List of FIFA World Cup referees

FIFA World Cup referees are FIFA international referees who officiate at the FIFA World Cup matches.

World Cup Final match officials

Year	On-field officials	Reserve officials	Video match officials
1930 ^[1]	John Langenus Ulises Saucedo Henri Christophe	Reserve referees since 1994 Reserve assistant referees since 2006	Video match officials since 2018
1934 ^[2]	Ivan Eklind Louis Baert Mihály Iváncsics
1938 ^[3]	Georges Capdeville Hans Wüthrich Augustin Krist
1954 ^[4]	William Ling Vincenzo Orlandini Sandy Griffiths
1958 ^[5]	Maurice Guigue Albert Dusch Juan Gardeazábal Garay
1962 ^[6]	Nikolay Latyshev Leo Horn Bobby Davidson
1966 ^[7]	Gottfried Dienst Tofiq Bahramov Karol Galba
1970 ^[8]	Rudi Glöckner Rudolf Scheurer Ángel Coerezza
1974 ^[9]	Jack Taylor Alfonso González Archundía Ramón Barreto Ruiz
1978 ^[10]	Sergio Gonella Ramón Barreto Ruiz Erich Linemayr
1982 ^[11]	Arnaldo Cézar Coelho Abraham Klein Vojtech Christov
1986 ^[12]	Romualdo Arppi Filho Erik Fredriksson Berny Ulloa Morera
1990 ^[13]	Edgardo Codesal Méndez Armando Pérez Hoyos Michał Listkiewicz
1994 ^[14]	Sándor Puhl Venancio Zárate Vázquez Mohammad Fanaei	Francisco Lamolina
1998 ^[15]	Said Belqola Mark Warren Achmat Salie	Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
2002 ^[16]	Pierluigi Collina Leif Lindberg Philip Sharp	Hugh Dallas
2006 ^[17]	Horacio Elizondo Darío García Rodolfo Otero	Luis Medina Cantalejo Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco
2010 ^[18]	Howard Webb Darren Cann Michael Mullarkey	Yuichi Nishimura Toru Sagara
2014 ^[19]	Nicola Rizzoli Renato Faverani Andrea Stefani	Carlos Vera Rodríguez Christian Lescano Guerrero
2018	Néstor Pitana Hernán Maidana Juan Pablo Belatti	Björn Kuipers Erwin Zeinstra	Massimiliano Irrati Mauro Vigliano Carlos Astroza Cárdenas Danny Makkelie

By country

Country	Total	Referees	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees	Reserve Assistant Referees	VARs	Assistant VARs
Argentina	9	2	5	1	0	0	1
England	7	3	4	0	0	0	0
Italy	7	3	3	0	0	1	0
Belgium	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	4	0	1	1	1	0	1
Spain	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Sweden	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Brazil	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Czechoslovakia	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Ecuador	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
France	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Japan	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mexico	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Scotland	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Austria	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Chile	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Colombia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
East Germany	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Israel	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Morocco	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
West Germany	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals:	75	20	40	7	4	1	3
Up to and including the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final

By confederation

Confederation	Total	Referees	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees	Reserve Assistant Referees	VARs	Assistant VARs
UEFA	47	14	26	3	2	1	1
CONMEBOL	19	4	10	2	1	0	2
AFC	4	0	1	2	1	0	0
CONCACAF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
CAF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
OFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	75	20	40	7	4	1	3
Up to and including the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final

Number of matches

Officiated at least 12 matches
Matches	Officials	Referee	Assistant referee	World Cups
14	Héctor Vergara ^[20]	0	14	2002, 2006, 2010
13	Arthur Ellis ^[21]^[22]	6	7	1950, 1954, 1958
	Juan Gardeazábal Garay ^[23]^[24]	7	6	1958, 1962, 1966
	Hernán Maidana ^[25]	0	13	2010, 2014, 2018
	Nicolae Rainea ^[26]^[27]	5	8	1974, 1978, 1982
12	Jamal Al Sharif ^[28]^[29]	6	6	1986, 1990, 1994
	Bob Davidson ^[30]^[31]	4	8	1962, 1970, 1974
	Sandy Griffiths ^[32]^[33]	7	5	1950, 1954, 1958
	Károly Palotai ^[34]^[35]	4	8	1974, 1978, 1982
	István Zsolt ^[36]^[37]	5	7	1954, 1958, 1966

References

^ "Match Report Final 1930". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
^ "Match Report Final 1934". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23.
^ "Match Report Final 1938". Archived from the original on 2009-01-21.
^ "Match Report Final 1954". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20.
^ "Match Report Final 1958". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
^ "Match Report Final 1962". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
^ "Match Report Final 1966". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25.
^ "Match Report Final 1970". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25.
^ "Match Report Final 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-01-26.
^ "Match Report Final 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.
^ "Match Report Final 1982". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
^ "Match Report Final 1986". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29.
^ "Match Report Final 1990". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.
^ "Match Report Final 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.
^ "Match Report Final 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
^ "Match Report Final 2002". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
^ "Match Report Final 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
^ "Match Report Final 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2015.
^ "Match Report Final 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014.
^ "Héctor Vergara".
^ "Arthur Ellis".
^ "Arthur Ellis".
^ "Juan Gardeazábal Garay".
^ "Juan Gardeazábal Garay".
^ "Hernán Maidana".
^ "Nicolae Rainea".
^ "Nicolae Rainea".
^ "Jamal Al Sharif".
^ "Jamal Al Sharif".
^ "Bob Davidson".
^ "Bob Davidson".
^ "Sandy Griffiths".
^ "Sandy Griffiths".
^ "Károly Palotai".
^ "Károly Palotai".
^ "István Zsolt".
^ "István Zsolt".

[1] "Match Report Final 1930". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.

[2] "Match Report Final 1934". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23.

[3] "Match Report Final 1938". Archived from the original on 2009-01-21.

[4] "Match Report Final 1954". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20.

[5] "Match Report Final 1958". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.

[6] "Match Report Final 1962". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.

[7] "Match Report Final 1966". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25.

[8] "Match Report Final 1970". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25.

[9] "Match Report Final 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-01-26.

[10] "Match Report Final 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.

[11] "Match Report Final 1982". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.

[12] "Match Report Final 1986". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29.

[13] "Match Report Final 1990". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.

[14] "Match Report Final 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.

[15] "Match Report Final 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.

[16] "Match Report Final 2002". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.

[17] "Match Report Final 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.

[18] "Match Report Final 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2015.

[19] "Match Report Final 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014.

[20] "Héctor Vergara".

[21] "Arthur Ellis".

[22] "Arthur Ellis".

[23] "Juan Gardeazábal Garay".

[24] "Juan Gardeazábal Garay".

[25] "Hernán Maidana".

[26] "Nicolae Rainea".

[27] "Nicolae Rainea".

[28] "Jamal Al Sharif".

[29] "Jamal Al Sharif".

[30] "Bob Davidson".

[31] "Bob Davidson".

[32] "Sandy Griffiths".

[33] "Sandy Griffiths".

[34] "Károly Palotai".

[35] "Károly Palotai".

[36] "István Zsolt".

[37] "István Zsolt".

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