On the second day of the tournament, we saw Slovakia's Martin Skrtel elbow a Welsh player in the box with the behind-the-goal official looking straight at it, yet no penalty was given.
This evening, we've seen the Croatian goalkeeper charge more than two yards off his line to save a Spanish penalty with the behind-the-goal official looking straight at it, yet he did not tell the referee that the kick needed to be retaken.
What is the point of these officials?
Why are they there if they are not going to give decisions for incidents they can see right in front of their eyes?
Have any of them given a significant decision of any kind during this tournament?
They might as well just patrol the technical areas with the fourth official for all the good they've been so far.
This evening, we've seen the Croatian goalkeeper charge more than two yards off his line to save a Spanish penalty with the behind-the-goal official looking straight at it, yet he did not tell the referee that the kick needed to be retaken.
What is the point of these officials?
Why are they there if they are not going to give decisions for incidents they can see right in front of their eyes?
Have any of them given a significant decision of any kind during this tournament?
They might as well just patrol the technical areas with the fourth official for all the good they've been so far.