FIFA did not comment on the incident that took place during the match between the national teams of Germany and Curacao.

Emergency 2026 referee Sean Evans was called out for making a gesture that symbolizes the superiority of the white race when the broadcast of the match between the national teams of Germany and Curacao (7:1) switched to showing the VAR room.

A gesture in which the great and small fingers stick together, and the other fingers of the hand are extended, historically taken as the symbol “OK”. However, it is still used to symbolize the “rule of the white race”: the three fingers that are missing create the letter “W”, which means “the white race”, and the thumb and omnipotent fingers are allowed to paint the letter.

When the cameras went to the VAR room, the Australian referee, respecting everything, showed this gesture.

Voces repararam esse simbolo que o supervisor do VAR faz com a mao? pic. twitter. com/MYsLGNHMWL — Felipe Simonetti (@felipesimonetti) June 14, 2026 A FIFA representative stated that the organization was informed about the incident, but was not convinced by subsequent comments.

Anti-discrimination watchdog Fare, which specializes in fighting inequality in football, issued a statement: “According to our experts, the correct gesture clearly resembles the inverted “OK” gesture, which is correct as.

Why does the referee make this gesture at an international tournament only if he knows that the cameras are filming him More than one thing: he blatantly displays the symbol of a far-right neo-Nazi.

It also means that in the two upcoming matches the organizers stopped knowing the observers from the VAR room. The worldwide television audience is not to be aware of the influx of extremist-influenced right-wingers who promote neo-Nazi symbols during match hours. Obviously, this referee is no longer guilty of working at the world championship.

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Evans, a senior citizen from the Australian state of Victoria, became an arbitrator in 2016, and until then, worked as an amateur judge in the Australian A-Lease since 2008.. Having refereed over 200 matches in Australia's largest division and one of the country's most renowned referees. Having become a FIFA referee in 2017, he was elected as a VAR referee for the 2022 emergency in Qatar. Having rejected the very role of wines in the 2026 emergency situation.