How are referees selected for the soccer world cup  tournament?
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They must either be a division 1 or division 2 referee, depending on which is higher. They must also have the credentials to participate.
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Videos as they are available now will do.  The referees shall be shown after the match and shall express their views to FIFA so that they prepare themselves better.  This would help FIFA too assigning works to referees. Football is a fast game, and videos should not delay decsions during the game.\nRamachandran V.
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There must be like another million and two other questions like this. And how many times do I have to say it ... just wait till World Cup is over and I'll tell you the asnwer!!!! \n\nIf you have to know now anyway ... it's FIFA is the big winner here. You do the maths, how much money goes in their pocket through tickets (how much are the tickets??!!), broadcast license, sponsors, other endorsements, etc? \n\nAll these money, for some lousy referees!!!!
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Said Belqola refereed the Final. The first referee from Africa to officiate the Final.\nSadly, Mr Belqola died during the last World Cup in Japan/Korea.
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a total of 207 FIFA affiliated members are eligible to compete in the World Cup. before the tournament proper begins, there will be a series of qualifying matches around the world to decide the 32 teams compete in the finals. one berth will always allocated to the host nation so 31 other places are up for grabs.
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in some countries they are ,but in others they have to take a  second job,fifa in order to be democratic select the candidates from all the federations they have around the world ,the fifa take in consideration a referee ranking they have, and to be selected ,you have to be a fifa referee,that is a selected group ,who have the experience,the knowledge,finally they take a cooper test to see if they fit physically for the wc games.\nbut after all they are humans a basic condition to make mistakes
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Here are two websites that will help you..\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/\n\nhttp://www.worldtimeserver.com
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I truly hope not. The tournament has been a disaster in relation to refereeing performances. You would hope that for the biggest match of the tournament at least, that FIFA could dig up someone with a degree of competence.
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It's a process, like the Olympic Committee has for choosing what country gets the Olympics.  The process takes years, that is why we usually know years in advance where it is going to be held.  All the countries that would like to host the World Cup submit their forms, giving reasons why they should get it.  Then FIFA sends out committees to look at stadiums, transportation structure, roadways, hotels, general areas.  Then they narrow them down , and finally make a selection.
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well ,, its hard to answer this question  ,,, \nboth contries have qualities that fifa chose them ..\nits not for the first time that world cup is in germany ,,, so i think they have  experience in it .\nmy answer is germany
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The thing is this. If there is technology, use it. It's not like it's going to spoil the game and its legacy; au contraire, it will most certainly enhance the credibility of the refs and make the game fairer for all the fans and players alike. Refereeing this WC has seen some of its uglier sides, stomping chances of certain countries who have most certainly worked their butts off for this. \n\nThe refusal of FIFA to make full use of the available tech is really exasperating, if not just downright stupid.
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non.. here is the list\n23 referees chosen by FIFA\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)
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Countries have to bid to host the world cup - members of the various football associations around the world then vote for the country they think will provide the best world cup - often they vote for the country they have most affiliation with - I don't think Brasil have bid that often.
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there are lots of chances in world cup soccer. a single referee mistake can kill the winning side. last time Korea really got lucky to get into semi final because of some referee mistakes, although the team itself was pretty impressive. and the coach was hiddink. so this time we might get lucky, and the socceroos are improving a lot.
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What sport and level are you talking about?  Often referees are given games by an assignor who will verify competence.
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You are right.\n\nCheck this bracket: (will clear any doubts)\n\nhttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/bracket.html
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Mexico I think. They have 2 referees in this year's WC.\nOther countries seem to only have one each.\n\nWe're talking about referees here, not assistant referees.