FIFA ‘very satisfied’ with World Cup referees

By Associated Press
Monday, June 21, 2010

PRETORIA, South Africa — FIFA’s head of refereeing says he’s "very, very satisfied" with the performance of World Cup match officials.

Jose-Marcia Garcia-Aranda says some of their decisions "are not good," but he declined to discuss individual controversies like the disallowed goal which could have given the United States a late lead against Slovenia.

He says mistakes are natural for human beings, but the referees’ overall level is very high.

He says FIFA believes referees do not have a duty to explain "every single situation" that happens in a match. Garcia-Aranda says they would be distracted from their job if they had to focus on explaining themselves to the media.

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