RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- U.S. referee Mark Geiger has been rewarded by FIFA with a second World Cup match within five days. FIFA says Geiger will handle Wednesdays marquee Spain vs. Chile match at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. On Saturday, Geiger officiated in Colombias 3-0 win over Greece in Belo Horizonte. The full-time referee from Beachwood, New Jersey, gets his second match in Brazil before Howard Webb of England, who handled the 2010 World Cup final, has his first. Canadian assistant referee Joe Fletcher is part of Geigers crew. In other assignments Wednesday, FIFA says the Netherlands vs. Australia match will be handled by Djamel Haimoudi of Algeria. It is played in Porto Alegre. Pedro Proenca of Portugal will referee Cameroon vs. Croatia, the Group A match in Manaus. In 2012, Proenca refereed the Champions League and European Championship finals. . One out away from finishing off an impressive shutout, they let a must-win game slip away. . He reps the 4-1-6The insecurity of Canadian basketball fans is not what it once was with the home grown talent making its way to the big leagues, but it is still nice to see the local kids remembering where they come from once they make their way south.
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