Marco Rodriguez, the Mexican referee who officiated in the match that saw Uruguay striker Luis Suarez bite Italian Giorgio Chiellini, has been appointed to handle Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany.
Rodriguez has refereed at three World Cups before but has never officiated in a knockout match.
News of his appointment come as Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger warned on Sunday for the match officials in the semi-final to keep an eye on Brazil’s physical approach.
“Hard challenges are definitely are part of their game, it’s something we have to be careful of and the referee too,” said Schweinsteiger.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 8th, 2014.
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