Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Turkish state broadcaster, TRT, removed a commentator from its World Cup coverage after he mistakenly identified the Iran and New Zealand teams during a live broadcast. The commentator, named by Turkish media as Murat Ekrem Çimen, was withdrawn from the US World Cup broadcast team pending an investigation and will not continue for the tournament. TRT described the error as "unacceptable" and apologised to viewers for the mistake made by someone with over 30 years of experience. The Group G match between Iran and New Zealand ended in a 2-2 draw, with Iran twice coming from behind to secure a point. Iran's head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, stated his team was the "most oppressed" at the World Cup, citing disrupted build-up and difficult travel arrangements between their Mexico base and US match venues. In fullTurkish commentator axed from World Cup after ‘unacceptable’ Iran-New Zealand mix-upThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Veteran commentator dropped from World Cup coverage over ‘unacceptable’ error
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Turkish state broadcaster, TRT, removed a commentator from its World Cup coverage after he mistakenly identified the Iran and New Zealand teams during a live broadcast. The commentator, named by Turkish media as Murat Ekrem Çimen, was withdrawn from the US World Cup broadcast team pending an investigation and will not continue for the tournament. TRT described the error as "unacceptable" and apologised to viewers for the mistake made by someone with over 30 years of experience. The Group G match between Iran and New Zealand ended in a 2-2 draw, with Iran twice coming from behind to secure a point. Iran's head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, stated his team was the "most oppressed" at the World Cup, citing disrupted build-up and difficult travel arrangements between their Mexico base and US match venues. In fullTurkish commentator axed from World Cup after ‘unacceptable’ Iran-New Zealand mix-upThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
