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

Year	Referee				Assistant referees	Fourth official Fifth official	Notes
1930	John Langenus^[1]	-	-	0	Ulises Saucedo Henri Christophe	since 1994	Saucedo was also the Bolivian coach at the tournament
1934	Ivan Eklind^[2]	-	-	0	Louis Baert Mihaly Ivancsics
1938	Georges Capdeville^[3]	-	-	0	Hans Wuthrich Augustin Krist
1950	George Reader^[4]	-	-	0	Arthur Ellis George Mitchell
1954	William Ling^[5]	-	-	0	Vincenzo Orlandini Sandy Griffiths
1958	Maurice Guigue^[6]	-	-	0	Albert Dusch Juan Gardeazábal Garay
1962	Nikolay Latyshev^[7]	-	-	0	Leo Horn Bob Davidson
1966	Gottfried Dienst^[8]	-	-	0	Tofik Bakhramov Karol Galba		Also refereed the 1968 UEFA Euro Final
1970	Rudi Glöckner^[9]	2	0	0	Rüdi Scheurer Ángel Norberto Coerezza
1974	Jack Taylor^[10]	4	0	0	Ramón Barreto Alfonso González Archundia
1978	Sergio Gonella^[11]	4	0	0	Ramón Barreto Erich Linemayr		Also refereed the 1976 UEFA Euro Final
1982	Arnaldo Cézar Coelho^[12]	5	0	0	Abraham Klein Vojtech Christov		First referee in final from CSF, also refereed the 1979 Copa América Final
1986	Romualdo Arppi Filho^[13]	6	0	0	Berny Ulloa Morera Erik Fredriksson		Also refereed the 1987 Copa América Final
1990	Edgardo Codesal^[14]	4	1	1	Armando Pérez Hoyos Michał Listkiewicz		First referee in final from CONCACAF
1994	Sándor Puhl^[15]	4	0	0	Venancio Zárate Mohammad Fanaei	Francisco Lamolina
1998	Said Belqola^[16]	4	1	0	Mark Warren Achmat Salie	Rahman Al Zaid	First referee in final from CAF, also refereed the 1998 African Cup of Nations Final
2002	Pierluigi Collina^[17]	2	0	0	Leif Lindberg Philip Sharp	Hugh Dallas
2006	Horacio Elizondo^[18]	4	0	1	Darío García Rodolfo Otero	Luis Medina Cantalejo Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco	Elizondo became the first referee to officiate the opening game and World Cup Final in the same tournament.
2010	Howard Webb^[19]^[20]	12	1	0	Darren Cann Michael Mullarkey	Yuichi Nishimura Toru Sagara	All three referees also worked the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final
2014	Nicola Rizzoli^[21]	4	0	0	Renato Faverani Andrea Stefani	Carlos Vera Christian Lescano

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
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

FIFA World Cup

Tournaments	Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea/Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 2026

Qualification	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Finals	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Squads	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Seedings	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Broadcasters	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Bids	2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030

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Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.

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