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The German Tobias Stieler will officiate in charge of the game, this Thursday, November 14 at the Stade de France, for the high-tension Nations League meeting. A few months ago, he had already led the French, in an emergency context.
He will be one of the protagonists of this very high-tension meeting. Tobias Stieler, 43, was appointed to referee the Nations League match between France and Israel, Thursday November 14 at the Stade de France.
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A match played in a reinforced security context, after the violent attacks against Israeli supporters Thursday, November 7 in Amsterdam, following a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
And this time, Tobias Stieler was not chosen at the last minute to referee the Blues. Indeed, last September, the Hamburger was warned at the last moment that he was expected in Lyon at the whistle of France-Belgium, also within the framework of the League of Nations.
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The reason for this last minute designation: UEFA had chosen to put an end to a controversy. Initially, the designated referee was in fact Szymon Marciniak, the Pole on the whistle during the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, where he had been the author of a “controversial performance”, as recalled then The Team (notably on the third Argentinian goal, which some felt should not have been awarded).
This France-Belgium was to mark his reunion with the Tricolores, but faced with the emerging reactions upon the announcement of his appointment, UEFA wanted to put an end to the controversy and appoint Tobias Stieler.
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