This is the business end of the tournament, and the performances of the referees will be under greater scrutiny than ever.
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“Ilgiz Tantashev, une presentation catastrophique” ran the headline in the French sports newspaper L’Equipe, and even someone with no knowledge of that language would n… [4429 chars]
Source: The New York Times | Published: 2026-07-05T13:30:39Z
Credit: The New York Times
