World Cup: Referee who missed Luis Suarez bite to officiate semi-final
Monday 7 July 2014 07:23, UK
The referee who missed Luis Suarez’s bite on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini will take charge of Brazil's World Cup semi-final against Germany.
FIFA has confirmed Marco Rodriguez of Mexico will officiate the match in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday.
Rodriguez has refereed two World Cup matches, including Uruguay's 1-0 win against Italy on June 24.
Suarez's bite went unseen and unpunished by the Mexican match officials but FIFA later banned Suarez for nine international matches and four months from all football activity, a punishment the Liverpool striker has appealed against.
Mark Geiger of the USA will be fourth official for the match, having taken on the same role for Uruguay’s Group D match with Italy.
