Referee who helped France beat Australia appointed to officiate France vs Belgium match

France has a good relationship with referees, they have eliminated their national team. If in the quarter-finals against Uruguay, it was the Argentine referee, Nestor Pitana, who was in charge, then in the semi-finals against Belgium, the King in Black from South America was chosen to officiate.

However, the French team is no stranger to this 41-year-old referee, as he was the main referee for the Blues' opening match and "broke the whistle" after consulting VAR to help France beat Australia 2-1, causing a lot of controversy afterwards.

France's victory also marked the first time VAR technology was used at a World Cup. Mr. Andres Cunha, from the initial decision that there was no foul in the situation where Risdon tackled Griezmann in the 54th minute, after reviewing VAR, decided to award France a penalty.

In this match, France had to rely on technology again, Goal-Line technology to recognize Pogba's goal to win 3 points.

Mr. Andres Cunha also refereed another match in the group stage, the match where Spain beat Iran 1-0 and also used VAR technology to make the final decision.

In a situation in the second half, Iran managed to put the ball into Spain's net, but the goal was not recognized after the referee checked VAR and saw that a player of the Asian representative was offside before the ball entered the goal.

This is the first time that referee Andres Cunha has officiated at a World Cup. Previously, he mainly officiated at the Copa America, Copa Libertadores and the South American Championship.