2014 FIFA World Cup officials

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In March 2013, FIFA published a list of 52 prospective referees, each paired, on the basis of nationality, with two assistant referees, from all six football confederations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. [1] On 14 January 2014, the FIFA Referees Committee appointed 25 referee trios and eight support duos representing 43 countries for the tournament. [2] [3]

ConfederationRefereeAssistantsSupport (referee/assist)
AFC Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Alireza Faghani (Iran) / Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)Toru Sagara (Japan)Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)Ebrahim Saleh (Bahrain)
Ben Williams (Australia) Matthew Cream (Australia)Hakan Anaz (Australia)
CAF Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Néant Alioum (Cameroon) / Djibril Camara (Senegal)
- 2 / Aden Marwa (Kenya)
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)Redouane Achik (Morocco)Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
CONCACAF Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)William Torres (El Salvador)Juan Zumba (El Salvador) Roberto Moreno (Panama) / Eric Boria (United States)
Walter López (Guatemala) / Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Mark Geiger (United States)Mark Hurd (United States) Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Marcos Quintero (Mexico)
CONMEBOL Néstor Pitana (Argentina)Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) / Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Enrique Osses (Chile)Carlos Astroza (Chile)Sergio Román (Chile)
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)Christian Lescano (Ecuador)Byron Romero (Ecuador)
OFC Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)Mark Rule (New Zealand) 1 Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) / -
UEFA Felix Brych (Germany)Mark Borsch (Germany)Stefan Lupp (Germany) Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) / Kim Haglund (Norway)
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)Bahattin Duran (Turkey)Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Pedro Proença (Portugal)Bertino Miranda (Portugal)Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)Renato Faverani (Italy)Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Howard Webb (England)Michael Mullarkey (England)Darren Cann (England)
1. ^ Replaced assistant Referee Ravinesh Kumar, who missed the World Cup due to an injury.
2. ^ Daniel Bennett missed the World Cup due to an injury. [4]

Matches

NameMatch
Yuichi Nishimura
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
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Attendance: 62,103
Ravshan Irmatov
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
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Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Attendance: 41,212
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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Attendance: 41,876
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pen.) (a.e.t.)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
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Attendance: 51,179
Nawaf Shukralla
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Attendance: 39,375
Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Ben Williams
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
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Attendance: 39,224
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Attendance: 61,397
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.) (a.e.t.)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Attendance: 41,242
Noumandiez Doué
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
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Attendance: 40,275
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–0Flag of France.svg  France
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Bakary Gassama
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Attendance: 62,996
Djamel Haimoudi
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Attendance: 42,877
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
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Attendance: 57,823
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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Attendance: 51,227
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Joel Aguilar
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Attendance: 39,485
Mark Geiger
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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Attendance: 57,174
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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France  Flag of France.svg2–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Marco Rodríguez
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Attendance: 56,800
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Attendance: 39,706
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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Attendance: 58,141
Néstor Pitana
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
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Attendance: 37,603
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
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Attendance: 40,123
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Attendance: 40,322
France  Flag of France.svg0–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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Sandro Ricci
France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
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Attendance: 43,012
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Attendance: 59,621
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Attendance: 43,063
Enrique Osses
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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Attendance: 40,267
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
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Attendance: 40,285
Wilmar Roldán
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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Attendance: 39,216
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Attendance: 42,732
Carlos Vera
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Attendance: 39,081
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Attendance: 59,095
Peter O'Leary
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Attendance: 40,499
Felix Brych
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
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Attendance: 58,679
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Cüneyt Çakır
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Attendance: 60,342
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Attendance: 39,311
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.) (a.e.t.)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Attendance: 63,267
Jonas Eriksson
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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Attendance: 39,760
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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Attendance: 63,255
Björn Kuipers
England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Attendance: 39,800
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–5Flag of France.svg  France
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Attendance: 51,003
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Milorad Mažić
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–0Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
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Attendance: 51,081
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
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Attendance: 57,698
Pedro Proença
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
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Attendance: 39,982
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Attendance: 40,340
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Attendance: 58,817
Nicola Rizzoli
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Attendance: 48,173
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Attendance: 43,285
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Carlos Velasco Carballo
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
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Attendance: 62,575
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg3–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
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Attendance: 48,011
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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Attendance: 60,342
Howard Webb
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.) (a.e.t.)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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Attendance: 57,714

References

  1. "Open list of prospective referees & assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2013.
  2. "Referee trios and support duos appointed for 2014 FIFA World Cup". FIFA. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014.
  3. "Referees & Assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014.
  4. "Referee Bennet out of World Cup". 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.