Referee icon changes “laws”: Pierluigi Collina turns the World Cup world against him
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The appearance of the overwhelmed Ilgiz Tantashev was the lowest point in the World Cup so far. Since the start of the knockout round there has been criticism of the referees - and the boss is said to be partly to blame.
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