Referee Who Officiated Nigeria's Match With Croatia Hospitalized.

 The Brazilian referee that officiated Nigeria's opening world cup match against Croatia has been hospitalized, according to reports.
 Russian daily sports newspaper - sport Express says the main referee of the world cup match between the national teams of Croatia and Nigeria, Sandro Meir Ricci, has been hospitalized.
 The 43-year-old civil servant has ruptured his ligaments and is presently in the hospital.
 Only yesterday, Ricci, who was the video Assistant Referee for England's clash with Tunisia, was embroiled in a fresh controversy after he failed to award a penalty to England, as did the Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan, when Tottenham's Harry Kane was grabbed and knocked over by Sassi inside the area.