Brazil x Haiti referee whistled classic between Vini and Raphinha
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The International Football Federation (Fifa) announced this Tuesday (16) the arbitration team responsible for Brazil's second commitment in Group C of the World Cup, which is played in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The International Football Federation (Fifa) announced this Tuesday (16) the arbitration team responsible for Brazil's second commitment in Group C of the World Cup, which is played in the United States, Mexico and Canada. On Friday (19), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), the Canarian team will face Haiti in Philadelphia, after drawing 1-1 with Morocco in their debut, last Saturday (13), in New Jersey.
The referee will be 43-year-old Spaniard Alejandro Hernández. On May 11 of this year, he was at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium, in Barcelona, and refereed the home team's 2-0 victory over Real Madrid, which guaranteed last season's title for the Catalans. Strikers Vinícius Júnior, for the Madrid team, and Raphinha, from Barça, played in the classic.
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Before the ball rolled, Real Madrid's official channel even accused Hernández of benefiting Barcelona, bringing an interview with the referee in 1994, when he was just 11 years old, admitting to being a supporter of the rival and a fan of the then forwards Romário and the Danish Michael Laudrup. The capital club also presented, on video, supposedly controversial decisions in Spanish Championship games.
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Hernandez is rigid, has more than 400 career appearances and averages more than five yellow cards per game. The most recent duel he worked on was the 1-1 draw between Girona and Elche, in the last final of the Spanish Championship, on May 23. Eight players were booked by the referee, four from each team.
Hernandez's assistants in the match between Brazil and Haiti are also Spanish: José Enrique Naranjo and Diego Sanchez. The fourth referee and his assistant are the Swiss Sandro Schärer and Stephane de Almeida. Schärer already occupied the position in the Brazilian team's draw with Morocco.
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