The worst refereeing decision in the history of football. Video

English referee Graham Poll has been named the author of the worst refereeing decision in football history. The referee distinguished himself in the 2006 World Cup match in Germany when he showed three yellow cards to one player in the group stage match between Croatia and Australia.

This is stated in the rating compiled by the authoritative British publication FourFourTwo. Poll forgot to send off Croatian Josip Šimunić during a very emotional match, which saw the playoffs at stake. He showed the player the first yellow card in the 61st minute and the second in the 90th minute. When the English referee blew the final whistle, the player approached him and said something, for which he received a third yellow card, followed by a sending-off.

The second in the ranking is the gaffe of Zambian Janny Sikazwe, who blew the final whistle twice in the 85th and 89th minutes in the African Cup of Nations match between Mali and Tunisia. After the second stoppage of play, Tunisia's players refused to return to the field.

The top three worst referees are Ali Ben Nasser of Tunisia, who scored the legendary goal by Diego Maradona against England at the 1986 World Cup.

The top 10 worst cases also included:

– Martin Hansson scoring a goal for France after a pass by Thierry Henry's hand in the 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Ireland;

– Charles Korver, who did not send off Germany goalkeeper Harald Schumacher, who had stabbed France's Patrick Battiston in a jumping tackle in the 1982 World Cup;

– refereeing Tom-Henning Ovrebo in the Champions League 1/2 final match between Chelsea and Barcelona;

– a referee from the Brazilian semi-professional league scored a ballboy's goal in the match between Santacruzense and Atlético Sorocaba;

– a Turkish referee scored his goal against Besiktas on a ricochet from himself in a match against Ankaragücü in 1986;

– Mark Clattenburg disallowed Nani's goal for Manchester United against Tottenham after the player fell in the penalty area, claiming a penalty and grabbing the ball with his hands;

– the refereeing of the Ecuadorian referee in the 2002 World Cup match between Italy and South Korea.

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