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Published 17:38 19 Oct 2016 BST
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During a recent Facebook Q&A for Match of the Day, Webb was asked to divulge the worst decision he'd ever made and his answer will surprise few as he named an incident from the foul-heavy 2010 World Cup final.
"Nigel de Jong's Kung-Fu kick was probably the thing that's most notable in my career in that World Cup final," Webb said.
"It's notable for several reasons. If that had happened in just a regular league game, people would have long since forgotten about it but because it was the World Cup final and because it was quite an unusual situation (it is remembered).
"It was de Jong going with a high foot for a bouncing ball which Xabi Alonso of Spain headed just before he got there and the foot of de Jong went into the chest of Xabi Alonso.
"Was it a Kung-Fu kick? It was described as that. I don't think it was but looking from the TV, of course it's a red card.
"At the time I was looking through the back of Xabi Alonso and didn't have the certainty to see that the contact was significant. I decided that it was a reckless foul and only a yellow card.
"It lives with me a lot now when I comment on situations. People will say 'How does Howard Webb know anything? He didn't even recognise a Kung-Fu kick in the World Cup final.'
"Having seen it on TV, of course I now see it's a red card. That's one that lives with me more than any decision I've ever made."
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