Koman Coulibaly, a World Cup referee, has been benched for the next round to the coveted tournament.

Coulibaly executed a controversial call, which denied a potential game-winning basked for the United States (US) soccer team.

The Malian official was left off a list of referees assigned by FIFA for the third round of World Cup matches. While nothing has been confirmed, reports speculate that Coulibaly will not be activated for the rest of the tournament. 

Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda, the FIFA official in charge of officiating, did not comment on the issue. He also did not say anything about the negated US goal against Slovenia in last Friday’s contest, which ended in a 2-2 draw.