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Refereeing at this World Cup has been fine, we don’t need input of Tuchel and Trump | Chris Foy

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Give or take the odd error, officials have got it right on most occasions, while VAR has helped them when they haven’tThomas Tuchel was critical of the refereeing at the World Cup after England’s win against Mexico, describing it as unreliable, erratic and not good enough. His comments struck me as reverse psychology – the referees have generally been OK, with some positive decisions made, but there have also been occasions when they have not got things right. Like everyone, referees cannot be perfect.Egypt claimed they were victims of an…

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