FIFA's head of refereeing, Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda, said the World Cup had been a success for officials and justified his comments by stating that analysis showed 96% of decisions had been correct.
Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda
GettyImagesJose Maria Garcia-Aranda is happy with how the referees have performed
"It is a big success. We have to say it is not an opinion [but] facts," Garcia-Aranda said. He acknowledged that referees made errors, though in "only a few" matches. "We are not hiding our mistakes or the mistakes on the field of play."