World Cup Appointments: Tuesday, June 30
I appreciate the fact that FIFA has seen fit to give Switzerland two of my favorite referees of late: Bjorn Kuipers and now Sweden’s Jonas Eriksson (above).
Djamel Haimoudi gets the Belgium v USA game, which I find a little bit surprising.
The quarterfinal appointments should be quite interesting…
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Warnmark (SWE)
Fourth Official: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (ALG)
Assistant Referee 1: Redouane Achik (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)
Fourth Official: Norbert Hauata (TAH)
Featured photo: Fox Sports Asia
PLAY THE ADVANTAGE 
I’ve read in a Dutch newspaper that USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann was not satisfied with the assignment of the Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi for two reasons:
1. USA has beaten Algeria during the 2010 World Cup, so that could be a reason to take revenge.
2. Haimoudy is able to speak French with the Belgian players and not with his players.
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I just posted about that on FB. That jives with what I’ve heard as well…
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all refree speak english also (it’s the frirst language in the wolrd and sport !), if we follow this logique ! all teams that speak french should protest if the refree speak english ? ridiculous
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Totally agree.
Also, according to Klinsmann logic, no referee from a country you’ve ever beaten can be assigned…
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