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Uzbek referee Ravshan Irmatov shows the yellow card to Netherlands' forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar during their quarter-final match against Costa Rica on July 5, 2014. [PHOTO:AFP]
Fifa has refuted a German newspaper’s allegation that World Cup referees have been instructed to hold off from showing yellow cards to players.
Tabloid newspaper Bild reported on Monday that there was a “secret arrangement” to limit the number of cards and referees who did not adhere to the accord would not be selected for further games at the tournament.
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