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Referees
Argentina's Horacio Elizondo (see below, for the referee trio) was selected to officiate the opening match of the 2006 World Cup, between Germany and Costa Rica, as well as the Final Match, between Italy and France. This is the first World Cup in which the same referee officiates both the opening and the closing match, and the first time an Argentinian referee is given the honors of officiating a final match.
Twelve refereeing trios, among the entire body, listed below, have been chosen to officiate the last eight World Cup matches (from the Quarter-Finals to the Final Match). The chosen twelve can be identified at a glance, below–just look for the icon beside their surnames.
Twenty-three referees from twenty-one countries will officiate 64 matches, in the 2006 World Cup.
For the first time in a World Cup, matches will be officiated by referees and assistants from the same country or the same confederation.
Incidentally, this new policy accounts for two of the three referee replacements, on the preliminary list issued by FIFA. Details available on the Preliminary List page.
Some well-known referees are missing among those selected for 2006 World Cup, listed below. Please see the Preliminary List page for further reference, in addition to a special note on the renowned Italian referee Pierluigi Collina.
Referees & Assistants – 2006 (alphabetically)
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Abd El Fatah | Essam | Egypt | 30-12-1965 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
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Dante | Dramane | Mali | 09-12-1961 | ||||
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Ndoye | Mamadou | Senegal | 27-12-1961 | ||||
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Amarilla | Carlos | Paraguay | 26-10-1970 | 3 | 18 | 1 | |
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Benito | Mexico | 21-03-1966 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |
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José | Mexico | 27-11-1962 | ||||
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Hector | Canada | 15-12-1966 | ||||
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Massimo | Switzerland | 06-02-1969 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
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Francesco | Switzerland | 07-01-1966 | ||||
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Coffi | Benin | 09-12-1967 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
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Celestin | Rwanda | 11-05-1966 | ||||
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Frank | Belgium | 01-07-1966 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |
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Peter | Belgium | 27-06-1966 | ||||
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Walter | Belgium | 21-04-1968 | ||||
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Ivaldi | Marco | Italy | 04-07-1961 | ||||
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Horacio | Argentina | 04-11-1963 | 4 | 22 | 2 | |
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Dario | Argentina | 29-10-1961 | ||||
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Rodolfo | Argentina | 14-12-1962 | ||||
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Ivanov | Valentin | Russia | 04-07-1961 | 3 | 26 | 4 | |
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Golubev | Nikolay | Russia | 09-11-1970 | ||||
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Volnin | Evgueni | Russia | 27-06-1962 | ||||
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Toru | Japan | 08-06-1963 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
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Yoshikazu | Japan | 22-05-1962 | ||||
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Jorge | Uruguay | 09-03-1968 | 4 | 15 | 3 | |
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Pablo | Uruguay | 11-10-1966 | ||||
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Maidin | Shamsul | Singapore | 16-04-1966 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |
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Permpanich | Prachya | Thailand | 13-08-1962 | ||||
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Ghuloum | Eisa | UAE | 01-03-1966 | ||||
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Luis | Spain | 01-03-1964 | 4 | 25 | 2 | |
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Victoriano | Spain | 18-09-1964 | ||||
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Pedro | Spain | 17-12-1962 | ||||
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Markus | Germany | 15-03-1962 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |
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Christian | Germany | 15-03-1962 | ||||
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Lubos | Slovakia | 16-05-1968 | 4 | 32 | 3 | |
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Roman | Slovakia | 04-08-1973 | ||||
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Martin | Slovakia | 08-03-1972 | ||||
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Graham | England | 29-07-1963 | 3 | 20 | 4 | |
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Poulat | Eric | France | 08-12-1963 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
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Dagorne | Lionel | France | 09-07-1961 | ||||
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Garwood | Anthony | Jamaica | 15-12-1972 | ||||
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Marco | Mexico | 10-11-1973 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
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José Luis | Mexico | 25-09-1972 | ||||
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Roberto | Italy | 18-09-1967 | 4 | 15 | 1 | |
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Cristiano | Italy | 14-06-1967 | ||||
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Oscar | Colombia | 01-11-1969 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
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Tamayo | Fernando | Equador | 17-12-1963 | ||||
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Mark | Australia | 02-09-1973 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
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Nathan | Australia | 17-08-1972 | ||||
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Carlos | Brazil | 03-09-1965 | 3 | 18 | 1 | |
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Tavares | Aristeu | Brazil | 17-10-1962 | ||||
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Corona | Ednilson | Brazil | 04-02-1965 | ||||
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Photos of the World Cup referees are available at
As a precautionary measure, this Italian refereeing trio was not allowed to officiate in the World Cup, after all–even though the Calciocaos final verdict would only be known after the World Cup.
July update: Both Griselli and Ivaldi were found not to have had an involvement in the latest Italian match-fixing scandal, and have thus been handed no penalty. But referee Massimo de Sanctis was wisely prevented from officiating at the World Cup: he was not only found guilty, but also was punished with a four and a half year suspension–the highest of all, among all referees to receive a penalty for their involvement in the Calciocaos.
referee also present in Korea⁄Japan-2002. For further data and related 2002 statistics, see the .
referee-assistant trios originally selected for the 2006 World Cup support and development group, now replacing referees (plus assistants) who had to be removed from the preliminary referee list.
In addition to the above, a group of five referees, along with their assistants, have been selected to remain on stand-by, in case of an unforeseen eventuality, such as illness or injury. These referees and respective assistants comprise the so-called support and development group, another novelty introduced in the 2006 World Cup.
On new referee wages (doubled, in 2006), on the unfulfilled possibility of a female official in 2006, and other related information, see the World Cup Write-up page.
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