Brazil 2014 - World Cup Referees
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Brazil 2014: World Cup Referees.
Introducing the men with the whistle at the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil.
The men we all love to hate; unless they award our team a penalty.
FIFA Referees From Africa (CAF)
Neant Alioum - Cameroon 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Daniel Bennett - South Africa 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Noumandiez Doue - Ivory Coast 
Noumandiez Doue became a FIFA referee in 2004 and was named Referee of the Year by the Confederation of African Football in 2011.
Noumandiez Doue at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Chile vs Australia 
in Cuiaba (4 yellow cards).
Ecuador vs France 
in Rio de Janeiro (1 red card and 1
yellow card).
Bakary Gassama - Gambia 
Bakary Gassama became a FIFA referee in 2007.
Matches refereed at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Netherlands vs Chile in Sao Paulo (2 yellow cards).
Djamel Haimoudi - Algeria 
Djamel Haimoudi became a FIFA referee in 2004 and was named the African Referee of the Year in 2012.
Djamel Haimoudi at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Australia vs Netherlands in Porto Alegre (2 yellow cards).
Costa Rica vs England 
in Belo Horizonte (3 yellow cards).
Belgium vs USA 
in Salvador (2 yellow cards).
Brazil vs Holland in Brasilia (5 yellow cards).
FIFA Referees From Asia (AFC)
Alireza Faghani - Iran 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Ravshan Irmatov - Uzbekistan 
Ravshan Irmatov became a FIFA referee in 2003. Irmatov was named The Best Referee in Asia four years on the trot: 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was the man in the middle for the final match of both the 2008 and 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.
He was also a referee at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals; put in charge of the opening match between South Africa and Mexico.
Ravshan Irmatov at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Switzerland vs Ecuador in Brasilia (2 yellow cards).
Croatia vs Mexico 
in Recife (1 red card and 3 yellow cards).
USA vs Germany 
in Recife (3 yellow cards).
Netherlands vs Coasta Rica in Salvador (6 yellow cards).
Yuichi Nishimura - Japan 
Voted J. League Referee of the Year in 2009 and 2010, Yuichi Nishimura became a FIFA referee in 2004 and refereed at the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa; producing the first red card of the tournament, in the Uruguay vs France match.
In 2012, Yuichi Nishimura was named Best Men's Referee of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation.
In the 2014 opening match Nishimura caused controversy by awarding Brazil what many considered to be a soft penalty at best and disallowing a Croatian equaliser.
Yuichi Nishimura at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Brazil vs Croatia in Sao Paulo (4 yellow cards).
Nawaf Shukralla - Bahrain 
Nawaf Shukralla became a FIFA referee in 2008.
Matches refereed at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Australia vs Spain 
in Curitiba (3 yellow cards).
Portugal vs Ghana 
in Brasilia (3 yellow cards).
Ben Williams - Australia
Benjamin Williams became a FIFA referee in 2005.
Williams was one of the FIFA Referees at South Africa 2010.
Benjamin Williams at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Honduras vs Ecuador in Curitiba (5 yellow cards).
South Korea vs Belgium in Sao Paulo (1 red card and 2 yellow cards).
Costa Rica vs Greece 
in Recife (1 red card and 6 yellow cards).
FIFA Referees From Europe (UEFA)
Dr. Felix Brych - Germany
A qualified doctor of law, Felix Brych became a FIFA referee in 2007.
As the man in the middle at the 2014 UEFA Europa League Final, Dr. Felix seemed to have something of a Sevilla bias; or so they say.
Felix Brych at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Uruguay vs Costa Rica in Fortaleza (1 red card and 3 yellow cards).
Belgium vs Russia 
in Rio de Janeiro (3 yellow cards).
Cuneyt Cakir - Turkey 
Cuneyt Cakir became a FIFA referee in 2006.
Cuneyt Cakir at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Brazil vs Mexico in Fortaleza (4 yellow cards).
Algeria vs Russia in Curitiba (4 yellow cards).
Netherlands vs Argentina 
in Sao Paulo (3 yellow cards).
Jonas Eriksson - Sweden 
Jonas Eriksson became a FIFA referee in 2002.
Eriksson blew the whistle at the 2013 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
Jonas Eriksson at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Ghana vs USA in Natal (2 yellow cards).
Cameroon vs Brazil in Brasilia (3 yellow cards).
Argentina vs Switzerland in Sao Paulo (5 yellow cards).
Bjorn Kuipers - Netherlands
Bjorn Kuipers became a FIFA referee in 2006. Kuipers has refereed the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final between Benfica and Chelsea and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final between Brazil and Spain.
He was also the man in charge at the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atl�tico Madrid.
Bjorn Kuipers at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
England vs Italy 
in Manaus (1 yellow card).
Switzerland vs France in Salvador (1 yellow card).
Colombia vs Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro (2 yellow cards).
Milorad Mazic - Serbia 
Milorad Mazic became a FIFA referee in 2009.
Milorad Mazic at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Germany vs Portugal in Salvador (1 red card and 1 yellow card).
Argentina vs Iran in Belo Horizonte (2 yellow cards).
Svein Oddvar Moen - Norway 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Pedro Proenca - Portugal
Pedro Proenca became a FIFA referee in 2003.
In 2012, Proenca refereed the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich and the UEFA Euro 2012 Final between Spain and Italy.
Pedro Proenca at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Cameroon vs Croatia in Manaus (1 red card and 1 yellow card).
Japan vs Colombia in Cuiaba (2 yellow cards).
Netherlands vs Mexico in Fortaleza (3 yellow cards).
Nicola Rizzoli - Italy
An architect in Italy, Nicola Rizzoli became a FIFA referee in 2007.
He was the UEFA Europa League Final referee in 2010 and the UEFA Champions League Final referee in 2013.
Nicola Rizzoli at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Spain vs Netherlands in Salvador (4 yellow cards).
Nigeria vs Argentina in Porto Alegre (2 yellow cards).
Argentina vs Belgium in Brasilia (3 yellow cards).
Nicola Rizzoli refereed the 2014 World Cup Final.
Germany vs Argentina in Rio de Janeiro (4 yellow cards).
Carlos Velasco Carballo - Spain
Carlos Velasco Carballo became a FIFA referee in 2008 and was one of the referees at UEFA Euro 2012.
Carlos Velasco Carballo at the 2014 World Cup
Finals:
Uruguay vs England in Sao Paulo (2 yellow cards).
Brazil vs Colombia in Fortaleza (4 yellow cards).
Howard Webb - England
Howard Webb became a FIFA referee in 2005.
One of the FIFA Referees at South Africa 2010, Howard Webb became the first person to referee the finals of the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup in the same year
Howard Webb at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Colombia vs Côte d'Ivoire in
Brasilia (2 yellow cards).
Brazil vs Chile in Belo Horizonte (7 yellow cards).
FIFA Referees From North and Central America (CONCACAF)
Joel Aguilar - El Salvador 
Joel Aguilar became a FIFA referee in 2001. Aguilar was at South Africa 2010 as a reserve, but never officiated a match.
Joel Aguilar at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina 
in Rio de Janeiro (2 yellow
cards).
Japan vs Greece in Natal (1 red card and 4 yellow cards).
Mark Geiger - USA
Mark Geiger became a FIFA referee in 2008 and was selected as the Major League Soccer referee of the year for the 2011 season.
He now becomes the first American to referee at a FIFA World Cup Finals.
Mark Geiger at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Colombia vs Greece in Belo Horizonte (3 yellow cards).
Spain vs Chile in Rio de Janeiro (3 yellow cards).
France vs Nigeria in Brasilia (1 yellow card).
Walter Lopez - Guatemala 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Roberto Moreno - Panama 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Marco Rodriguez - Mexico
Marco Rodriguez became a FIFA referee in 2000.
As one of the FIFA Referees at South Africa 2010, Rodriguez produced a red card in both of the matches he refereed: Germany vs Australia and Chile vs Spain.
As one of the FIFA Referees at Germany 2006, he also produced two red cards and nine yellow cards in his second match: C�te d'Ivoire vs Serbia & Montenegro.
Marco Rodriguez at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Belgium vs Algeria in Belo Horizonte (2 yellow cards).
Italy vs Uruguay in Natal (1 red card and 4 yellow cards.
Brazil vs Germany in Belo Horizonte (1 yellow card).
FIFA Referees From Oceania (OFC)
Norbert Hauata - Tahiti 
Didn't referee a match at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
Peter O'Leary - New Zealand 
Peter O'Leary became a FIFA referee in 2003 and has officiated in many Oceania Football Confederation tournaments.
Peter O'Leary at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
in Cuiaba (2 yellow cards).
FIFA Referees From South America (CONMEBOL)
Victor Carrillo - Peru 
Victor Carrillo became a FIFA referee in 2005.
Victor Carrillo at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Iran in Salvador (2 yellow cards).
Enrique Osses - Chile
Enrique Osses became a FIFA referee in 2005. Osses once had a reputation as something of a card-dealer in Chile but, after reaching for a red card, a punch in the face by Union Espanola goalkeeper Ignacio Gonzalez may have calmed him down.
Enrique Osses at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Côte d'Ivoire vs Japan in Recife (4 yellow cards).
Italy vs Costa Rica in Recife (2 yellow cards).
Nestor Pitana - Argentina
Nestor Pitana, a former actor, became a FIFA referee in 2010.
Nestor Pitana at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Russia vs South Korea in Cuiaba (3 yellow cards).
USA vs Portugal in Manaus (1 yellow card).
Honduras vs Switzerland in Manaus (1 yellow card).
France vs Germany in Rio de Janeiro (2 yellow cards).
Sandro Ricci - Brazil
Sandro Ricci became a FIFA referee in 2011.
Sandro Ricci at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
France vs Honduras in Porto Alegre (1 red card and 6 yellow
cards).
Germany vs Ghana in Fortaleza (1 yellow card).
Germany vs Algeria in Porto Alegre (2 yellow cards).
Wilmar Roldan - Colombia
Wilmar Roldan became a FIFA referee in 2008.
Wilmar Roldan at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Mexico vs Cameroon in Natal (2 yellow cards).
South Korea vs Algeria in Porto Alegre (3 yellow cards).
Carlos Vera - Ecuador
Carlos Vera became a FIFA referee in 2006 and was one of the FIFA Referees at South Africa 2010.
Carlos Vera at the 2014 World Cup Finals:
Iran vs Nigeria in Curitiba (1 yellow card).
Greece vs Côe d'Ivoire in
Fortaleza (3 yellow cards).
FIFA World Cup Referees
FIFA Referees at Germany 2006.
FIFA Referees at South Africa 2010.
Referee
Links
Professional Referee Organization:
The organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in
professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada.
World Referee:
Platform for people wanting to share knowledge about referees.
The Road to Rio
First Round
Thursday, 12th June
Brazil vs Croatia
Friday, 13th June
Chile vs Australia
Mexico vs Cameroon
Spain vs Netherlands
Saturday, 14th June
Colombia vs Greece
Côte d'Ivoire vs Japan
England vs Italy
Uruguay vs Costa Rica
Sunday, 15th June
Argentina vs Bosnia
France vs Honduras
Switzerland vs Ecuador
Monday, 16th June
Germany vs Portugal
Ghana vs USA
Iran vs Nigeria
Tuesday, 17th June
Belgium vs Algeria
Brazil vs Mexico
Russia vs South Korea
Wednesday, 18th June
Australia vs Netherlands
Cameroon vs Croatia
Spain vs Chile
Thursday, 19th June
Colombia vs Côte d'Ivoire
Japan vs Greece
Uruguay vs England
Friday, 20th June
Honduras vs Ecuador
Italy vs Costa Rica
Switzerland vs France
Saturday, 21st June
Argentina vs Iran
Germany vs Ghana
Nigeria vs Bosnia
Sunday, 22nd June
Belgium vs Russia
South Korea vs Algeria
USA vs Portugal
Monday, 23rd June
Australia vs Spain
Cameroon vs Brazil
Croatia vs Mexico
Netherlands vs Chile
Tuesday, 24th June
Costa Rica vs England
Greece vs Côte d'Ivoire
Italy vs Uruguay
Japan vs Colombia
Wednesday, 25th June
Bosnia vs Iran
Ecuador vs France
Honduras vs Switzerland
Nigeria vs Argentina
Thursday, 26th June
Algeria vs Russia
Portugal vs Ghana
South Korea vs Belgium
USA vs Germany
2014 World Cup Finals - Knockout Stage.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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