Pierluigi Collina, widely regarded as the best referee in the world, will take charge of England's potentially explosive clash with Argentina in Sapporo on June 7.
Fifa has turned to the hugely experienced Italian, famous for his bulging-eyed stare and bald head, for a fixture which has been littered with flashpoints down the years.
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