FIFA World Cup referees
After the 2006 FIFA World Cup 332 referees have conducted World Cup matches. Ravshan Irmatov from Uzbekistan is the referee with most matches (9). 19 referees have conducted the 19 finals.
Referees in finals of World Cup
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The yellow card and red card were introduced in 1970. Before, cautions or "bookings" were not registered, only Dismissals or Red card.
By Country
Before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final 31 countries have been represented in the officials body of the FIFA World Cup Final. Ecuador will be the 32nd country represented in the officials body.
| Country | Total | Referee | Assistant | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentina | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 USSR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Most matches
Only the referees with 6 matches or more.
| Referee | World Cups | Matches | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ravshan Irmatov | 2010, 2014 | 9 | Semi-final (Netherlands vs Uruguay) in 2010 |
| Joël Quiniou | 1986, 1990, 1994 | 8 | Third place match (Italy vs England) in 1990 Semi-final (Bulgaria vs Italy) in 1994 |
| Benito Archundia | 2006, 2010 | 8 | Semi-final (Germany vs Italy) in 2006 Third place match (Uruguay vs Germany) in 2010 |
| Jorge Larrionda | 2006, 2010 | 8 | Semi-final (Portugal vs France) in 2006[22][23] |
| Marco Antonio Rodríguez | 2006, 2010, 2014 | 7 | Semi-final (Brazil vs Germany) in 2014 |
 Ali Bujsaim | 1994, 1998, 2002 | 7 | Semi-final (Brazil vs Netherlands) in 1998 |
| Frank De Bleeckere | 2006, 2010 | 7 | |
| Juan Gardezábal Garay | 1958, 1962, 1966 | 7 | Third place match (Chile vs Yugoslavia) in 1962 |
| Sandy Griffiths | 1950, 1954, 1958 | 7 | Semi-final (Hungary vs Uruguay) in 1954 Semi-final (France vs Brazil) in 1958 |
| John Langenus | 1930, 1934, 1938 | 7 | Semi-final (Argentina vs United States) in 1930 Final (Uruguay vs Argentina) in 1930 Third place match (Sweden vs Brazil) in 1938 |
| Carlos Eugênio Simon | 2002, 2006, 2010 | 7 | |
 Gamal Al-Ghandour | 1998, 2002 | 6 | |
 Jamal Al Sharif | 1986, 1990, 1994 | 6 | |
| Arturo Brizio Carter | 1994, 1998 | 6 | |
| Arthur Edward Ellis | 1950, 1954, 1958 | 6 | |
| Ivan Eklind | 1934, 1938, 1950 | 6 | Semi-final (Italy vs Austria) in 1934 Final (Italy vs Czechoslovakia) in 1934 |
| Nikolay Latyshev | 1958, 1962 | 6 | Final (Brazil vs Czechoslovakia) in 1962 |
| Roberto Rosetti | 2006, 2010 | 6 | |
| Oscar Ruiz | 2002, 2006, 2010 | 6 | |
References
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1930". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1934". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1938". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1950". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1954". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1958". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1962". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1966". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1970". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1974". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1978". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1982". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1986". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1990". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1994". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 1998". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 2002". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 2006". FIFA.
- ↑ "Match Report Final 2010". FIFA.
- ↑ "Referee designations: matches 63 - 64". FIFA.com. July 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Nicola Rizzoli to referee Final". FIFA.com. 11 July 2014.
- ↑ World cup 2010
- ↑ World cup 2006
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