The Croatia players have escalated their attack on Yuichi Nishimura, calling on Fifa not to give the Japanese referee another World Cup game and to simply award the trophy to Brazil unless standards of officiating improve.
Vedran Corluka, the former Tottenham Hotspur defender, also revealed that Nishimura tried only to speak with the Croatia players in Japanese as they sought explanation for the decision that turned last night’s opening match in Brazil’s favour.
The main controversy arose in the 70th minute when, with the score still 1-1, Nishimura awarded the softest of penalties for the most fleeting of contact between Croatia defender Dejan Lovren and Brazil striker Fred. Neymar converted the chance and Brazil went on to prevail 3-1…
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