Update: The injury is not as serious as first reported.
Chilean referee Pablo Pozo has been forced out of the World Cup due to an injury. Fifa announced yesterday that Carlos Batres will be in charge of Sunday’s match between Algeria and Slovenia, a match originally designated to the Chilean trio.
The severity of the injury was not known until early this morning, when it was clear that Pozo would not be capable of refereeing any matches during this tournament.
Pozo was last year the beneficiary of an injury on Carlos Amarilla, when he was called in to referee in the Confederations Cup in his place.
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