Career
Mercet had been a highly rated referee, being selected to semi-finals and the Swiss Cup final in the 1930s. Following this Mercet had been selected to referee various internationals but it is his performance during the 1934 World Cup that derailed his career. The Swiss FA, allegedly, suspending him from further international appointments after his performance appeared to openly favour the Italians in the World Cup quarter-final.
Of Mercet"s performance the German football magazine "Fussball" reported: “Mercet had lost his courage.
The winning goal, by Giuseppe Meazza, was scored with the assistance of a foul on the reserve Spanish goalkeeper (Ricardo Zamora having been injured in the first, drawn match between the two sides). Throughout the tournament and afterwards there had been accusations that Italian officials, cohorts of the Government, had been bribing and influencing referees, not least Louis Baert and Ivan Eklind.