Nestor Pitana takes the lead in the final between France and Croatia on Sunday. And: All doping samples are negative.
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Nestor Pitana leads the World Cup final.
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Argentine referee Nestor Pitana takes the lead in the World Cup final between France and Croatia on Sunday. This was announced by the FIFA Arbitration Committee on Thursday night. For the 43-year-old gymnastics teacher, it's already the 5th use in Russia. Among other things, Pitana led the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia (5-0) on June 14th.
At the World Cup in Russia, according to Fifa, there is no case of doping . All the samples in the control system, which is criticized by the experts, had been negative, said Fifa. Since January 2018, 2037 inspections have been carried out and 3985 samples have been collected.
After the entry of the Croatian national team in the final of the World Cup, the country's government in Zagreb on Thursday . Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic congratulated the team for "a fascinating success for Croatian sport and football". The final qualification is "the best advertisement for Croatia," said Plenkovic.
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