Klein refereed some of the most important FIFA World Cup matches between 1970 and 1982 . In his first World Cup tournament in 1970 he refereed the England v Brazil group C match at Guadalajara - the defender of the title from 1966 against the champion of 1962 and 1958 ( and finally again world champion 1970 ) . Klein admitted that he tried , unsuccessfully , to end the game on time but no one heard him whistle so he kept the glamour tie going : " Not many people know , but when I blew for time the players did n't hear the whistle and as it was such a great game I let it continue for a few minutes . " Klein did not attend the 1974 World Cup Finals in West Germany due to the terrorist atrocity visited upon Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympic Games held in Munich in 1972 . Being an Israeli referee it was thought that he could be targeted by terrorist organisations
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Abraham Klein (referee)