FIFA World Cup referees

In this article, we delve into the fascinating world of FIFA World Cup referees, exploring its multiple facets, its impact on society, its evolution over time and its relevance in the current context. From its origins to the present, FIFA World Cup referees has played a fundamental role in various areas, generating debates, reflections and emotions among those who have experienced it. Through a detailed analysis, we will examine its influence on different cultures, its importance in history and its projection into the future. It doesn't matter if FIFA World Cup referees is a person, a topic, a date or any other element, because its meaning transcends borders and opens endless possibilities to understand its essence and its impact on the world around us.

International football referees

FIFA World Cup referees are FIFA international referees who officiate at the FIFA World Cup matches.

World Cup Final match officials

Year	Referee	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees and Assistant Referees	Video Assistant Referees (VARs) and Assistant VARs
1930	John Langenus	Ulises Saucedo Henri Christophe	Reserve Referees since 1994 Reserve Assistant Referees since 2006	Video Assistant Referees (VARs) and Assistant VARs since 2018
1934	Ivan Eklind	Louis Baert Mihály Iváncsics
1938	Georges Capdeville	Hans Wüthrich Augustin Krist
1954	William Ling	Vincenzo Orlandini Sandy Griffiths
1958	Maurice Guigue	Albert Dusch Juan Gardeazábal Garay
1962	Nikolay Latyshev	Leo Horn Bobby Davidson
1966	Gottfried Dienst	Tofiq Bahramov Karol Galba
1970	Rudi Glöckner	Rudolf Scheurer Ángel Coerezza
1974	Jack Taylor	Alfonso González Archundía Ramón Barreto Ruiz
1978	Sergio Gonella	Ramón Barreto Ruiz Erich Linemayr
1982	Arnaldo Cézar Coelho	Abraham Klein Vojtech Christov
1986	Romualdo Arppi Filho	Erik Fredriksson Berny Ulloa Morera
1990	Edgardo Codesal Méndez	Armando Pérez Hoyos Michał Listkiewicz
1994	Sándor Puhl	Venancio Zárate Vázquez Mohammad Fanaei	Francisco Lamolina
1998	Said Belqola	Mark Warren Achmat Salie	Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
2002	Pierluigi Collina	Leif Lindberg Philip Sharp	Hugh Dallas
2006	Horacio Elizondo	Darío García Rodolfo Otero	Luis Medina Cantalejo Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco
2010	Howard Webb	Darren Cann Michael Mullarkey	Yuichi Nishimura Toru Sagara
2014	Nicola Rizzoli	Renato Faverani Andrea Stefani	Carlos Vera Rodríguez Christian Lescano Guerrero
2018	Néstor Pitana	Hernán Maidana Juan Pablo Belatti	Björn Kuipers Erwin Zeinstra	Massimiliano Irrati Mauro Vigliano Carlos Astroza Cárdenas Danny Makkelie
2022	Szymon Marciniak	Paweł Sokolnicki Tomasz Listkiewicz	Ismail Elfath Kathryn Nesbitt	Tomasz Kwiatkowski Juan Soto Arévalo Kyle Atkins Fernando Guerrero Ramírez Corey Parker Bastian Dankert

By country

As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, 33 countries have been represented in the officials body of the FIFA World Cup Final.

Country	Total	Referees	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees	Reserve Assistant Referees	VARs	Assistant VARs
Argentina	9	2	5	1	0	0	1
England	7	3	4	0	0	0	0
Italy	7	3	3	0	0	1	0
Poland	5	1	3	0	0	1	0
Belgium	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	4	0	1	1	1	0	1
Spain	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Sweden	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Brazil	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Czechoslovakia	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Ecuador	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
France	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Japan	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mexico	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Scotland	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Austria	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Chile	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Colombia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
East Germany	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Israel	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Morocco	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
West Germany	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals:	75	20	40	7	4	1	3

By confederation

Confederation	Total	Referees	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees	Reserve Assistant Referees	VARs	Assistant VARs
UEFA	47	14	26	3	2	1	1
CONMEBOL	19	4	10	2	1	0	2
AFC	4	0	1	2	1	0	0
CONCACAF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
CAF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
OFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	75	20	40	7	4	1	3

Number of matches

11 matches:

• Ravshan Irmatov (2010, 2014, 2018)

9 matches:

• Néstor Pitana (2014, 2018)

8 matches:

• Joël Quiniou (1986, 1990, 1994)
• Benito Archundia (2006, 2010)
• Jorge Larrionda (2006, 2010)

7 matches:

• John Langenus (1930, 1934, 1938)
• Sandy Griffiths (1950, 1954, 1958)
• Juan Gardeazábal Garay (1958, 1962, 1966)
• Ali Bujsaim (1994, 1998, 2002)
• Carlos Eugênio Simon (2002, 2006, 2010)
• Frank De Bleeckere (2006, 2010)
• Marco Antonio Rodríguez (2006, 2010, 2014)
• Björn Kuipers (2014, 2018)
• César Arturo Ramos (2018, 2022)

6 matches:

• Ivan Eklind (1934, 1938, 1950)
• Arthur Edward Ellis (1950, 1954, 1958)
• Nikolay Latyshev (1958, 1962)
• Jamal Al Sharif (1986, 1990, 1994)
• Arturo Brizio Carter (1994, 1998)
• Gamal Al-Ghandour (1998, 2002)
• Óscar Ruiz (2002, 2006, 2010)
• Roberto Rosetti (2006, 2010)
• Howard Webb (2010, 2014)
• Mark Geiger (2014, 2018)
• Sandro Ricci (2014, 2018)
• Cüneyt Çakır (2014, 2018)
• Alireza Faghani (2018, 2022)

References

1. ^ "Match Report Final 1930". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
2. ^ "Match Report Final 1934". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23.
3. ^ "Match Report Final 1938". Archived from the original on 2009-01-21.
4. ^ "Match Report Final 1954". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20.
5. ^ "Match Report Final 1958". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
6. ^ "Match Report Final 1962". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
7. ^ "Match Report Final 1966". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25.
8. ^ "Match Report Final 1970". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25.
9. ^ "Match Report Final 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-01-26.
10. ^ "Match Report Final 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.
11. ^ "Match Report Final 1982". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
12. ^ "Match Report Final 1986". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29.
13. ^ "Match Report Final 1990". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.
14. ^ "Match Report Final 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.
15. ^ "Match Report Final 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
16. ^ "Match Report Final 2002". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
17. ^ "Match Report Final 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
18. ^ "Match Report Final 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2015.
19. ^ "Match Report Final 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014.
20. ^ "Tactical Line-up" (PDF).
21. ^ "FIFA Media".