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He refereed the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] [[West Germany v France (1982 FIFA World Cup)|semifinal between Germany and France]] in [[Seville, Spain]], when he deemed goalkeeper [[Harald Schumacher]]'s collision with [[Patrick Battiston]] to be not a foul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rtl.fr/sport/france-rfa-mondial-82-a-seville-l-arbitre-charles-corver-revient-sur-son-erreur-7750505383|title=VIDÉO - France-RFA - Mondial 82 à Séville : l'arbitre Charles Corver revient sur son erreur|newspaper=RTL.fr|access-date=12 November 2016|archive-date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235423/http://www.rtl.fr/sport/france-rfa-mondial-82-a-seville-l-arbitre-charles-corver-revient-sur-son-erreur-7750505383|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
He refereed the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] [[West Germany v France (1982 FIFA World Cup)|semifinal between Germany and France]] in [[Seville, Spain]], when he deemed goalkeeper [[Harald Schumacher]]'s collision with [[Patrick Battiston]] to be not a foul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rtl.fr/sport/france-rfa-mondial-82-a-seville-l-arbitre-charles-corver-revient-sur-son-erreur-7750505383|title=VIDÉO - France-RFA - Mondial 82 à Séville : l'arbitre Charles Corver revient sur son erreur|newspaper=RTL.fr|access-date=12 November 2016|archive-date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235423/http://www.rtl.fr/sport/france-rfa-mondial-82-a-seville-l-arbitre-charles-corver-revient-sur-son-erreur-7750505383|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Battiston remained unconscious for over a minute and sustained the loss of 3 teeth and a damaged vertebrae. |
Battiston remained unconscious for over a minute and sustained the loss of 3 teeth and a damaged vertebrae. |
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This failure is often considered as one of the worst examples of poor refereeing decisions in football.<ref>{{en}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4148525.stm ''World's worst refereeing decisions'']</ref> |
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Corver was referee at two World Cups and two European championships. He refereed four European Cup finals, ten semifinals and a final World Cup for clubs in [[Argentina]]. More than 140 international matches and more than 600 national matches. After his last final (1983) in Portugal he was observer for UEFA-FIFA and [[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]] for 22 years and member of the disciplinary committee for sixteen years. His profession was national sales manager at [[Heineken]]. |
Corver was referee at two World Cups and two European championships. He refereed four European Cup finals, ten semifinals and a final World Cup for clubs in [[Argentina]]. More than 140 international matches and more than 600 national matches. After his last final (1983) in Portugal he was observer for UEFA-FIFA and [[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]] for 22 years and member of the disciplinary committee for sixteen years. His profession was national sales manager at [[Heineken]]. |
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Charles George Reinier Corver (16 January 1936 – 10 November 2020) was a Dutch football referee.[1]
Career
He was decorated twice by the Queen (Order of Orange-Nassau) and the football association (KNVB-UEFA-FIFA).
He refereed the 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France in Seville, Spain, when he deemed goalkeeper Harald Schumacher's collision with Patrick Battiston to be not a foul.[2] Battiston remained unconscious for over a minute and sustained the loss of 3 teeth and a damaged vertebrae. This failure is often considered as one of the worst examples of poor refereeing decisions in football.[3]
Corver was referee at two World Cups and two European championships. He refereed four European Cup finals, ten semifinals and a final World Cup for clubs in Argentina. More than 140 international matches and more than 600 national matches. After his last final (1983) in Portugal he was observer for UEFA-FIFA and KNVB for 22 years and member of the disciplinary committee for sixteen years. His profession was national sales manager at Heineken.
References
- ^ "Oud-topscheidsrechter Charles Corver (84) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "VIDÉO - France-RFA - Mondial 82 à Séville : l'arbitre Charles Corver revient sur son erreur". RTL.fr. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. World's worst refereeing decisions
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 May 2007) (in German)
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