Uzbek referee Ravshan irmatov has been appointed to his fifth match of the World Cup. The 32-year-old will take charge of the semi-final between Netherlands and Uruguay on Tuesday in Cape Town.
Irmatov will equal the top number of games refereed in one tournament. Horacio Elizondo and Benito Archundia both took charge of five games in the 2006 World Cup. Similar to Elizondo, Irmatov was also selected for the opening match in his first World Cup.
Viktor Kassai from Hungary has been appointed to the semi-final between Germany and Spain, his fourth match of the tournament.
Irmatov and Kassai are the two youngest referees in the 2010 World Cup.
06/07/10
Uruguay – Netherlands
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbekistan07/07/10
Germany – Spain
Referee: Viktor Kassai, Hungary
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Do you know all 10 referees retained for semi-final and final matches?
europe: kassai, webb, dblkr
asia: irmatov, nishimura
africa: damon
south america:ruiz, pozo
central and north: don’t know…probably the 2 mexican guys
The two Mexicans are Archundia and Rodriguez.
The two youngest, yet two of the best.
I guess you were referring to Irmatov and Kassai:)
They were 2 of the best Referees so they fully deserve this appointment in my opinion
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