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  1. Jun 18, 2023 · A forensic analysis of of every referee mistake in Italy v South Korea, 2002. The 2018 World Cup was the first major tournament to use VAR, ending an era in which the heartbreak of an exit could be pinned squarely on the plainly wrong adjudicating of one man. A man like Byron Moreno. Moreno, the Ecuadorian referee in charge of Italy’s second ...

  2. Apr 6, 2022 · Ecuadorian referee Moreno and his assistants made a series of controversial decisions that favoured the host nation in June 2002, including two goals disallowed for extremely dubious offside...

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  3. Jul 18, 2017 · In both Italy and Spain, there are still sporadic outbursts of anger over the perceived injustices of that World Cup, with the FIFA corruption scandal of 2015 only strengthening suspicions...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Byron_MorenoByron Moreno - Wikipedia

    Refereeing career. During the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Moreno refereed the round of 16 match between tournament favourites Italy and co-hosts South Korea on June 18. Following Italy's elimination from the tournament after a 2–1 extra time loss, Moreno's performance was criticised for several decisions: he awarded South Korea a controversial ...

  5. May 29, 2015 · The newspaper claims the under-fire former FIFA executive assigned referees to a number of matches at the tournament, among them Spain’s controversial penalty loss to the joint-host nation.

  6. Watch now. 2 min read. Source: SBS. The Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claims FIFA and Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno were involved in match-fixing in the 2002 World Cup in favour of co-host country Korea Republic, which won a quarter-final after two of Spain's goals were rescinded.

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  8. May 24, 2018 · SOUTH Korea’s remarkable run to the semi-finals of the World Cup they hosted was the fairytale story of the 2002 tournament. Or was it? Suspicious refereeing in their knockout wins over heavyweights Italy and Spain led to rumours swirling of nefarious activity.