Who is Tantashev, the referee for Inter-River: CONTROVERSY erupts

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The last match of **Group E** of the **Club World Cup** for **Inter** will be against **River Plate**. Both teams are not yet certain of advancing to the next stage but want to win this **head-to-head** to take **first place**. The match will start **overnight between Wednesday and Thursday** at 3 AM Italian time [here’s where to watch it]https://www.passioneinter.com/inter-news/dove-vedere-inter-river-plate-26-giugno-2025/.

In the meantime, **FIFA** has announced the **referee assignments** for **Inter–River Plate**, and the referee chosen for this match is Ilgiz **Tantashev**. The Uzbek official has never refereed an Italian team in his career and is therefore preparing to make his **debut** with the Nerazzurri in the tournament taking place in the United States.

However, this assignment is not at all appreciated in **Argentina**. As highlighted by *Tyc Sports*, **Tantashev** was the referee for the clash between **France** and **Argentina** in the quarter-finals of the **2024 Paris Olympics**: a match that ended with a **wild brawl** and saw the French advance amid major **controversy** from the South Americans.