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The Referee FINALLY Gets One Right!

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Esse Baharmast, an American official, got a controversial call right in 1998 even though the world believed he was wrong. During a match between Brazil and Norway, Baharmist called a penalty in the box against Morocco. Norway made the penalty kick and won the game.

No camera angles showed a penalty had been committed and Baharmast became a media punching bag. Still, he said he would make the same call every time. Days later a Sweden broadcast uncovered an angle no one else had shown. The angle clearly showed the Moroccan player grab the Norwegian player by the jersey and pull him down. Next, that time no penalty was called after a player had to be stretchered off the pitch.