Just saw on the FIFA Website that Uruguayan Jorge Larrionda has been appointed the match referee.

Terrible news that we have a south American referring our game and even worse he's card happy. This cant be good for our 'physical' style although Serbia aren't the most gentle team out there.

His wiki page shows that the American's really hate him and he's had his fair share of controversies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Larrionda

Hopefully he has a good game tonight.

by that I hope you mean he dishes out all his red cards to the Serbians rather than us...

Oh crap, I hope we play it smart.

Wait...
There IS a controversial referee?
So who have we been getting :lol:

Shit, I expect a red for some lame reason and being behind the eight ball again.

At least I can go to bed early and get some sleep after that.

:lol: Even the New Zealanders hate him:lol:

Edited by Ultimate: 23/6/2010 03:20:14 PM

Jesus if you read that wiki page some of the quotes from the '06 WC re refs etc sound very similar to '10

Also...please god let the reds go the other way tonight coz it looks like we may have some [-o<

Lets hope we got to him before the Serbs :lol:

Larrionda was selected as a referee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but was suspended for six months by the Uruguayan Football Association two days after his selection, and was dropped from the list of referees.[3] The organization cited "irregularities" which were not specified.[3][4] Larrionda was one of five referees suspended for what the president of the Uruguayan board described as "irregularities that were denounced by other referees." [5] The suspensions reportedly arose from accusations of corruption between members of rival Uruguayan soccer officials unions.[

Fan-fucking-tastic!!! Where does Fifa find these plonkers?? Seriously, anyone even with allegations of corruption should not be anywhere near a WC refs whistle. Leave the corruption to Mr Blatter please.

Bookies paying $2.88 for a red card tonight.

Get on it.

Wow. Good call FIFA.
Who is refereeing Ghana vs Germany?

We're Fucked :lol:

Has he reffed any other games this world cup?

I'm getting ready to add another entry to the register of completely weak cards given at this World Cup.:(

yeah he's reffed the Côte d'Ivoire vs Portugal game and the Cameroon vs Denmark game.

Cant remember the games and if he was a bit harsh on fouls? and lucky Grella is out! He'd just be too much of a risk for a big game like this.

Don't know who edited that page, but that was a blatant penalty. Lochhead got the wrong side of the attacker and tripped over him trying to get back to goal side.

Australia won't get a red tonight.

serbia to get a hand ball. vidic sent off. australia 3-0

Wow

Yeah, a reasonably competent referee.

Emerton got off with a yellow card for that tackle

Going in with studs showing, two footed and both feet off the ground. Rotten challenge

But FIFA are biased :-" :-k