to FIFA level, it would well be into the 10,000's worldwide. Then count the 20,000 in each stadium every match, then... lol\nBTW I am a United States Soccer Federation referee since 1995. A German Soccer Federation (DFB) referee since 2004. A United States Soccer Federation referee trainer since 2005. I have refereed matches in the US, Germany, England and Italy.
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I agree that more than one person should decide on the more controversial things but I think that to have 'lasers and more ' is a bit too, cameras yes. For example, some of the Korea vs European sides caused a lot of controversy over some dodgy offsides, not to mention that infamous 'Maradona hand-ball goal'  incident, all could be and have been clarified by the camera. However, soccer is a traditional sport and the humaness of the referee adds to the excitement. Sure, that recent game, I forget which, in which 7 or so yellow cards were handed out and not a single red card, even for the most abtruse tackles was rediculous but I would blame the standard of the referee rather than anything else. Many other referees could have done a better job, it all comes down to experiance. Do you really want a world where everything is controlled by computers and the slightest blow in the fuse could cancel a game? Also, it would completely destroy the chances of some of the poorer, but none the less deserving countries the chances of hosting the cup, restricting it only to places like USA, where the soccer isn't so good, or European countries, who have already hosted numerous times, etc. \n  Also, there are checks and balances, where we do have flag-men, who aide the ref. in his or her decisions, and there is a compensation system, where when Rivaldo got another player 'sent off' by simulation, he got a hefty fine when he was found out.\n\nAll in all, I would just employ the cameras a bit more, the rest I would leave the same.
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Ive been disappointed with every ref's performance in this years world cup.  I understand that they are trying to make a stand for stupid dangerous tackles but they call fouls much too often.  The referee in that game made many mistakes with throwing cards around like confetti.  The other thing that seems to be really popular in this world cup is the diving.  Ive seen so many players go down before they are touched and the ref's need to be more aware of this.  I also noticed that some ref's in games are biased towards one country and this in unacceptable.
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Yes - with the present technology a sideline referee culd easily provide ultrafast info to the central referee, while he is dealing with players complaints.
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None whatsoever. I asked a similar question, and one answerer suggested that fifa like it the way it is because it enables them to favour certain teams and put it down to the ref. This does kinda make sense.
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I think the officiating in the world cup has made the world cup almost unbearable.\n\nThere are an insane amount of cards being handed out, which completely slows down the game. Its bad enough that a lot of the refs play favourites. \n\nThese refs are ruining the game of soccer (both physically and prestige wise). Get them out of there!
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Yesterdays Australia game proves that refs need help on important decisions like last minute penalties.\nNow Australia are heading home ...and that is wrong.\nRefs need more help and less interference from FIFA.\nWe sure need video help,  and it's gonna come sooner or later, the sooner the better.
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Well I think it's quite unfair to say that this batch of refs have been the worst in the history of the World Cup, considering that it's just a couple of matches and terrible calls that have ruined several matches.\n\nJust want to remind everyone that there has been plenty of fantastic officiating going on, but it's just that these are never reported or highlighted to us. It's only the mistakes that constantly make the headlines. I mean, look at poor Graham Poll! I know the guy made horrendous errors during the Australia-Croatia match, e,g, in handing out 3 yellow cards before sending the player off. But I don't suppose many are aware of how well he managed the other group games he had earlier officiated.\n\nSo don't be so hasty to say that the refs suck just because they err once in a while. I mean, they sure don't have supersonic eyes, and they're human after all. It's not as if any of us can even be half as good as him.\n\nPlease, give the refs a break.
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the ref's in this world cup are the worst ever in the history of the world cup, so i guess my answers is prob. yes yes he dam will. im going to argentina anyways.
1102743
Of course. The world cup is the greatest sports stage in the world. The world cup is the world's best fighting for a gold trophy.\nPeople might say that olympic soccer is close but it is not seeing that no professionals can play. The world cup is the best.
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This year´s gonna be my first visit at a World Cup.\n\nI´ll be watching Sweden vs. Paraguay on June 15th.\n\nIf you´d like anything covered please let me know over my site.\n\nhttp://www.worldcup2006news.net