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The Federation of International Football Associations released its list of referees and assistants who will officiate in the first 36 matches of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, Saturday. Officials for the second stage knock out will be announced at a later date. Among the referees named Ali Mohamed Bujsaim of the United Arab Emirates has been selected with the honor of officiating the opening match between France and Senegal at the Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on May 31. Bujsaim is the only match official to be making a third straight appearance as a World Cup referee, having worked at the final competitions of 1994 in the USA and 1998 in France.
A total of seven referees participating officiated in the last World Cup in France 1998, with five from Europe; Pierluigi Collina (Italy), Hugh Dallas (Scotland), Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark), Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira (Portugal) and Urs Meier (Switzerland); one from Egypt, Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour; and Bujsaim.
The following is a list of the referees, their assistants and the matches they will officiate in:
| Match Designations |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup
Korea/JapanTM |
| Match Date |
Match No. |
Venue City |
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Match |
Stage |
Phase |
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| 31.05.2002 |
1 |
SEOUL |
(KOR) |
FRA - SEN |
Group Stage |
Group A |
| Referee |
BUJSAIM Ali |
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(UAE) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
AL TRAIFI Ali |
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(KSA) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
RATTALINO Jorge |
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(ARG) |
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| Fourth Official |
RAMOS RIZO Felipe |
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(MEX) |
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| 01.06.2002 |
2 |
NIIGATA |
(JPN) |
IRL - CMR |
Group Stage |
Group E |
| Referee |
KAMIKAWA Toru |
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(JPN) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
AWANG HAMAT Mat Lazim |
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(MAS) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
VAN NYLEN Roland |
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(BEL) |
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| Fourth Official |
PRENDERGAST Peter |
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(JAM) |
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| 01.06.2002 |
3 |
ULSAN |
(KOR) |
URU - DEN |
Group Stage |
Group A |
| Referee |
MANE Saad |
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(KUW) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
HASSOUNEH Awni |
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(JOR) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
DANTE Dramane |
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(MLI) |
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| Fourth Official |
MORENO Byron |
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(ECU) |
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| 01.06.2002 |
4 |
SAPPORO |
(JPN) |
GER - KSA |
Group Stage |
Group E |
| Referee |
AQUINO Ubaldo |
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(PAR) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
GIACOMUZZI Miguel |
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(PAR) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
RAGOONATH Michael |
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(TRI) |
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| Fourth Official |
ORTUBE Rene |
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(BOL) |
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| 02.06.2002 |
5 |
SAITAMA |
(JPN) |
ENG - SWE |
Group Stage |
Group F |
| Referee |
SIMON Carlos |
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(BRA) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
OLIVEIRA Jorge |
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(BRA) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
DUPANOV Yuri |
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(BLR) |
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| Fourth Official |
SHIELD Mark |
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(AUS) |
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| 02.06.2002 |
6 |
BUSAN |
(KOR) |
PAR - RSA |
Group Stage |
Group B |
| Referee |
MICHEL Lubos |
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(SVK) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SRAMKA Igor |
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(SVK) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
CHARLES Curtis |
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(ATG) |
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| Fourth Official |
DALLAS Hugh |
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(SCO) |
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| 02.06.2002 |
7 |
IBARAKI |
(JPN) |
ARG - NGA |
Group Stage |
Group F |
| Referee |
VEISSIERE Gilles |
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(FRA) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
ARNAULT Frederic |
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(FRA) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
MULLER Heiner |
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(GER) |
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| Fourth Official |
MERK Markus |
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(GER) |
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| 02.06.2002 |
8 |
GWANGJU |
(KOR) |
ESP - SVN |
Group Stage |
Group B |
| Referee |
GUEZZAZ Mohamed |
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(MAR) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
TOMUSANGE Ali |
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(UGA) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
BEREUTER Egon |
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(AUT) |
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| Fourth Official |
CODJIA Coffi |
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(BEN) |
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| 03.06.2002 |
9 |
NIIGATA |
(JPN) |
CRO - MEX |
Group Stage |
Group G |
| Referee |
LU Jun |
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(CHN) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SANKAR Komaleeswaran |
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(IND) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
ADJENGUI Taoufik |
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(TUN) |
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| Fourth Official |
NDOYE Falla |
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(SEN) |
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| 03.06.2002 |
10 |
ULSAN |
(KOR) |
BRA - TUR |
Group Stage |
Group C |
| Referee |
KIM Young Joo |
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(KOR) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
KRISHNAN Visva |
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(SIN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
FERNANDEZ Vladimir |
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(SLV) |
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| Fourth Official |
MELO PEREIRA Vitor |
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(POR) |
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| 03.06.2002 |
11 |
SAPPORO |
(JPN) |
ITA - ECU |
Group Stage |
Group G |
| Referee |
HALL Brian |
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(USA) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
VERGARA Hector |
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(CAN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
SHARP Philip |
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(ENG) |
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| Fourth Official |
HAUGE Terje |
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(NOR) |
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| 04.06.2002 |
12 |
GWANGJU |
(KOR) |
CHN - CRC |
Group Stage |
Group C |
| Referee |
VASSARAS Kyros |
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(GRE) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
MATOS Carlos |
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(POR) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
POOL Jaap |
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(NED) |
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| Fourth Official |
FRISK Anders |
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(SWE) |
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| 04.06.2002 |
13 |
SAITAMA |
(JPN) |
JPN - BEL |
Group Stage |
Group H |
| Referee |
MATTUS William |
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(CRC) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
KOLEIT Haidar |
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(LIB) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
DUPANOV Yuri |
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(BLR) |
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| Fourth Official |
POLL Graham |
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(ENG) |
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| 04.06.2002 |
14 |
BUSAN |
(KOR) |
KOR - POL |
Group Stage |
Group D |
| Referee |
RUIZ Oscar |
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(COL) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
DORIRI Elise |
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(VAN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
LINDBERG Leif |
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(SWE) |
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| Fourth Official |
SANCHEZ Angel |
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(ARG) |
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| 05.06.2002 |
15 |
KOBE |
(JPN) |
RUS - TUN |
Group Stage |
Group H |
| Referee |
PRENDERGAST Peter |
|
(JAM) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
RAGOONATH Michael |
|
(TRI) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
SMITH Paul |
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(NZL) |
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| Fourth Official |
LOPEZ NIETO Antonio |
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(ESP) |
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| 05.06.2002 |
16 |
SUWON |
(KOR) |
USA - POR |
Group Stage |
Group D |
| Referee |
MORENO Byron |
|
(ECU) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
FIERRO Bomer |
|
(ECU) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
HASSOUNEH Awni |
|
(JOR) |
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| Fourth Official |
MANE Saad |
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(KUW) |
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| 05.06.2002 |
17 |
IBARAKI |
(JPN) |
GER - IRL |
Group Stage |
Group E |
| Referee |
NIELSEN Kim Milton |
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(DEN) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
LARSEN Jens |
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(DEN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
AMLER Evzen |
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(CZE) |
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| Fourth Official |
DAAMI Mourad |
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(TUN) |
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| 06.06.2002 |
18 |
BUSAN |
(KOR) |
FRA - URU |
Group Stage |
Group A |
| Referee |
RAMOS RIZO Felipe |
|
(MEX) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
FERNANDEZ Vladimir |
|
(SLV) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
CHARLES Curtis |
|
(ATG) |
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| Fourth Official |
MEIER Urs |
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(SUI) |
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| 06.06.2002 |
19 |
SAITAMA |
(JPN) |
CMR - KSA |
Group Stage |
Group E |
| Referee |
HAUGE Terje |
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(NOR) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
VAN NYLEN Roland |
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(BEL) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
WIERZBOWSKI Maciej |
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(POL) |
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| Fourth Official |
SIMON Carlos |
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(BRA) |
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| 06.06.2002 |
20 |
DAEGU |
(KOR) |
DEN - SEN |
Group Stage |
Group A |
| Referee |
BATRES Carlos |
|
(GUA) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SZEKELY Ferenc |
|
(HUN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
KRISHNAN Visva |
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(SIN) |
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| Fourth Official |
KIM Young Joo |
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(KOR) |
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| 07.06.2002 |
21 |
KOBE |
(JPN) |
SWE - NGA |
Group Stage |
Group F |
| Referee |
ORTUBE Rene |
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(BOL) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
GIACOMUZZI Miguel |
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(PAR) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
AWANG HAMAT Mat Lazim |
|
(MAS) |
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| Fourth Official |
KAMIKAWA Toru |
|
(JPN) |
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| 07.06.2002 |
22 |
JEONJU |
(KOR) |
ESP - PAR |
Group Stage |
Group B |
| Referee |
GHANDOUR Gamal |
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(EGY) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
FARAG Wagih |
|
(EGY) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
MUDZAMIRI Brighton |
|
(ZIM) |
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| Fourth Official |
GUEZZAZ Mohamed |
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(MAR) |
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| 07.06.2002 |
23 |
SAPPORO |
(JPN) |
ARG - ENG |
Group Stage |
Group F |
| Referee |
COLLINA Pierluigi |
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(ITA) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
VERGARA Hector |
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(CAN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
SAEED Mohamed |
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(MDV) |
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| Fourth Official |
HALL Brian |
|
(USA) |
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| 08.06.2002 |
24 |
DAEGU |
(KOR) |
RSA - SVN |
Group Stage |
Group B |
| Referee |
SANCHEZ Angel |
|
(ARG) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
RATTALINO Jorge |
|
(ARG) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
AL TRAIFI Ali |
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(KSA) |
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| Fourth Official |
WEGEREEF Jan |
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(NED) |
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| 08.06.2002 |
25 |
IBARAKI |
(JPN) |
ITA - CRO |
Group Stage |
Group G |
| Referee |
POLL Graham |
|
(ENG) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SHARP Philip |
|
(ENG) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
LARSEN Jens |
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(DEN) |
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| Fourth Official |
MATTUS William |
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(CRC) |
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| 08.06.2002 |
26 |
SEOGWIPO |
(KOR) |
BRA - CHN |
Group Stage |
Group C |
| Referee |
FRISK Anders |
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(SWE) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
LINDBERG Leif |
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(SWE) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
FIERRO Bomer |
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(ECU) |
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| Fourth Official |
BUJSAIM Ali |
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(UAE) |
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| 09.06.2002 |
27 |
MIYAGI |
(JPN) |
MEX - ECU |
Group Stage |
Group G |
| Referee |
DAAMI Mourad |
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(TUN) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
ADJENGUI Taoufik |
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(TUN) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
KOLEIT Haidar |
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(LIB) |
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| Fourth Official |
NIELSEN Kim Milton |
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(DEN) |
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| 09.06.2002 |
28 |
INCHEON |
(KOR) |
CRC - TUR |
Group Stage |
Group C |
| Referee |
CODJIA Coffi |
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(BEN) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
DANTE Dramane |
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(MLI) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
MUDZAMIRI Brighton |
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(ZIM) |
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| Fourth Official |
RUIZ Oscar |
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(COL) |
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| 09.06.2002 |
29 |
YOKOHAMA |
(JPN) |
JPN - RUS |
Group Stage |
Group H |
| Referee |
MERK Markus |
|
(GER) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
MULLER Heiner |
|
(GER) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
AMLER Evzen |
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(CZE) |
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| Fourth Official |
AQUINO Ubaldo |
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(PAR) |
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| 10.06.2002 |
30 |
DAEGU |
(KOR) |
KOR - USA |
Group Stage |
Group D |
| Referee |
MEIER Urs |
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(SUI) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
BEREUTER Egon |
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(AUT) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
TOMUSANGE Ali |
|
(UGA) |
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| Fourth Official |
GHANDOUR Gamal |
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(EGY) |
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| 10.06.2002 |
31 |
OITA |
(JPN) |
TUN - BEL |
Group Stage |
Group H |
| Referee |
SHIELD Mark |
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(AUS) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SMITH Paul |
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(NZL) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
SANKAR Komaleeswaran |
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(IND) |
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| Fourth Official |
VEISSIERE Gilles |
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(FRA) |
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| 10.06.2002 |
32 |
JEONJU |
(KOR) |
POR - POL |
Group Stage |
Group D |
| Referee |
DALLAS Hugh |
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(SCO) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SRAMKA Igor |
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(SVK) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
FARAG Wagih |
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(EGY) |
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| Fourth Official |
BATRES Carlos |
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(GUA) |
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| 11.06.2002 |
33 |
INCHEON |
(KOR) |
DEN - FRA |
Group Stage |
Group A |
| Referee |
MELO PEREIRA Vitor |
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(POR) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
MATOS Carlos |
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(POR) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
DORIRI Elise |
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(VAN) |
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| Fourth Official |
MICHEL Lubos |
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(SVK) |
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| 11.06.2002 |
34 |
SUWON |
(KOR) |
SEN - URU |
Group Stage |
Group A |
| Referee |
WEGEREEF Jan |
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(NED) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
POOL Jaap |
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(NED) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
SZEKELY Ferenc |
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(HUN) |
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| Fourth Official |
VASSARAS Kyros |
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(GRE) |
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| 11.06.2002 |
35 |
SHIZUOKA |
(JPN) |
CMR - GER |
Group Stage |
Group E |
| Referee |
LOPEZ NIETO Antonio |
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(ESP) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
SAEED Mohamed |
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(MDV) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
OLIVEIRA Jorge |
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(BRA) |
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| Fourth Official |
COLLINA Pierluigi |
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(ITA) |
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| 11.06.2002 |
36 |
YOKOHAMA |
(JPN) |
KSA - IRL |
Group Stage |
Group E |
| Referee |
NDOYE Falla |
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(SEN) |
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| Assistant Referee 1 |
WIERZBOWSKI Maciej |
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(POL) |
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| Assistant Referee 2 |
ARNAULT Frederic |
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(FRA) |
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| Fourth Official |
LU Jun |
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(CHN) |
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