The referee has one of the most difficult jobs in the World Cup, with the losing team almost always questioning officiating decisions after the final whistle. It happened again on Tuesday night as Spain defeated France 2-0 in their World Cup semifinal, with a controversial penalty decision and other disputed calls prompting French manager Didier Deschamps to publicly criticise the referee's performance.
'Now, I'm asking you, and I'm not going to answer it,' a visibly upset Deschamps told reporters. 'I don't want to come across as a whiner because we lost, but did tonight's referee have the level to officiate a World Cup semifinal?'
