If you get the QF I think you expect to be going home. At least, you can be reasonably certain you're not the final referee.I understand what you're saying, but is he actually top-tier? Genuine question as I don't know him that well compared to most of the other names being discussed, but it seems like some weird factors are being considered when it should really be down to assigning the best that you plausibly can.
MO having clearly the best match of the 4 QF refs and then getting sent home because AT needs to get his go is a great example of FIFA painting themselves into corners with referee appointments. I imagine they were hoping Lahoz would nail his QF and book the final as a result, but even those claiming FIFA conspiracies to keep every match 11 v 11 can't imagine that his performance went down well.
Think it's fairly rare to get more than 1 knockout match. And more than a couple of group games.
Its not about Taylor getting his go, I truly believe that Taylor is ranked higher in FIFA and EUFA than Oliver. Taylor might not get another game... We have history with every side left bar Morocco.