Referee Tantashev blamed for Paraguay's performance
Referee Ilgiz Tantashev's performance reached its lowest point at the World Cup. However, other referees have also faced heavy criticism for matches in the knockout stage. German referee Patridck Ittrich, who retired in May this year, blamed the Uzbek referee. He said that because of him, the match was
Referee Ilgiz Tantashev's performance reached its lowest point at the World Cup. However, other referees have also faced heavy criticism for matches in the knockout stage.
German referee Patridck Ittrich, who retired in May this year, blamed the Uzbek referee. He said that because of him, the match was rough.
“It was the worst performance at this World Cup,” Ittrich said on “Magenta TV”. According to Ittrich, Tantashev lost control of the game.
Head of refereeing Pierluigi Collina also had strong criticism of Tantashev's performance.
Urs Meier, a former referee at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, also criticized the performance of the referee from Uzbekistan.
He officiated the 2002 World Cup semi-final between South Korea and Germany, as well as that year's Champions League final.
