FIFA World Cup Referee List out!
Here is the list with all the referees present at the World Cup in Germany in 2006. There are 23 referees from 23 countries:
Family Name | First Name | Country | Date of Birth |
ABD EL FATAH | Essam | Egypt | 30/12/1965 |
AMARILLA | Carlos | Paraguay | 26/10/1970 |
ARCHUNDIA | Benito | Mexico | 21/03/1966 |
BATRES* | Carlos | Guatemala | 02/04/1968 |
BUSACCA | Massimo | Switzerland | 06/02/1969 |
CODJIA | Coffi | Benin | 09/12/1967 |
DE BLEECKERE* | Frank | Belgium | 01/07/1966 |
DE SANTIS | Massimo | Italy | 08/04/1962 |
ELIZONDO | Horacio | Argentina | 04/11/1963 |
IVANOV | Valentin | Russia | 04/07/1961 |
KAMIKAWA | Toru | Japan | 08/06/1963 |
LARRIONDA | Jorge | Uruguay | 09/03/1968 |
MAIDIN | Shamsul | Singapore | 16/04/1966 |
MEJUTO GONZÁLEZ | Manuel | Spain | 16/04/1965 |
MERK | Markus | Germany | 15/03/1962 |
MICHEL | Lubos | Slovakia | 16/05/1968 |
POLL | Graham | England | 29/07/1963 |
POULAT | Eric | France | 08/12/1963 |
PRENDERGAST | Peter | Jamaica | 23/09/1963 |
RUÍZ | Oscar | Colombia | 01/11/1969 |
SHIELD | Mark | Australia | 02/09/1973 |
SIMON | Carlos | Brazil | 03/09/1965 |
VASSARAS | Kyros | Greece | 01/02/1966 |
* subject to the fitness tests that Batres and De Bleeckere must take and pass.
Seven referees, together with their assistants, have been nominated for the support and development group:
Family Name | First Name | Country | Date of Birth |
AL GHAMDI | Khalil | Saudi Arabia | 02/09/1970 |
CHANDIA | Carlos | Chile | 14/11/1964 |
DAMON | Jerome | South Africa | 04/04/1972 |
GUEZZAZ | Mohamed | Morocco | 01/10/1962 |
MEDINA CANTALEJO | Luis | Spain | 01/03/1964 |
RODRÍGUEZ | Marco | Mexico | 10/11/1973 |
ROSETTI | Roberto | Italy | 18/09/1967 |
To find the 32 teams qualified for the World Cup 2006.
Group A: Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador
Group B: England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden
Group C: Argentina, Côte d'Ivoir, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands
Group D: Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal
Group E: Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic
Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan
Group G: France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo
Group H: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia
Group B: England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden
Group C: Argentina, Côte d'Ivoir, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands
Group D: Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal
Group E: Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic
Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan
Group G: France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo
Group H: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia