World Cup over for German referee Felix Brych | DW |

Following Germany's shock World Cup exit, the country's referee Felix Brych is also heading home early. The 42-year-old was criticized by Serbia over his performance in their defeat to Switzerland.

○ World Cup 2018: Serbia file official complaint against referee after Switzerland penalty controversy

Felix Brych has been told by FIFA that he will not be used again at this World Cup after having made just one appearance at the tournament, the Group E match between Serbia and Switzerland.

Serbia lodged a complaint with football's world governing body FIFA after they felt they should have been awarded a penalty in their 2-1 defeat in Kaliningrad.

Brych waved play on after Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic appeared to have been wrestled to the ground by both Stefan Lichsteiner and Fabian Schär. The Munich-native stood by his on-field decision and controversially opted not to make use of the video assistant review system.

The fall out from yesterday's eaglegate. #srb coach says the clear penalty that should have been awarded by VAR (and it was as clear a penalty as you could see) v #SUI was an example of selective justice against Serbs, like at The Hague. pic.twitter.com/bukm4z8C0z

— James Montague (@JamesPiotr) June 23, 2018