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England are preparing to take on Norway in today’s World Cup quarter-finals, but it won’t just be the players and coaches under scrutiny.
Match officials will also be in the spotlight in Miami, especially given the controversy that has flared up the tournament in recent days – from Folarin Balogun’s red card to Egypt’s complaints of unfair refereeing in their Round of 16 defeat to Argentina.
So who is in charge of today’s match and what do we know about them?
Who is in charge of the England vs Norway match?
Clement Turpen will play his fourth match of the tournament and his second involving England.
He and Tuchel have history. A French official sent the German coach into the stands during Bayern Munich’s 2023 Champions League quarter-final clash with Manchester City, with Tuchel later giving his refereeing a “Grade E”.
Listed by FIFA as an international referee since 2010, Turpin is a regular referee at Champions League matches. He was appointed to the final of this tournament in 2022, having managed the Europa League final the year before.
Turpin awarded England a penalty against Croatia in their first group stage match of that tournament, and after Harry Kane missed the first kick, ordered it retaken due to both Josko Guardiola’s interference and goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic standing in front of his goal line.
Harry Kane scores the replay penalty against Croatia (Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)
Expert view
Graham Scott Athletic A refereeing expert wrote about Turpin’s fight with Tuchel before the match with Croatia.
“If Turpin is in any way agitated by Tuchel’s presence on the touchline, it won’t show,” he wrote. “He has a reputation in the refereeing community for having a calm demeanor no matter what the game, which is part of a conscious strategy to maintain control of the match and his emotions. Overall, it’s working.”
“Turpin’s 10 yellow cards in Bayern’s match against City were uncharacteristic as his average is relatively low. He will look to defuse the conflict, manage the tempo of the game and keep the temperature of the match under control.”
Scott also wrote about how Tuchel was a referee in general, taking charge of it in the Premier League.
“I attended Tuchel’s first two matches against Chelsea, both of which were played behind closed doors at Stamford Bridge in January 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” he wrote.
“Before I became the fourth referee for the first match, colleagues who had met him in UEFA competitions warned me that he could be a hard worker, but he turned out to be affable and polite, like most coaches during his first game in charge.
“I was an official at many of Tuchel’s other games and when the crowds returned after the pandemic and the results were less favorable for Chelsea, the stress began to show. But he never overstepped the mark and usually responded intelligently.”