ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) FIFA should pick the best referees for the World Cup and not limit its list to one per nation, according to coaching great Guus Hiddink.
Hiddink, a two-time World Cup semifinalist, told The Associated Press three or four referees should be chosen from the same country if they were best at a job getting more complex as video review is tested.
”It’s not a World Cup for referees, it’s a World Cup for football teams,” the Dutch coach said in St. Petersburg where he is analyzing Confederations Cup games for American broadcaster Fox Sports.