![]() He explained his decision to retire was a result of the "pain and agony" and "sleepless nights" that resulted from his mistake and the fear of it happening again. Despite encouragement from the FIFA president Sepp Blatter and chief executives of the Football Association and Premier League, Poll retired from international tournaments. ![]() As a result of his error, Poll and his assistants did not progress to the second stage of the tournament. In a statement he remarked, "Thursday evening's 2–2 draw between Croatia and Australia in Stuttgart saw referee Graham Poll make an error". The FIFA Referees Committee President Ángel María Villar defended Poll but had to concede that an error had occurred. Poll also explained the reason for his mistake by saying that he "incorrectly noted down the name of the Australia number three Craig Moore when booking Šimunić for the second time and failed to realise his error" Šimunić is Australian-born, and hence speaks English with an Australian accent, probably causing the mistake. The Football Federation Australia chief executive John O'Neill later said that "Australia could have had grounds for a very strong appeal should Croatia have won the match". He and the other officials consequently reviewed the DVD of the game, and Poll realised that his "dream was over". Poll reported that the officials had felt "disbelief" upon hearing of the error in the dressing room after the game. ![]() Poll later denied any blame should be placed upon the other officials saying, "I was the referee, it was my error and the buck stops with me". Questions were raised as to why Poll's assistants Phil Sharp and Glenn Turner, and the fourth official Kevin Stott, had also failed to realise the error. Poll thus issued Šimunić with a third yellow card and also showed him the red card. In the 93rd minute, after Poll had blown the final whistle, Šimunić approached Poll angrily and gave him a push. In the 90th minute, Poll again showed Šimunić a yellow card for a foul, but did not follow it with a mandatory red card. Šimunić was shown a yellow card by Poll in the 61st minute for a foul on Harry Kewell. The English referee Graham Poll mistakenly issue three yellow cards to Croatian Josip Šimunić before sending him off. Deep into stoppage time in the second half, there were two balls on the pitch, and Graham Poll then blew full-time at the instant Australia scored what would've been a winning goal. When Australia striker Harry Kewell equalized for Australia in the second half, he appeared to be offside for the goal, but the goal was still allowed to stand. ![]() Later in the first half, Croatian defender Stjepan Tomas handballed in the penalty box and a penalty kick was awarded to Australia, however Graham Poll failed to penalize Tomas for exactly the same deed in the middle of the second half when Australia was trying to equalize again. Early in the first half, Australian striker Mark Viduka was wrestled to the ground within the penalty box by Croatian defender Josip Šimunić, but appeals for a foul or penalty kick were dismissed by English referee Graham Poll. Australia, saw a number of refereeing errors and controversies occur. The deciding game for the Group F runners-up place, Croatia vs. Numerous World Cup records were also set by controversial calls, including Graham Poll's three-card error and Valentin Ivanov's record number of cards in a single match. Most centered on specific refereeing decisions, which led many of the world's media to claim that the referees were spoiling the World Cup. All rights reserved.The 2006 FIFA World Cup generated various controversies, including onfield disputes, critiques of official decisions, and team salary issues. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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