2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Match Officials Appointed
05 May 2009
| FIFA have confirmed the trios of match officials who will participate in the forthcoming FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009.
Representing all six confederations, the thirty match officials were selected from a list of prospective candidates for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Preparations for the match officials have been conducted under the guidance of FIFA´s Refereeing Assistance Programme (RAP), which was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee at the end of 2007. |
Appointed: Mathew Breeze |
The basic objective of the RAP is to professionalise the environment in which referees develop and work at both national and international level.
The programme comprises two distinct but related parts. The first part is the preparation of match officials for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, with practical and theoretical sessions focusing on five core areas: technical, physical, psychological, medical and energy performance. The second part of RAP is the development of refereeing at member association level.
The FIFA Confederations Cup, also known as the "Festival of Champions”, will be staged at venues in four cities:
Johannesburg, Tshwane/Pretoria, Rustenburg and Mangaung/Bloemfontein.
To be held between 14 and 28 June 2009, the FIFA Confederations Cup includes
Brazil as Copa America winners, African champions
Egypt, first-time Asian champions
Iraq, 2006 FIFA World Cup™ winners
Italy, Oceania champions
New Zealand, hosts
South Africa, European champions
Spain, and CONCACAF Gold Cup winners, the
USA.
|
Confederation |
Role |
Display name |
Country |
|
AFC |
Referee |
Matthew BREEZE |
Australia |
|
Assistant referee |
Matthew CREAM |
Australia |
|
Assistant referee |
Ben WILSON |
Australia |
|
CAF |
Referee |
Coffi CODJIA |
Benin |
|
Assistant referee |
Komi KONYOH |
Togo |
|
Assistant referee |
Alexis FASSINOU |
Benin |
|
CONCACAF |
Referee |
Carlos BATRES |
Guatemala |
|
Assistant referee |
Leonel LEAL |
Costa Rica |
|
Assistant referee |
Carlos PASTRANA |
Honduras |
|
CONMEBOL |
Referee |
Carlos AMARILLA |
Paraguay |
|
Assistant referee |
Emigdio RUIZ |
Paraguay |
|
Assistant referee |
Nicolas YEGROS |
Paraguay |
|
Referee |
Jorge LARRIONDA |
Uruguay |
|
Assistant referee |
Pablo FANDINO |
Uruguay |
|
Assistant referee |
Mauricio ESPINOSA |
Uruguay |
|
OFC |
Referee |
Michael HESTER |
New Zealand |
|
Assistant referee |
Jan-Hendrik HINTZ |
New Zealand |
|
Assistant referee |
Mark RULE |
New Zealand |
|
UEFA |
Referee |
Massimo BUSACCA |
Switzerland |
|
Assistant referee |
Matthias ARNET |
Switzerland |
|
Assistant referee |
Francesco BURAGINA |
Switzerland |
|
Referee |
Martin HANSSON |
Sweden |
|
Assistant referee |
Henrik ANDREN |
Sweden |
|
Assistant referee |
Fredrik NILSSON |
Sweden |
|
Referee |
Howard WEBB |
England |
|
Assistant referee |
Michael MULLARKEY |
England |
|
Assistant referee |
Peter KIRKUP |
England |
|
Reserve trio |
|
|
|
CAF |
Referee |
Eddy MAILLET |
Seychelles |
|
Assistant referee |
Evarist MENKOUANDE |
Cameroon |
|
Assistant referee |
Bechir HASSANI |
Tunisia |
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