World Cup 2018: Referee denies asking Cristiano Ronaldo for shirt in Morocco game

21 Jun
From the section World Cup

Referee Mark Geiger — Ronaldo scored the winner as Portugal knocked Morocco out of the tournament

World Cup referee Mark Geiger has "categorically" denied he asked for Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt at half-time in the Morocco game.

Fifa said it "unequivocally" condemns the claim, reportedly made by Morocco's Nordin Amrabat after their 1-0 defeat.

Watford winger Amrabat said Ronaldo's team-mate Pepe told him of the request.

Fifa said Geiger "strongly refutes these claims", adding the American had "acted in a exemplary and professional manner".

Ronaldo scored the winner on Wednesday, as the European champions knocked Morocco out of the tournament.

Speaking to Dutch TV, Amrabat reportedly said: "I do not know what [the referee] is used to, but he was very impressed by Cristiano Ronaldo.

"And I hear from Pepe that he asked in the first half if he should have his shirt."

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Wednesday 20th June 2018

Group A

UruguayUruguay1Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia0
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Group B

As It Stood

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

A

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Russia	2	2	0	0	8	1	7	6
2		Uruguay	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	6
3		Egypt	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
4		Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0

B

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Portugal	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	4
2		Spain	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	4
3		Iran	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
4		Morocco	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0

C

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		France	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
2		Denmark	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
3		Australia	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
4		Peru	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0

D

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Croatia	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
2		Iceland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3		Argentina	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4		Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

E

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Serbia	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
2		Brazil	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3		Switzerland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4		Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0

F

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Sweden	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
2		Mexico	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
3		South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
4		Germany	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0

G

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Belgium	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3
2		England	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
3		Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
4		Panama	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0

H

		Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1		Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
2		Senegal	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
3		Poland	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
4		Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0

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