Yael Falcón Pérez will be the one to play in France-United States, at the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It will be a spicy match after the controversy that arose between the host country and Argentina following the video that went viral during the Copa América celebrations.
The organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games appointed the Argentine referee Yael Falcon Perez to direct the debut of France in front of the USA This Wednesday from 4 pm, amidst sporting and political tensions with Argentina over the scandal of the video with racist content that went viral Enzo Fernandez during the celebrations after obtaining the America Cup.
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Yael Falcon Perezwho has experience in qualifiers, Conmebol tournaments and the Saudi Arabian League, will be accompanied by the Argentine assistants Maximilian Del Yesso and Facundo Rodriguez. The Uruguayan Anahi Fernandez She will be the fourth referee while the VAR will be Carlos Del Cerro Grandefrom Spain, and Guillermo Pachecofrom Mexico.
Tension with France
The rivalry with France It intensified since the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where Argentina beat the European team on penalties. The statements of the figure of the French team, Kylian Mbappéabout South American football and the video of Enzo Fernandez have kept tensions alive.
Yael Falcon Perez will debut in the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswhere he will be in charge of administering justice in the host’s first match, directed by Thierry Henryat the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille. The Argentine referee has just officiated the America Cupwhere he was fourth referee in the Ecuador – Jamaica match and was in charge of Paraguay – Costa Rica.
He also participated in the 2023 U-20 World Cup in Argentina, refereeing the semi-final between Italy and South Korea, where he was also accompanied by the linesmen who accompanied him on Wednesday, July 24.
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