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FIFA has confirmed that Ismail Elfath volition beryllium the referee successful complaint of the 2026 World Cup semi-final betwixt England and Argentina.
The American authoritative has already refereed 3 games astatine the tournament.
Elfath astir precocious took complaint of Norway’s World Cup past 16 triumph implicit Brazil.
In that game, helium was astatine the centre of 2 contentious punishment calls for Brazil. He did not springiness a Kristoffer Ajer travel connected Matheus Cunha, which was aboriginal fixed by VAR. Bruno Guimaraes past missed the resulting spot kick.
Then successful added time, Elfath gave a punishment for Leo Ostigard’s evident elbow connected Casemiro, which Neymar scored a precocious consolation from.
His different 2 games were Netherlands’ 2-2 gully successful Japan successful the archetypal circular of radical games, and Spain’s 1-0 triumph implicit Uruguay.
In the second game, Elfath sent of Uruguay’s Augustin Canobbio for superior foul play successful a precise high-tempered match.
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