Mexico u20 3 - 1 France u20
WC 2011 u20 3rd place · 2011-08-20 Referee: Antonio Arias Alvarenga

Simply: not that good!

Min22: Notthing related to style...

There was a draw (1-1) when Arias neglected the foul against LACAZETTE (FRA) in box and gave him a YC for dive. As far as I have seen, there is an obvious contact by Mexican GK to him which should have resulted in a penalty and maybe a red. He was also pretty odd in foul detection. While I was watching him, I was so many times thrilled by his calls. Additionally, I believe there is also an obvious gap between FIFA refs. Some FIFA refs could disallow third mex. goal easily. There is a push by Rivera(MEX) before the goal, but I agree with him you cant whistle them all.

Next Championship

WC U20 2013 will be held in Turkey. After this tournament, I think, expectations of FIFA from host state have risen (active crowd, well motivation, good organization). I look forward to see a better one.

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