Meanwhile, England and the US have learnt that Brazilian Carlos Simon will referee their Group C clash at the the Royal Bafokeng Stadium.

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Maybe that referee would have been good enough in the group stages of the Champions League but on a big stage, with a big game and big players, he simply wasn't good enough.

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Benin suffered a blow on 25 minutes when playmaker Sessegnon attracted his second yellow card of the tournament for challenging the referee, ruling him out of their crucial last group game with Egypt on Wednesday.

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And just to complete the day, there was the unedifying sight of coach Henk Ten Cate having to restrain a graceless group of Chelsea's defeated players confronting referee Mark Halsey at the final whistle.

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John Paramor, the chief referee for the European Tour, said he warned Guan as the group walked to the 17th tee that he needed to speed it up.

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