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Sat 02 Feb 2010Hansson makes final list of 30
MARTIN HANSSON, the Swedish referee who oversaw Ireland’s World Cup play-off game against France in Paris where he controversially allowed William Gallas’ decisive goal to stand despite Thierry Henry’s double handball in the build-up, has been selected as one of the 30 match officials to go to South Africa.
The 38-year-old, who subsequently acknowledged his error and apologised for it, made the final cut at a meeting of Fifa’s Referees Committee in Zurich where the selection was made from a 54 -strong list of candidates.
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