World Cup 2006 Referee

The 33rd team at the World Cup - the 23 referees listed below will be in action in Germany.

The upcoming World Cup will also be the first with a "support and development group" composed of 7 referees and 14 assistant referees who will only see action in Germany in the event of another match official being unable to take part for whatever reason, such as injury or illness, for example.

The 23 referees for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

Name	Country	Date of Birth	Age
ESSAM ABD EL FATAH	Egypt	30/12/1965	41
CARLOS AMARILLA	Paraguay	26/10/1970	36
BENITO ARCHUNDIA	Mexico	21/03/1966	40
CARLOS BATRES*	Guatemala	02/04/1968	38
MASSIMO BUSACCA	Switzerland	06/02/1969	37
COFFI CODJIA	Benin	09/12/1967	39
FRANK DE BLEECKERE*	Belgium	01/07/1966	40
MASSIMO DE SANTIS	Italy	08/04/1962	44
HORACIO ELIZONDO	Argentina	04/11/1963	43
VALENTIN IVANOV	Russia	04/07/1961	45
TORU KAMIKAWA	Japan	08/06/1963	43
JORGE LARRIONDA	Uruguay	09/03/1968	38
SHAMSUL MAIDIN	Singapore	16/04/1966	40
MANUEL MEJUTO GONZÁLEZ	Spain	16/04/1965	41
MARKUS MERK	Germany	15/03/1962	44
LUBOS MICHEL	Slovakia	16/05/1968	38
GRAHAM POLL	England	29/07/1963	43
ERIC POULAT	France	08/12/1963	43
PETER PRENDERGAST	Jamaica	23/09/1963	43
OSCAR RUÍZ	Colombia	01/11/1969	37
MARK SHIELD	Australia	02/09/1973	33
CARLOS SIMON	Brazil	03/09/1965	41
KYROS VASSARAS	Greece	01/02/1966	40

* subject to the fitness tests that Batres and De Bleeckere must take and pass.

The 7 referees nominated for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany "Support and Development Group"

Name	Country	Date of Birth	Age
KHAKIS AL GHAMDI	Saudi Arabia	02/09/1970	36
CARLOS CHANDIA	Chile	14/11/1964	42
JEROME DAMON	South Africa	04/04/1972	34
MOHAMED GUEZZAZ	Morocco	01/10/1962	44
LUIS MEDINA CANTALEJO	Spain	01/03/1964	42
MARCO RODRÍGUEZ	Mexico	10/11/1973	33
ROBERTO ROSETTI	Italy	18/09/1967	39

More information :

World Cup 2006 Result
World Cup 2006 Schedule
World Cup 2006 Grouping
World Cup 2006 Venue
World Cup 2006 Ticket