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23 referees from 23 countries
The FIFA Referees Committee, has decided that 23 referees representing 23 different countries will officiate at the 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyT.
April 3, 2006 12:00 AM IST
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The FIFA Referees Committee, has decided that 23 referees representing 23 different countries will officiate at the 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyT. The Referees Committee evaluated the performances of the 44 candidates during FIFA competitions, continental championships and in national leagues over the past 18 months.
The referees8217; performances at the two FIFA workshops in Frankfurt were taken into account, as the match officials were subject to close scrutiny from 12 to 16 February 2005 and again from 21 to 25 March 2006.
International Football Association Board IFAB, the custodians of the Laws, stressed that at the referees and their assistants will have to follow its directives at the World Cup and clamp down on time-wasting, reckless play including elbows and brutal fouls, shirt-pulling and simulation, all with the ultimate objective of protecting the players, and with it, the game in general.
FOOTY FACTOID: Germany 2006 will be the first FIFA World CupT to feature only refereeing trios from the same country, or at least from the same confederation. The Referees Committee noted the benefit of having well-rehearsed teams in terms of the speed and accuracy of their reactions, and stressed that this can only help to improve the quality of the match officials8217; performances.
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