2006 FIFA Soccer World Cup Referees About To Be Selected
The 2006 FIFA Soccer World Cup will be held in Germany and, with gametime approaching, the final 44 referee candidates are hoping that they will be among the selected officials chosen to preside over this years championship event. “I’ve prepared well, and I’ve comfortably overcome every hurdle in this last test,” admits Herbert Fandel, Germany’s second representative in the refereeing squad. World famous official Markus Merk declares, I can live with the result now, whichever way it goes. You get highs and lows in any sport.
The remaining 44 FIFA World Cup 2006 potential referees have recently gone through a final test during a five-day session held near Frankfurt. The selection process will be complete and the results announced at the end of March. While FIFA has yet to decide on the final total number of referees to be used in this years World Cup event, the expected number is thought to be no less than 30. We’ve done everything we can to ensure the referees correspond to the standards expected of this wonderful World Cup in Germany, said Angel Maria Villa Llona,...