text: refs gone bad? anyone else think the standard of refeering in the wc is terrible?ok, make a few refs have done ok but i've seen most of the games and think the majority have been awful. could it be too much pressure on them from fifa?, or are too many of them just not used to refing big games?i think tv replays would help for important decisions, i.e penaltys and whether the ball has crossed the line.also, players should be punished after the game for diving if they win a penalty or get someone sent off. (the portuguese are very good at this.) i think that the problem is that players are diving and cheating a lot more than ever before so it is much harder on referees. however, some referees seem to just enjoy handing out yellow and red cards and these do often spoil games. referees need to be advised as to when someone is diving both by their assistants and through ear pieces an this should reduce the amount of cheating, and wrong decisions in the game.