Su nombre es sinónimo de polémica
His name is synonymous with controversy. Mark Geiger carries a history marked by gross errors he made in decisive matches. And now, the American will referee the Peru vs. New Zealand in Wellington. In fact, his presence generates mistrust.
Mark Geiger is globally remembered for the wrong decisions he made in the match between Panama and Mexico in the semi-final of the Gold Cup (2005). What happened? The American awarded non-existent penalties in favor of the 'Piojo' Herrera's team.
All this meant that the Mexicans advanced to the final of the Gold Cup. Finally, they won it. But that trophy was considered the "least loved" by the Mexicans.
In this context, Mark Geiger was suspended for six months and Concacaf backed him with an argument that did little to console Panama: "we accept that these human errors are part of football".
Here we show you all of Mark Geiger's scandalous mistakes.