• referee announcement,  world cup

    Update: 10 referees available for final

    The Fifa has reduced the referee squad in South Africa from 29 to 19 referees. Here’s the list with referees who are still in the tournament (and between brackets who are sent home). Update: Only 10 referees are still eligible for the final. Asia Irmatov Nishimura (Mohd Salleh is sent home before QF; Al Ghamdi before semi-finals) Africa Damon (Coulibaly is sent home before QF; Maillet before semi-finals) North America Archundia Rodriguez (Aguilar is sent home before QF; Batres before semi-finals) South America Pozo Ruiz (Vazquez and Larrionda are sent home before QF; Baldassi and Simon before semi-finals) Oceania No referee any more (O’Learry is sent home before QF; Hester…