Referee who suffered cramps at the World Cup criticized for poor performance: 'All decisions favored the US team'
The Australian players unanimously criticized Felix Zwayer, claiming that the referee's calls favored the US team.
The Australian players unanimously criticized Felix Zwayer, claiming that the referee's calls favored the US team.
The match between the USA and Australia witnessed a rare sight when referee Felix Zwayer suffered a cramp.

Rumors of Tunisia's coach Sabri Lamouchi being sacked emerged after their 1-5 defeat to Sweden in the first group stage match of the 2026 World Cup.

FIFA has announced the refereeing team for the opening match of the 2026 World Cup, with referee Wilton Sampaio assigned to officiate the game between Mexico and South Africa.

ESPN (USA) revealed that referee Omar Artan was denied entry by the host country of the 2026 World Cup due to suspected links to terrorism.
The Brazilian women's team made history by receiving eight red cards in their friendly match against the USA this morning, June 10th.
The 2026 World Cup will not only expand to 48 teams but will also introduce a host of noteworthy new rules, from the power of VAR and anti-time-wasting regulations to substitution rules.

Somali referee Omar Artan, chosen by FIFA to officiate at the 2026 World Cup, remains optimistic about his future despite being denied entry into the United States.

Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the US for security reasons, missing the opportunity to officiate at the 2026 World Cup.

In the match where Vietnam U19 lost to Indonesia U19 1-2, referee Tanimoto Ryo made a controversial decision when he awarded a penalty to the Vietnamese team.

Referee Daniel Siebert, who officiated the Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal, faced considerable skepticism from the media.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has confirmed that referee Tran Ngoc Nho made an incorrect decision in the match between The Cong Viettel and PVF-CAND in round 24 of the V.League.

German referee Daniel Siebert has been chosen to officiate the 2025-2026 Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.

The VFF Referee Committee determined that referee Nguyen Trung Kien made a serious mistake in refusing to award a penalty to Nam Dinh in the situation where Xuan Son was fouled.

Coach Mai Xuan Hop finds it difficult to understand why his team has been so blatantly unfairly treated by referees in many of their previous matches.

Two FIFA referees from Thailand will officiate the Hanoi derby between The Cong Viettel and Hanoi FC.

Coach Gerard Albadalejo was fined after making comments criticizing the referee during the match between Hanoi Police FC and Ninh Binh FC in Round 12 of the V.League.

Ninh Binh club coach Gerard Albadalejo was furious in the press conference room after the loss to Hanoi Police club in round 12 of the V.League 2025-2026.

Referee Choi Hyun-jai has been assigned to officiate the match between Vietnam U23 and Jordan U23 in the group stage of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Championship.

On the afternoon of January 2, 2026, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held the opening ceremony for the training course for referees officiating at national women's and youth football tournaments in 2026.

Indonesian football clubs hire foreign referees with the specific requirement that they must know martial arts and be "able to fight anyone."

The identities of the referees officiating the SEA Games 33 final match between Vietnam U22 and Thailand U22 were announced before the game.

Similar to the women's football gold medal match, the SEA Games 33 men's football final between Vietnam U22 and Thailand U22 also did not have VAR.

It's not their opponent Thailand, but the referees who pose the most worrying potential challenge for the Vietnam U22 team in the SEA Games 33 final.

Civilized online communities criticized the continuous attacks on the personal page of the Laotian female referee who officiated the Vietnam-Philippines match, calling it "cyberbullying" behavior.

Even the Philippine media acknowledged that their team benefited from the referee's inexplicable decision in the SEA Games 33 final.

Coach Mai Duc Chung believes the Vietnamese women's team played very well, there's nothing to complain about, and they only lost because of poor refereeing.

The Vietnamese women's team had a clear goal disallowed due to a baffling refereeing error in the SEA Games 33 final.

The referees and the Thai Women's Volleyball Federation apologized to the Vietnamese women's volleyball team immediately after the SEA Games 33 final.

Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet expressed his opinion on the refereeing after the SEA Games 33 women's volleyball final, where the Vietnamese team lost to Thailand 2-3 with a controversial decisive play.