American referee Mark Geiger gets 3rd World Cup duty with France-Nigeria in Round of 16

by  Associated Press US referee Geiger to handle France vs Nigeria Associated Press - 28 June 2014 17:20-04:00

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The United States will be represented in two teams in the World Cup Round of 16.

Referee Mark Geiger has been selected by FIFA to handle the France vs. Nigeria match on Monday in Brasilia.

One day later, the U.S. plays Belgium in Salvador in the last of the second-round matches.

It's the third match duty for Geiger, a full-time referee from Beachwood, New Jersey, and his regular assistants, American Sean Hurd and Joe Fletcher of Canada.

Geiger also worked Chile's 2-0 win over Spain and Colombia beating Greece 3-0.

FIFA also picked Sandro Ricci of Brazil to referee Germany vs. Algeria on Monday in Porto Alegre.

Ricci was the first World Cup referee to award a goal using goal-line technology, for France in its 3-0 win over Honduras.

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