On the morning of November 27, 2022, Turpin accepted an interview with L'Equipe.
"Excuse me, Mr. Turpin, there are a lot of criticisms against you on the Internet. What do you think of your performance yesterday?"
L'Equipe reporter Adrian asked.
This interview with L'Equipe was also accepted by FIFA after a night of careful consideration.
Because now their referee team has verified yesterday's game, and all the penalties of Turpin are accurate and there are no problems.
However, the slander and rumors about Turpin on the Internet have started to turn this trend in a very bad direction.
Therefore, FIFA also needs a heavyweight media to interview Turpin, clearly express the penalty in yesterday's game, Turpin's attitude, and FIFA's attitude, and regain control of public opinion.
Turpin was wearing a casual suit today and looked gentle and elegant. He was completely different from the unselfish referee on the court yesterday.
"I don't think there was any problem with my penalty yesterday. Although yesterday's game was very difficult, I can tell everyone with my fairness that I have a clear conscience!"
"Every referee has an extremely deep love for football. There are two reasons for this love for referees."
"The first is that it is very difficult to become an elite-level referee. The emergence of an elite-level referee is no less than the emergence of an elite-level star."
"The second is that if you want to become an elite-level referee, you need to experience isolation and loneliness. We are not like athletes, who can train together, but our referees' training is basically individual."
"So, when we become an elite-level referee, we will cherish this status very much and we will not tarnish this status easily."
"Especially in such a globally watched game, any mistakes or mistakes will be watched by the whole world, and we will become very cautious in every move we make."
"I chose to become a referee because my love for football is very deep. Without this love, I would not be able to do what I am today, and I would not be able to call the game well on the court."
"In yesterday's game, although there were several very controversial penalties, it was not a problem for me."
"Because I think that as a referee, as long as I make a judgment, I need to resolutely give the whistle. I must ensure that I am not fettered. When I see the ball that needs to be called, I must call it without hesitation without any entanglement."
"In yesterday's game, the penalties I gave were decisive and effective. After every penalty, I would communicate with the players without any barriers, so in the end everyone recognized my penalty!"
"I am my referee."
Turpin's words were so smooth that L'Equipe's reporter Adrian nodded.
Adrian continued to ask, "So what do you think about everyone's comments on the Internet?"
After hearing this, Turpin's eyes became a little sad, and his mood suddenly became a little excited.
"Being a referee is actually like making a business, except that what we are selling are the decisions and penalties I make. As a referee, I must always be mentally prepared for criticism from the outside world."
"Referees are often criticized verbally and verbally, but there are actually many reasons for this."
"From a historical perspective, people are used to distrusting referees. From a social perspective, referees can easily become targets of criticism."
Turpin suddenly raised his voice to a higher pitch and said excitedly, "This is because they respond to the outside world and the media and have too few opportunities and channels to speak for themselves, so they often become scapegoats."
"This time, I am very grateful to FIFA and the referee committee for giving me such an opportunity to defend myself. I also hope that if there are questions about referees in the future, everyone can give referees a chance and platform to speak."
Turpin took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and said calmly, "From the perspective of psychology's 'attribution theory', coaches and athletes are often accustomed to attributing their failures to some unstable factors in the outside world."
Turpin, who holds a "Bachelor of Psychology" degree, talks eloquently.
"You often hear them say, this has nothing to do with me. If these factors were not involved this time, we would definitely win."
"Few coaches would say that I am not a good coach and this failure is entirely due to my problem."
Adrian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and interjected, saying, "If they say that, then they won't be far from get out of class!"
Turpin was also amused and burst into laughter.
"That's true, but I still hope that everyone can understand referees better from the perspectives I just mentioned."
"Of course, we also need to deal more with criticism and criticism from the outside world."
"I saw a lot of controversy about me on the Internet last night and this morning."
"The thing that I can't understand the most is that some people would say that Turpin would feel excited about sending players off the field."
Turpin had a ridiculous expression on his face. He opened his arms exaggeratedly, shook his head and said, "How is this possible? Although in yesterday's game, I showed a total of ten yellow cards and four red cards, and sent off the head coach of both sides and two Netherlands National Team players, but this is not something to be happy about for me."
"On the contrary, I will feel very disappointed, because at this time, I will wonder whether these are all my problems. When I see players constantly using unconventional defensive actions, I will often ask myself, if I could control the previous games well, wouldn't this happen?"
"Showing a red card is not a good thing for any referee, never!"
"Many times, penalties will cause controversy, but I hope fans can look at these issues calmly instead of being self-righteous and thinking that there is something wrong with this penalty, because almost all controversial penalties can now be verified through video replays and VAR referees."
"I am very disgusted with the comments made by some people in newspapers or social networking sites. They criticize the referee's decisions without any basis or reason, making it seem like I ruined the game. In other words, everything is the referee's fault."
"Just like yesterday's game, every penalty I made was accurate. All controversial decisions were made after reviewing the VAR video. In fact, fans watching the live TV can see it."
"I will never do something like that and still make a penalty even though I know it is a mistake. I am not that kind of person. I will only abide by the rules of the football game."
"When I read the words 'the referee ruined the game', I feel very frustrated, and sometimes I feel very angry because that's not the truth."
"I will not call the game because of selfish interests, and I will not call the game because of my preference. Every time when I go out to the stadium to call the game, there is only one thing in my mind, that is, I must be worthy of the referee uniform I am wearing, worthy of my accusations, worthy of the two teams, worthy of everyone in the stadium, and worthy of everyone watching the game."
When Turpin said this, his eyes turned slightly red. The grievance that was not understood by others made Adrian across from him feel the same.
Turpin said with firm eyes, "In my life, I have never, never, not even for a second thought that I was going to destroy something."
"Football is my second life for me!"
Turpin's words were so sincere and passionate that Adrian couldn't help but stand in awe.
At the last moment of the interview, Turpin said with a smile, "Yesterday's game should be the most unforgettable game in my career. Every bit of the game will become my most precious memory for the rest of my life."
After Turpin finished speaking, he stood up and shook hands with Adrian.
Soon, Turpin's interview was broadcast directly on the Internet without editing.
Before today's World Cup competition, Turpin's interview had spread to every corner of the world.
Although there are still many people on the Internet criticizing Turpin, it is obvious that there are fewer and fewer such people.
Turpin's interview is the first time for the referees as a group to formally invite a referee to defend themselves in their own disputes.
This interview by Turpin has become the most famous event in the history of refereeing.
Although Turpin's interview was very attractive, in the afternoon, World Cup's game reignited the flames of war, and the world's attention was once again attracted to the court.
Today's four games have attracted the attention of fans from all over the world, with powerful dialogues and passionate collisions.
First of all, the first game, Brazil VS Russia.
Neymar, who completed a hat trick in the last game, became the core of the midfield in this game. He provided two consecutive assists to help the team defeat Russia 2:0, locking in a place in the group stage.
In the second game, facing the aggressive Colombia, Asia veteran team Iran, with an own goal from the opponent, they actually defeated Colombia.
Defender Colombia who scored an own goal, Escobar, actually has the same surname as the defender who scored an own goal in United States World Cup in 1994 and was shot dead by gangsters after returning to China.
Even the commentary at the time found it incredible.
This year's Colombia was generally optimistic about them before the game, thinking that although they could not win the championship, at least the top four should be no problem.
But now that they have lost both games, they can already declare their departure from the World Cup stage.
The current ranking form of Group E is as follows:
Brazil 6 points, Russia 3 points, Iran 3 points, Colombia 0 points.
Although it seems that in the final battle, as long as Colombia defeats Russia and Iran loses to Brazil, the three teams will be evenly divided.
But according to the rules of the World Cup group stage, if there is a tie, the first thing to look at is the goal difference.
There is still a chance for Colombia.
Because Colombia's current goal difference is -5, Russia is -1, and Iran is 0. In the last game, Colombia must beat Russia by 2 goals or more to appear directly.
Because if Colombia wins 2 goals, then the goal difference between the two teams is the same, but the total number of goals scored by Colombia is more.
However, the premise is that Iran must lose to Brazil.
In the last round, except for Brazil National Team, which has already qualified, the other three teams have the possibility of qualifying.
After the battle of E Ren was over, the competition of the death group Group F began.
The competition between England and Germany is the most talked about competition in the world.
The two sides have played against each other frequently in the World Series, bringing many popular games to everyone.
The battle between England and Germany will always be the most worth watching game on the World Cup and UEFA European Championship stage.
This game is no exception.
The two teams played aggressive football during the game, and the polite British gentleman and the strict Germany tank burst out beautiful sparks in the game.
The final score was a 3:3 draw between the two teams. In the 90th minute of the game, Sterling from Manchester City made continuous breakthroughs on the wing while the team was still one goal behind. The three players who defeated Germany National Team scored a shot that could compete for the best goal of this year's World Cup, helping England National Team draw Germany National Team.
At that moment, Sterling became the hero of the entire England.
In the footage, among England's fans in the stands, Catherine's tearful prayers once again became the subject of discussion.
In another game, fortunately, Switzerland National Team was even better and defeated Australia, leaving Germany National Team with the last chance to qualify.
England 4 points, Switzerland 3 points, Australia 3 points, Germany 1 points.
It is indeed a group of death. At this point, I am not sure that the two teams in this group can stand out in the end.
On the last day of the second round, the second round match between Group G and Group H was also in full swing.
In the first round, Group G, who had two draws, staged a goal battle in this game.
Croatia 3:2 defeated Nigeria, Italy 3:1 defeated Paraguay.
Italy 4 points, Croatia 4 points, Nigeria 1 points, Paraguay 1 points.
The qualifying situation of this group is even more complicated. In the last round, all kinds of possibilities will appear. Unexpectedly, this group has also become a group of death.
Group H's game seemed a little calmer than the previous goal battle.
Portugal once again defeated Senegal with a bloodless 2:0, giving himself the right to qualify for the group stage.
In another game, Denmark and Ecuador ended in a goalless draw within 90 minutes, making the final battle of the second round much boring.
Portugal 6 points, Senegal 3 points, Ecuador 1 points, Denmark 1 points.