World Cup 2010
It was perhaps worst day for the Bangladeshi viewers watching Brazil going down to Holland. The referring looked good but not above controversy if you look at the equalizer by Holland. The second match between Ghana and Uruguay was a classic football drama to watch. It was nerve wrecking for the players and the viewers all over the world. In this match too referring was not beyond controversy.
Look at the replay, it was very clear that the Uruguay player pushed the ball out of the goal net by hand when it already crossed the goal line. I am not a football referee. But was it not already a goal and a dead ball which had no action left. But a penalty was given counting it a deliberate hand ball. I need not repeat the tragic story to hurt the feelings of millions of African fans and others.
In my judgment, this WC of 2010 has laid a foundation to improve the standard of refereeing and to introduce the electronic gadgets in deciding crucial issues as now done in cricket. FIFA has already voiced its concern and suspended 4 referees and might be thinking for a third eye view. If that was already in place, the England team, Ghana and even Brazil could still prevail in the WC 2010.
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