Referee designations for matches 1-16
FIFA’s Referee Committee today assigned Ravshan Irmatov from the Asian Football Confederation
(AFC) as referee for the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africaâ„¢ held in
Johannesburg Soccer City at 16:00 between France and Mexico.
With an international career dating back to 2003, Ravshan Irmatov is the only Uzbek referee to have
officiated in the finals of a FIFA tournament to date. He is currently rated as AFC Referee of the Year
and he received this award for the two prior years, 2009 and 2008.
He has appeared three times at the FIFA U-17 World Cup (2003, 2007 and 2009), once at the FIFA U-
20 World Cup and also at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008, where he not only handled the
quarter-final meeting of Al Ahly and Pachuca, but also took charge of the Liga de Quito-Manchester
United Final.
His record in the top Asian tournaments includes a debut in the AFC Champions League in 2003 and
in 2007 he officiated the Final of this tournament held in Japan, one of his biggest achievements to
date. He was also selected for the AFC Asian Cup in 2004 and directed eight Asian preliminary
matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africaâ„¢.
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
RSA - MEX
11.06.2010
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JOHANNESBURG (RSA)
Group A
Referee
IRMATOV
Ravshan
(UZB)
Assistant Referee 1
ILYASOV Rafael (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2
KOCHKAROV Bakhadyr (KGZ)
Fourth Official
MOHD SALLEH Subkhiddin
(MAS)
Reserve Assistant Referee
MU Yuxin (CHN)
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Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
URU - FRA
11.06.2010
2
CAPE TOWN (RSA)
Group A
Referee
NISHIMURA
Yuichi
(JPN)
Assistant Referee 1
SAGARA Toru (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2
JEONG Hae Sang (KOR)
Fourth Official
AGUILAR Joel (SLV)
Reserve Assistant Referee
TORRES William (SLV)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
ARG - NGA
12.06.2010
3
JOHANNESBURG (RSA)
Group B
Referee
STARK Wolfgang (GER)
Assistant Referee 1
SALVER Jan-Hendrik (GER)
Assistant Referee 2
PICKEL Mike (GER)
Fourth Official
AL GHAMDI Khalil (KSA)
Reserve Assistant Referee
KAMRANIFAR Hassan (IRN)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
KOR - GRE
12.06.2010
4
NELSON MANDELA BAY/PORT
ELIZABETH (RSA)
Group B
Referee
HESTER Michael (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1
HINTZ Jan Hendrik (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2
MAKASINI Tevita (TGA)
Fourth Official
VAZQUEZ Martin (URU)
Reserve Assistant Referee
PASTORINO Carlos (URU)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
ENG - USA
12.06.2010
5
RUSTENBURG (RSA)
Group C
Referee
SIMON Carlos (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1
HAUSMANN Altemir (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2
BRAATZ Roberto (BRA)
Fourth Official
MAILLET Eddy (SEY)
Reserve Assistant Referee
MENKOUANDE Evarist (CMR)
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Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
ALG - SVN
13.06.2010
6
POLOKWANE (RSA)
Group C
Referee
POZO Pablo (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1
BASUALTO Patricio (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2
MONDRIA Francisco (CHI)
Fourth Official
O LEARY Peter (NZL)
Reserve Assistant Referee
BEST Brent (NZL)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
GER - AUS
13.06.2010
7
DURBAN (RSA)
Group D
Referee
RODRIGUEZ Marco (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1
CAMARGO Jose Luis (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2
MORIN Alberto (MEX)
Fourth Official
AGUILAR Joel (SLV)
Reserve Assistant Referee
ANDREN Henrik (SWE)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
SRB - GHA
13.06.2010
8
TSHWANE/PRETORIA (RSA)
Group D
Referee
BALDASSI Hector (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1
CASAS Ricardo (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2
MAIDANA Hernan (ARG)
Fourth Official
MOHD SALLEH Subkhiddin
(MAS)
Reserve Assistant Referee
GEK PHENG Jeffrey (SIN)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
NED - DEN
14.06.2010
9
JOHANNESBURG (RSA)
Group E
Referee
LANNOY Stephane (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1
DANSAULT Eric (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2
UGO Laurent (FRA)
Fourth Official
ROSETTI Roberto (ITA)
Reserve Assistant Referee
CALCAGNO Paolo (ITA)
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Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
JPN - CMR
14.06.2010
10
MANGAUNG/BLOEMFONTEIN
(RSA)
Group E
Referee
BENQUERENCA Olegario
(POR)
Assistant Referee 1
CARDINAL Jose (POR)
Assistant Referee 2
MIRANDA Bertino (POR)
Fourth Official
RUIZ Oscar (COL)
Reserve Assistant Referee
GONZALEZ Abraham (COL)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
ITA - PAR
14.06.2010
11
CAPE TOWN (RSA)
Group F
Referee
ARCHUNDIA Benito (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1
VERGARA Hector (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2
TORRENTERA Marvin (MEX)
Fourth Official
AGUILAR Joel (SLV)
Reserve Assistant Referee
ZUMBA Juan (SLV)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
NZL - SVK
15.06.2010
12
RUSTENBURG (RSA)
Group F
Referee
DAMON
Jerome
(RSA)
Assistant Referee 1
NTAGUNGIRA Celestin (RWA)
Assistant Referee 2
MOLEFE Enock (RSA)
Fourth Official
IRMATOV Ravshan (UZB)
Reserve Assistant Referee
ILYASOV Rafael (UZB)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
CIV - POR
15.06.2010
13
NELSON MANDELA BAY/PORT
ELIZABETH (RSA)
Group G
Referee
LARRIONDA Jorge (URU)
Assistant Referee 1
FANDINO Pablo (URU)
Assistant Referee 2
ESPINOSA Mauricio (URU)
Fourth Official
VAZQUEZ Martin (URU)
Reserve Assistant Referee
NIEVAS Miguel (URU)
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Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
BRA - PRK
15.06.2010
14
JOHANNESBURG (RSA)
Group G
Referee
KASSAI Viktor (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1
EROS Gabor (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2
VAMOS Tibor (HUN)
Fourth Official
MOHD SALLEH Subkhiddin
(MAS)
Reserve Assistant Referee
MU Yuxin (CHN)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
HON - CHI
16.06.2010
15
NELSPRUIT (RSA)
Group H
Referee
MAILLET Eddy (SEY)
Assistant Referee 1
MENKOUANDE Evarist (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2
HASSANI Bechir (TUN)
Fourth Official
NISHIMURA Yuichi (JPN)
Reserve Assistant Referee
SAGARA Toru (JPN)
Match
Match Date
Match No. Venue City
Group
ESP - SUI
16.06.2010
16
DURBAN (RSA)
Group H
Referee
WEBB
Howard
(ENG)
Assistant Referee 1
CANN Darren (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2
MULLARKEY Michael (ENG)
Fourth Official
HANSSON Martin (SWE)
Reserve Assistant Referee
WITTBERG Stefan (SWE)
Johannesburg, 5 June 2010
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