FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers – CONCACAF

2 July 2011
Turks and Caicos – Bahamas
Referee: Hugo Cruz Alvarado (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Osvaldo Luna (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Fernandez (CRC)
Fourth Official: Jeffrey Solis (CRC)

3 July 2011
US Virgin Islands – British Virgin Islands
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Darren Clark (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Briere (CAN)
Fourth Official: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers – AFC

2 July 2011
Timor – Nepal
Referee: Lee Min Hu (KOR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Choi Min Byoung (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Kim Young Ha (KOR)
Fourth Official: Mohd Abdul Wahab (MAS)

3 July 2011
Myanmar – Mongolia
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (HKG)
Assistant Referee 1: Chan Shui Hung (HKG)
Assistant Referee 2: Chun Kit Chow (HKG)
Fourth Official: Ng Kai Lam (HKG)

Philippines – Sri Lanka
Referee: Kim Sang Woo (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jang Jun Mo (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Yoon Kwangyeol (KOR)
Fourth Official: Ko Hyungjin (KOR)

Palestine – Afghanistan
Referee: Banjar Al Dosari (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Hassan Althawadi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Ramzan Al Ramazani (QAT)
Fourth Official: Khamis Al Marri (QAT)

Laos – Cambodia
Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Toshiyuki Nagi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Hideo Nishio (JPN)
Fourth Official: Cho Win (MYA)

Macau – Vietnam
Referee: Kadhum Auda (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Luay Subhi (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Hussein Mutlak (IRQ)
Fourth Official: Ali Adday (IRQ)

Chinese Taipei – Malaysia
Referee: Minh Tri Vo (VIE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ngoc Ha Nguyen (VIE)
Assistant Referee 2: Hoang Minh Nguyen (VIE)
Fourth Official: Dinh Dung Phung (VIE)

Pakistan – Bangladesh
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ebrahim Saleh (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Salman (BHR)
Fourth Official: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (BHR)

Meier resigned as Swiss Referee Chief

Former FIFA World Cup referee Urs Meier resigned from the Head of Refereeing position that he had occupied at the Swiss Football Association for the last 4 years. "After careful consideration, I have decided to resign my position as a Head of the Swiss refereeing immediately. At the end of 2007, I took over the post from my predecessor, Markus Nobs, with the belief that I will be able to make a crucial contribution to the professionalization of refereeing in Switzerland. Unfortunately, that task is incredibly difficult and I did not feel a strong support in this aspect and had to admit that it would make no sense to continue my work. I hope that my successor will have more luck in this regard. I also wish for my colleagues, especially, that they will be met in the future with not only the respect they deserve, but also that a more professional environment will be made available”, said Meier after his resignation. His successor will be determined over the next few months.

Urs Meier began his career as a referee 1977, was promoted to the National League in 1991 and was a FIFA referee for 10 years (1994 – 2004). He was selected for two World Cups (1998 and 2002) and two European Championships (2000 and 2004). In 2002, he refereed the UEFA Champions League final Real Madrid – Bayer Leverkusen. Meier was voted by IFFHS as the world’s second-best referee in 2002 and the third-best referee in 2004.

Copa America 2011 – Group Stage (I)

1 July 2011
Argentina – Bolivia 

Referee: Roberto Silvera (URU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Alvarado (ECU)
Fourth Official: Carlos Vera (ECU)

2 July 2011
Colombia – Costa Rica

Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Francisco Mondria (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Yegros (PAR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Arias (PAR)

3 July 2011
Brazil – Venezuela 
Referee: Raul Orosco (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Efrain Castro (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Fourth Official: Francisco Chacon (MEX)

Paraguay – Ecuador 
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Casas (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Abadie (PER)
Fourth Official: Víctor Rivera (PER)

4 July 2011
Uruguay – Peru
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Clavijo (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Fourth Official: Salvio Fagundes (BRA)

Chile – Mexico 
Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Sanchez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Leonel Leal (TRI)
Fourth Official: Walter Quesada (TRI)

Rosetti, Head of Russian Refereeing

Three months after Jose Garcia Aranda became a Refereeing Advisor for the RFU Chairman, Sergey Fursenko, another ex-World Cup referee was hired at the top of Russian football. Former Italian referee Roberto Rosetti has been appointed Director of the Refereeing Department of the Russian Football Union. His contract will be valid until 2015. Rosetti will oversee the entire referee organization and will coordinate the training and development of Russian referees. “Unfortunately, today Russian football lacks trust. Coaches and experts have been repeatedly voicing criticism and negative opinions on refereeing. Therefore, we believed that a foreign – and obviously authoritative – former referee had to become the guarantor of the refereeing impartiality. We found him in Rosetti. He was one of the best football referees in the world. Rosetti has signed a four-year contract with RFU. I was trying for a long time to persuade him to accept our offer, nearly six months. I do not know if Rosetti will come to Russia with the whole family, this is going to be decided by him. He will organize the work of the refereeing department, appoint referees, promote younger referees on the list and prepare them to work at the international level”, said Sergey Fursenko, the President of the Russian Football Union.

Roberto Rosetti, 44, was a FIFA referee between 2002-2010 and was voted by the IFFHS the world’s best referee in 2008, when he did the Euro final, Spain – Germany. He was also named the best Italian referee 4 times in a raw (2006-2009). Rosetti officiated at two World Cups (2006 and 2010), and refereed 3 consecutive UEFA Champions League semi-finals: Chelsea – Liverpool (2008), Arsenal – Manchester (2009) and Bayern – Lyon (2010). He retired in 2010, after the World Cup, and became responsible for Serie B referees in Italy.

Copa America 2011: Amarilla replaced by Arias

Initially appointed by CONMEBOL for Copa America 2011, Carlos Torres (PAR) was not able to fully recover after an injury and was replaced by Carlos Amarilla (PAR). Two weeks ago, Amarilla refereed the first leg of the Copa Libertadores Final and seemed to be in good shape, but yesterday he failed the fitness test and CONMEBOL needed to find another replacement: Antonio Arias (PAR, photo). Brazilian AR Marcio Santiago also failed the fitness test and was replaced by Hernan Maidana (ARG), who was initially selected as a reserve assistant referee. If no other changes will be made, this is the list of match officials for Copa America 2011: Referees: Antonio Arias (PAR), Salvio Fagundes (BRA), Raul Orosco (BOL), Enrique Osses (CHI), Sergio Pezzotta (PAR), Victor Rivera (PER), Wilmar Roldan (COL), Roberto Silvera (URU), Juan Soto (VEN), Carlos Vera (ECU), Francisco Chacon (MEX), Walter Quesada (CRC). Assistant Referees: Luis Abadie (PER), Luis Alvarado (ECU), Ricardo Casas (ARG), Efrain Castro (BOL), Humberto Clavijo (COL), Hernan Maidana (ARG), Francisco Mondria (CHI), Miguel Nievas (URU), Luis Sanchez (VEN), Nicolas Yegros (PAR), Leonel Leal (CRC), Marvin Torrentera (MEX). The tournament will start on 1 July 2011 in Argentina.

FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 – Group Stage (II)

30 June 2011
Germany – Nigeria

Referee: Cha Sung Mi (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Widiya Shamsuri (MAS)
Assistant Referee 2: Kim Kyoung Min (KOR)
Fourth Official: Silvia Reyes (PER)

Canada – France

Referee: Etsuko Fukano (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Saori Takahashi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Lingling (CHN)
Fourth Official: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)

1 July 2011
Japan – Mexico

Referee: Christina Pedersen (NOR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hege Steinlund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Lada Rojc (CRO)
Fourth Official: Thalia Mitsi (GRE)

New Zealand – England

Referee: Therese Neguel (CMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Tempa Ndah (BEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (MAD)
Fourth Official: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX)

2 July 2011
USA – Colombia
Referee: Dagmar Damkova (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Villa Gutierrez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jacqui Melksham (AUS)

Korea DPR – Sweden
Referee: Estela Alvarez (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Rocco (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Yoly Garcia (VEN)
Fourth Official: Finau Vulivuli (FIJ)

3 July 2011
Brazil – Norway
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Marlene Duffy (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Perez (USA)
Fourth Official: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)

Australia – Equatorial Guinea
Referee: Gyongyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristina Cini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Natalie Aspinall (ENG)
Fourth Official: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)

Archundia: "Players are most important"

Benito Archundia is something of a crowd-stopper on the streets of Mexico. People take one look at him and burst into smiles of recognition. They often stop right where they are and ask if they can be photographed with him. Yet this is not a famous player, a former El Tri star or multiple trophy winner with a Mexican club. Archundia has found a place in peoples' hearts in a very different way, by becoming the most famous referee in Mexico. Back in 2006, Archundia became the first ever referee to take charge of five matches at a single FIFA World Cup. At the 2010 finals in South Africa, the 45-year-old was assigned to three more matches, thereby equalling the record of eight games at the finals shared by Joel Quiniou and Jorge Larrionda. He has twice controlled the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, and also officiated at the 1996 and 2004 Olympic Football Tournaments, and the 2001 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cups.

During the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 in his home country, Archundia spoke to FIFA.com in Queretaro, one of the venues for the tournament, where the match official discussed his career, his most memorable moments, and his goals for the future.
- Benito Archundia, here we are at FIFA hotel in Queretaro. What are your duties here at the FIFA U-17 World Cup?

- FIFA invited me to the tournament as a referee observer, i.e. to help and support the referees. It's a good experience for me, and another step in my career, as I'm currently preparing to become an instructor responsible for training young referees. This World Cup is a good chance for Mexico to show visitors from all over the world our beautiful country. This is, after all, my home.
- What are your plans for the future?

- I have a few training courses, before setting off for the U–20 World Cup in Colombia. After that, my association is sending me to Europe for two months, to England, Spain, Italy and Germany to be precise, to observe how referees are trained there. I'll come back to Mexico and see if I can put what I've learned into practice.
- Has any particular match during your career stuck in the memory?

- I have lots of memories, but what people seem to recall most of all is the 2006 World Cup semi-final between Germany and Italy. It was a really big match, and I have one very special personal memory. Italy had just scored their second, I'd signalled a goal, and Marco Materazzi ran over and embraced me. At that moment, I thought to myself: ‘What's going on here? I'm the ref, not a player’. Then I relaxed, as I thought no-one would be looking, because they'd all be focused on the Italian celebrations. However, the next day's papers were full of photos of that moment. I asked Materazzi about it later, and he said I'd done very well that night, and why shouldn't you congratulate the referee? That's a really nice memory for me personally.
- How would you describe your approach to controlling a match?

- I played before becoming a referee, so I do understand when players get upset or overjoyed. My guiding principle was always that the players are more important than the referee. That's how I understood my role on the field of play. I favoured a good relationship with the players, and always tried to show understanding in certain situations, although I never hesitated to pull out the red card when necessary. However, you can do a great deal beforehand to prevent matters reaching that stage. If you show respect to the players, they'll show respect to you.
- Why did you become a ref, and why didn't you pursue a playing career?

- I was certainly a good player and they gave me the number 10. I played throughout my time at school and university, and I was always the captain. But when I did referee, people told me I could be a good player, but also a very good ref. So I made my mind up at the age of 16, and it's turned out a very good decision.
- You have refereed a record eight FIFA World Cup matches. Are you proud of that?
- Of course, although I wasn't really aware of it at the time. The first time, my preparations were geared at the World Cup, and not at setting records. I was hoping to take charge of one or two matches, but when they announced the line-up for the semi-finals, I was asked how come I’d been given five games. So I said maybe it was because I was doing well. That's when I realised it must be a record, and I found it unbelievable.
- How would you describe the relationship between the fans and the referees in your home country?
- The fans support their team during a match, and voice their displeasure with the referee's decisions. That's how it is all over the world, but afterwards, the fans recognise a good performance by the ref. I remember a game in Torreon ten years ago, when a fan gave me a volley of abuse while I was on my way to the referee's room after the match. An hour later, as I was leaving the stadium, I saw the same fan waiting for me with his entire family. He came up and said to me: ‘I respect you and you’re a great referee. We're really happy with you. Could you sign my shirt and pose for a photo with me?’ That was the moment when I really understood. You protest during the match, but express satisfaction with the ref afterwards.
- What is the appeal of refereeing?
- I love football. Mind you, lots of my friends say they love football, but they always say no when I ask them if they'd like to become referees. But I became a ref because of my love for football.

Source: FIFA

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 – Round of 16

29 June 2011
Uzbekistan – Australia

Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Cesar Escano (PER)
Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)

Brazil – Ecuador
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Zlamal (CZE)
Fourth Official: Alexey Nikolaev (RUS)

Congo – Uruguay
Referee: Raymond Bogle (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvador Rodriguez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)

Japan – New Zealand
Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Raffael Zeder (SUI)
Fourth Official: Tony Chapron (FRA)

30 June 2011
Germany – USA
Referee: Omar Ponce (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Fourth Official: Roberto Garcia (MEX)

England – Argentina
Referee: Nawaf Shukrallah (BAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamad Al Mayahi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Fourth Official: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

France – Ivory Coast
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzell Corrales (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (CRC)
Fourth Official: Diego Abal (ARG)

Mexico – Panama
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas Nijhuis (NED)

Pezzotta received death threats

In less than a week after the Copa Libertadores final, Sergio Pezzotta, refereed the Argentinian relegation play-off match between River Plate and Belgrano, where he received death threats from the home side's fans during the half-time interval.

River Plate were relegated to the second division of the Argentine league after being unable to turn around a 2-0 deficit from the first-leg of the play-off. The Argentine giants were 1-0 up at the break and needed one more goal to level the tie, and some of the River fans broke into the referee's dressing room to make sure the club would not go down. "If you do not give us a penalty, you will not leave the stadium alive. Give us a penalty or we are going to kill you," Pezzotta was told, according to a report sent by the referee to the Argentine Football Federation (AFA). Pezzotta did award River a penalty late in the second-half, but Mariano Pavone spurned the opportunity. In light of this report, in which Pezzotta also wrote he decided to end the match prematurely due to "the lack of safety guarantees", River Plate could be docked some points next season, which would see them start the campaign behind all the other clubs.

Source: TyC Sports

The fourth World Cup for Seitz

She runs an advertising agency with offices in San Francisco and Seattle. She plays the oboe. She loves cycling. And as if that were not enough, she is also about to take charge of the first game at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011. The lady in question is seasoned American referee Kari Seitz, who is about to officiate in her fourth world finals. “There have been some big changes since I started refereeing, and FIFA has done a lot of development work,” the US official tells FIFA.com. “For example, at my first World Cup in 1999 I didn’t know any of my colleagues. Now we work in four-year programmes and we all know each other really well. The final selection is based on the abilities of each official, on their experience and their recent performance, and all that development work is reflected on the pitch. “When I started out I had to organise my own training sessions,” she continues, “but now we’ve got specialists laying down the guidelines, and our physical conditioning is so much better now. I’m 40 and coming to the end of my career, and even so I’ve just run my fastest sprint, which proves the point.”

Kari has to make time to fit in her refereeing commitments. Her job as an advertising executive is a demanding one and her schedule hectic. On call virtually round the clock for her clients, she is grateful for the support and understanding of her loved ones: “It’s hard to fit everything in. I use my holidays just to attend football tournaments, and I’ve only been away with my husband once in the 19 years we’ve been married. It’s a big sacrifice but it’s worth it. I’ve got the rest of my life to do other things.” So deep runs her love of the game that even when she hangs up her whistle at the age of 45 she intends to stay involved in one way or other. “I’m going to carry on in another way, but this is a passion I can’t give up,” she says with a deep sense of conviction in her voice. “I want to help others as a way of thanking all the people who have helped me.” Also a veteran of two Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments, Kari believes that refereeing has helped improve the quality of her life away from the workplace. “You need to have a lot of self-confidence to be a referee,” she explains. “You know you’re not always going to get things right, but you do everything you can to make the correct decisions. You learn to accept criticism and not let it bother you. You need to make that distinction: people are criticising what you do, not you as a person, and you need to be strong to deal with that. It’s also taught me to make decisions and take responsibility and I’ve carried that over into my job. I don’t waste time reading the papers and gratuitous criticism. I only pay attention to really worthwhile comments, from the experts and our instructors and the like.”

So what are her goals for Germany? “To make as few mistakes as possible and for them to be minor ones. Nobody’s perfect, as they say. We take each and every one of the decisions we make very seriously because we know they can have a big impact on the game. Once you’ve called something you have to have the confidence to carry on with the match and not let it bother you. That’s the hardest thing: not letting your doubts get the better of you.” Though the day-to-day routines may have changed, to Kari’s mind the essence of international refereeing remains the same. “There’s much more to refereeing than just applying the Laws of the Game,” she says, before listing her three key ingredients for a successful career in the middle: “Commitment, concentration and a firm belief in justice.”

Source: FIFA

Russian referee Pettay remembered

Russian and European football are mourning international referee Vladimir Pettay who has died in a plane accident in Russia. The 38-year-old match official was one of 45 people killed when the RusAir Tupolev 134 aeroplane in which he was travelling crashed in poor weather conditions while attempting to land in Petrozavodsk near the Finnish border. The Kerelia-born referee, who took charge of his 100th match in the Russian top flight just six days before the tragedy, was assigned his first Premier League game in 2003 and became a FIFA referee last year.

Players wore black armbands and a minute's silence was observed at all of Wednesday's Russian Premier League fixtures. The match officials at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-finals on Wednesday also donned black armbands in memory of Pettay, who is survived by his wife and two children.

Source: UEFA

FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 – Group Stage (I)

26 June 2011
Nigeria – France 
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marlene Duffy (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Perez (USA)
Fourth Official: Cha Sung Mi (KOR)

Germany – Canada
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Alysson Flynn (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Ho (AUS)
Fourth Official: Etsuko Fukano (JPN)

27 June 2011
Japan – New Zealand
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Anu Jokela (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tonja Paavola (FIN)
Fourth Official: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)

Mexico – England  
Referee: Silvia Reyes (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Corbo (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Marlene Leyton (PER)
Fourth Official: Estela Alvarez (ARG)

28 June 2011
USA – Korea DPR 
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Marina Wozniak (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Fourth Official: Gyongyi Gaal (HUN)

Colombia – Sweden  
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Emperatriz Ayala (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Cindy Mohammed (TRI)
Fourth Official: Therese Neguel (CMR)

29 June 2011
Brazil – Australia  
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Helen Karo (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Anna Nystrom (SWE)
Fourth Official: Thalia Mitsi (GRE)

Norway – Equatorial Guinea 
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Rita Munoz (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Mayte Chavez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Finau Vulivuli (FIJ)

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 – Group Stage (III)

24 June 2011
Korea PDR – Congo
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (CZE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Zlamal (CZE)
Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)

Japan – Argentina 
Referee: Neant Alioum (CMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Felicien Kabanda (RWA)
Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)

Mexico – Netherlands 
Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Cesar Escano (PER)
Fourth Official: Omar Ponce (ECU)

France – Jamaica 
Referee: Helder Martins (ANG)
Assistant Referee 1: Aden Marwa (KEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)
Fourth Official: Omar Ponce (ECU)

25 June 2011
Uruguay – England 
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamad Al Mayahi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Fourth Official: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)

Czech Republic – Uzbekistan 
Referee: Raymond Bogle (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvador Rodriguez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)

Canada – Rwanda
Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredji Harchay (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Raffael Zeder (SUI)
Fourth Official: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)

USA – New Zealand 
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Fourth Official: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)

26 June 2011
Burkina Faso – Ecuador
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)

Ivory Coast – Brazil
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Ayala (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Calderon (MEX)
Fourth Official: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)

Panama – Germany 
Referee: Norbert Hauata (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: David Charles (PNG)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule (NZL)
Fourth Official: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Australia – Denmark
Referee: Diego Abal (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Fourth Official: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Gold Cup Final 2011: Aguilar (SLV)

Joel Aguilar, from El Salvador, has been appointed by CONCACAF for the 2011 Gold Cup final, USA - Mexico. Aguilar, who will be 36 next week, became a FIFA Referee in 2001. He refereed at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 in Canada, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 in Korea and was a reserve official at the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Two months ago he refereed the first legt of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League final, Monterrey (MEX) - Real Salt Lake (USA). This is the third Gold Cup tournament for Joel Aguilar and the third Gold Cup final for the assistant referee Hector Vergara.

25 June 2011

USA –  Mexico
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Hector Vergara (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: William Torres (SLV)
Fourth Official: Walter Lopez (GUA)

UEFA U-21 Euro Final 2011: Tagliavento (ITA)

Paolo Tagliavento has been selected to referee the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final between Switzerland and Spain in Aarhus, Denmark, on Saturday, 25 June. The 38-year-old Italian match official will lead a multinational refereeing team that features assistant referees Damien MacGraith and Vytautas Simkus, from the Republic of Ireland and Lithuania respectively, and fourth official Robert Schorgenhofer from Austria. For Tagliavento, a hairdresser by trade and a FIFA official since 2007, the Aarhus Stadion encounter will be his fifth engagement of the U21 Championship. He refereed the Denmark-Belarus and England-Czech Republic group games, and was fourth official at yesterday's semi-final between Spain and Belarus, having fulfilled the same function for the Spain-England group match. Saturday's final also represents the latest high-profile assignment of his refereeing career. Tagliavento was appointed as an additional assistant referee for the 2010 UEFA Europa League final between Club Atletico de Madrid and Fulham FC, before taking charge of his first UEFA Champions League game, between Arsenal FC and FK Partizan, last December. Saturday's UEFA European Under-21 Championship final "absolutely" represents a watershed match for the 38-year-old official from Terni in Umbria. "I refereed the final of the UEFA Regions' Cup in 2007 but this is very different", said Tagliavento. "I'm very happy and now I'm concentrating on making the day a success. I hope everything will be good." (Source: UEFA)

Final
Switzerland – Spain
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)
Fourth Official: Robert Schorgenhofer (AUT)

Match for Third Place
Czech Republic – Belarus
Referee: Milorad Mazic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Markus Strombergsson (SWE)

Gold Cup 2011 – Semi-finals

22 June 2011
USA – Panama
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Hector Vergara (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN)

Honduras – Mexico
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2011 – Semi-finals

22 June 2011

Spain – Belarus

Referee: Markus Strombergsson (SWE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Venancio Tome (POR)
Fourth Official: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)

 

Switzerland – Czech Republic

Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch (GER)
Fourth Official: Milorad Mazic (SRB)

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 – Group Stage (II)

21 June 2011
Korea DPR – Netherlands
Referee: Neant Alioum (CMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Felicien Kabanda (RWA)
Fourth Official: Norbert Hauata (TAH)

Mexico – Congo 
Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredji Harchay (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Fourth Official: Norbert Hauata (TAH)

Japan – France
Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Cesar Escano (PER)
Fourth Official: Stephan Studer (SUI)

Jamaica – Argentina
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Zlamal (CZE)
Fourth Official: Stephan Studer (SUI)

22 June 2011
Uruguay – Rwanda
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas Nijhuis (NED)

Canada – England
Referee: Omar Ponce (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Fourth Official: Bas Nijhuis (NED)

USA – Uzbekistan
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)

Czech Republic – New Zealand
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Ayala (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Calderon (MEX)
Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)

23 June 2011
Ivory Coast – Denmark 
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvador Rodriguez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Australia – Brazil 
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamad Al Mayahi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Fourth Official: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Panama – Ecuador 
Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Raffael Zeder (SUI)
Fourth Official: Diego Abal (ARG)

Burkina Faso – Germany
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (CRC)
Fourth Official: Diego Abal (ARG)

Gold Cup 2011 – Quarter-finals

18 June 2011

Costa Rica - Honduras

Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: William Torres (SLV)
Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Mexico - Guatemala
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Charles Morgante (USA)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

19 June 2011
USA - Jamaica
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morín (MEX)
Fourth Official: Walter Lopez (GUA)

Panama - El Salvador
Referee: Walter Quaesada (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Oscar Velasquez (HON)
Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN)

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 – Group Stage (I)

18 June 2011

Mexico – Korea DPR

Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)

Assistant Referee 2: Raffael Zeder (SUI)

Fourth Official: Tony Chapron (FRA)

Congo – Netherlands

Referee: Jafeth Perea (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Rodas (HON)

Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)

Fourth Official: Tony Chapron (FRA)

France – Argentina

Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)

Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Ayala (MEX)

Assistant Referee 2: Victor Calderon (MEX)

Fourth Official: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)

Japan – Jamaica

Referee: Neant Alioum (CMR)

Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)

Assistant Referee 2: Felicien Kabanda (RWA)

Fourth Official: Paul Delgadillo (MEX)

19 June 2011

Rwanda – England  

Referee: Norbert Hauata (TAH)

Assistant Referee 1: David Charles (PNG)

Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule (NZL)

Fourth Official: Pavel Kralovec (CZE)

Uruguay – Canada

Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (RUS)

Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)

Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)

Fourth Official: Pavel Kralovec (CZE)

USA – Czech Republic

Referee: Diego Abal (ARG)

Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)

Assistant Referee 2: Christian Lescano (ECU)

Fourth Official: Omar Ponce (ECU)

Uzbekistan – New Zealand

Referee: Helder Martins (ANG)

Assistant Referee 1: Aden Marwa (KEN)

Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)

Fourth Official: Omar Ponce (ECU)

20 June 2011
Germany – Ecuador  

Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)

Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)

Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (CRC)

Fourth Official: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)

Burkina Faso – Panama

Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)

Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)

Assistant Referee 2: Kim Haglund (NOR)

Fourth Official: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)

Brazil – Denmark  

Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Assistant Referee 1: Hamad Al Mayahi (OMA)

Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)

Fourth Official: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)

Australia – Ivory Coast

Referee: Raymond Bogle (JAM)

Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)

Assistant Referee 2: Salvador Rodriguez (MEX)

Fourth Official: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)

UEFA U-19 Euro 2011 – Romania

Referees

1. Stuart Attwell (ENG, 1982, photo)
2. Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)
3. Tamas Bognar (HUN, 1978)
4. Artyom Kuchin (KAZ, 1977)
5. Tom Harald Hagen (NOR, 1978)
6. Pawel Gil (POL, 1976)

 

Assistant Referees
1. Roland Brandner (AUT, 1978)
2. Dalibor Draskovic (BIH, 1975)
3. Lars Hummelgaard (DEN, 1978)
4. Gianluca Cariolato (ITA, 1972)
5. Dimitriy Mosyakin (RUS, 1979)
6. Gregor Rojko (SVN, 1979)
7. Devis Dettamanti (SUI, 1980)
8. Serhiy Bekker (UKR, 1980)

 

Fourth Officials
1. Marius Avram (ROU, 1979)
2. Istvan Kovacs (ROU, 1984)

OFC trio replaced at the FIFA U-17 World Cup

The initially appointed OFC trio Andrew Anand Achari (FIJ) - Ashwin Anand Kumar (FIJ), Ravinesh Kumar (FIJ) was replaced by FIFA with Norbert Hauata (TAH, photo) – David Charles (PNG), Mark Rule (NZL).

10 Match Officials failed the fitness test

Initially, 18 (out of 40) match officials failed the fitness test, but FIFA decided to offer a second chance to those who managed to fully recover within 48 hours. At the re-test, 10 assistant referees, Yaser Abdulla (BHR), Khaled Al-Allan (BHR), Ricardo Ake (BLZ), Stephen Brown (JAM, photo), Dion Neil (TRI, photo), Alejo Castany (ARG), Gustavo Esquivel (ARG), Emmanuel Boisdenghien (FRA), Angelo Boonman (NED), Frank Andas (NOR),  failed the fitness test held in Mexico, just days before the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In spite of their own trio policy, FIFA decided to send home only those who failed the fitness test, not the entire trio, as they previously did during the last two World Cup cycles. One of the lucky referees is Raymond Bogle (JAM), who will get appointments at the U-17 World Cup, although both his assistants failed the fitness test and were sent home. A clarification on the developing story is that Bogle was successful in the rigid test at high-altitude Mexico City, said a source. However, the source added that Brown, an assistant referee, and Trinidadian Neil, who was also selected to run the lines at the youth tourney, were among the 8 match officials who failed to persevere in an environment sitting 2,240 metres above sea level.

Bogle has been subsequently heard in a radio interview confirming this. "I know I did my part; it's unfortunate that others didn't make it, but that's just how life is. It's really sad because I hate to see my brothers falling, but I did what I had to do under very tough conditions...," Bogle said in a radio interview. "I persevered and it was really, really tough to witness what I witnessed yesterday," Bogle said yesterday from Mexico.

It is the first time that so many match officials have failed fitness tests ahead of a major FIFA tournament, it is being said. But considering it's Mexico, it's not surprising to many. The organisers will replace those who did not pass the physical, as the tournament starts in few days' time. Nine additional match officials were listed as reserves, but with the unexpected high number of original officials failing, they will get to referee U-17 World Cup games. (Source: The Observer)
The Dutch FA media officer offered more details: "The test was in very heavy circumstances at a height of 2400 meters above see level, while the temperature was above thirty degrees Celsius. We understood that at first 18 of 40 referees faild the test. Boonman was not eligible for a second chance, because he did not recover optimally. Only a restricted number of referees could do the test again". (Source: De Telegraaf)

Valentine retired as Referee Observer

Although he might have hung up his whistle over 20 years ago, Bob Valentine has finally walked away from the refereeing game after 40 years at the top.

Where Valentine is concerned, it really has been the top. He was the man in the middle at the infamous "Anschluss game" between West Germany and Austria in the 1982 World Cup. He was also running the (other) line 13 days later when Harald Schumacher attempted to behead Patrick Battiston as the Frenchman prepared to lob the German goalkeeper. "In fairness there was not much protest in the stadium about that challenge," Valentine says now. "The French manager came into our dressing room after the game. There was no: 'what about that?' It looked worse on television than it did on the field."

Although he retired from the senior game in 1989 it is a tribute to Valentine that he has continued to make a contribution to refereeing both in this country and abroad. He stopped refereeing before the rule banning the back pass had even been conceived. Yet Valentine has moved with the times. Even now, when asked to reflect on his first foreign assignment, he uses the correct modern term to describe himself as an "assistant referee" at a match between Barcelona and Lugano in 1968. The referee he assisted in this European Cup-Winners' Cup match was Jack Gordon. Valentine had never been abroad prior to this trip to Spain and had to quickly arrange to get a passport. However, he would go on to eclipse all other Scottish referees.

"I have one claim to fame that no other referee in Scotland has," says Valentine, now 72. "I have refereed at five major international tournaments. Willie Collum, one of our young up and coming referees, is going away to referee at the World Under 20 championships in Colombia. That was my first tournament in 1981, in Australia. I also refereed at the Olympic Games as well as at the World Cup and at two European championship finals. Five major world tournaments. No other referee did that."

It has been an exceptional career. Only now has the whistle been blown. Valentine and colleague Kenny Hope both retired as referee observers at the Scottish Football Association's referee training camp last weekend, in St Andrews. Valentine only stopped working for Uefa in various capacities in 2010. "When I started refereeing I thought it would take me round the public parks in Dundee," he says. "It's been quite astonishing. I remember my first game. It was on Caird Park. It was an under-18 game between Milton Rangers and Ashvale. I had started refereeing when I was 21. I was a goalkeeper at school and boys' brigade and in amateur football. But I decided I was not going to make a career there. So I thought I would try refereeing, never honestly dreaming I would ever be among the elite." There is no doubt that he deserves to be included in the top bracket of referees produced by Britain. Valentine has officiated in such bear pits as the Bernabeu - at a European Cup tie between Real Madrid and Juventus - and at Red Star Belgrade, who were hosting Barcelona, Maradona et al. He considers it to be his greatest privilege to have been on the pitch for France's 5-0 drubbing of Belgium in the 1984 European Championship finals, won by a stylish French team including the likes of Michel Platini, Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana. "Belgium were no slouches either," he says. "If there had been a World Cup that year, France would have won it."

He has tales to tell, some of them surreal. He recalls the aforementioned match between West Germany and Austria. It was played at walking pace after West Germany took an early lead through Horst Hrubesch. The 1-0 result meant both countries would qualify for the next stage at the expense of Algeria, who as well as beating West Germany in their opening game had also defeated Chile the day before the two old rivals colluded in one of football's most shameful episodes. "It was my first ever World Cup tie," recalls Valentine. "As you can imagine it was a huge occasion for me. And it was a massive game to be given - it was like Scotland v England, a local derby. When I was handed the game it obviously was not known that Algeria were going to beat West Germany. It took me about 30 minutes to realise that the game was not going anywhere. I refereed the game in front of me. It's all I could do.”

The same could not be said of his first senior match as a referee. It was 1971, Valentine was 31 years old. East Fife were hosting East Stirlingshire at Bayview. "East Fife scored a goal in the first minute and the whole of the East Stirling team surrounded me, telling me it was offside," he recalls. "It was a quick welcome to the joys of refereeing, I can tell you."

Source: The Scotsman

UEFA U-21 Euro 2011 - Group Stage

11 June 2011

Belarus - Iceland

Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)

Assistant Referee 2: Michael Soteriou (CYP)

Fourth Official: Liran Liany (ISR)

Denmark - Switzerland

Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer (AUT)

Assistant Referee 1: Venancio Tome (POR)

Assistant Referee 2: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)

Fourth Official: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)

12 June 2011

Czech Republic - Ukraine

Referee: Milorad Mazic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL)

Assistant Referee 2: Jukka-Pekka Koskela (FIN)

Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

Spain - England

Referee: Markus Strombergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Christos Akrivos (GRE)

Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)

Fourth Official: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)

14 June 2011

Switzerland - Iceland

Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Borkowski (POL)

Assistant Referee 2: Damien MacGraith (IRL)

Fourth Official: Markus Strombergsson (SWE)

Denmark - Belarus

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)

Assistant Referee 1: Christos Akrivos (GRE)

Assistant Referee 2: Jukka-Pekka Koskela (FIN)

Fourth Official: Milorad Mazic (SRB)

15 June 2011
Czech Republic - Spain
Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Soteriou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch (GER)
Fourth Official: Liran Liany (ISR)

Ukraine - England
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Venancio Tome (POR)
Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

18 June 2011
Iceland - Denmark
Referee: Milorad Mazic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Venancio Tome (POR)
Fourth Official: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)

Switzerland - Belarus
Referee: Markus Strombergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christos Akrivos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Liran Liany (ISR)

19 June 2011
England - Czech Republic
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

Ukraine - Spain
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka-Pekka Koskela (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Soteriou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Robert Schorgenhofer (AUT)

Copa Libertadores Final 2011

First Leg, 15 June 2011
Penarol Montevideo - Santos FC
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (PAR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Yegros (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Arias (PAR)

Second Leg, 22 June 2011
Santos FC - Penarol Montevideo
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Casas (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Fourth Official: Juan Pompei (ARG)

Gold Cup 2011 - Group Stage

5 June 2011

Mexico - El Salvador

Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)

Assistant Referee 2: Charles Morgante (USA)

Fourth Official: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

Costa Rica - Cuba
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Oscar Velasquez (HON)
Fourth Official: Jose Molina (HON)

6 June 2011
Jamaica - Granada
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Joe Fletcher (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Hector Vergara (CAN)
Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN)

Honduras - Guatemala
Referee: Francisco Chacon (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Fourth Official: Walter Quesada (CRC)

7 June 2011
Panama - Guadelupe
Referee: Marlon Mejia (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Ainsley Rochard (TRI)
Fourth Official: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)

USA - Canada
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Fourth Official: Trevor Taylor (BRB)

9 June 2011
Costa Rica - El Salvador
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Morgante (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Louisville (SUR)
Fourth Official: Jose Molina (HON)

Cuba - Mexico
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)

10 June 2011
Jamaica - Guatemala
Referee: Walter Quesada (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: William Torres (SLV)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

Granada - Honduras
Referee: David Gantar (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Hector Vergara (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Joe Fletcher (CAN)
Fourth Official: Francisco Chacon (MEX)

11 June 2011
Canada - Guadeloupe
Referee: Trevor Taylor (BRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Adrian Goddard (BRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Fourth Official: Marlon Mejia (SLV)

USA - Panama
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Fourth Official: Jeffrey Solis (CRC)

12 June 2011
El Salvador - Cuba
Referee: Neil Brizan (TRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Oscar Velasquez (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Louisville (SUR)
Fourth Official: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)

Mexico - Costa Rica
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)

13 June 2011
Guatemala - Grenada
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hector Vergara (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN)

Honduras - Jamaica
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: William Torres (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Fourth Official: Walter Quesada (CRC)

14 June 2011
Canada - Panama
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Fourth Official: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)

Guadeloupe - USA
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Carmago (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Fourth Official: Marlon Mejia (SLV)

Copa America 2011 - Argentina

1-24 July 2011

CONMEBOL

Referees

1. Sergio Pezzotta (ARG, 1967, photo)
2. Raul Orosco Delgadillo (BOL, 1979)
3. Salvio Fagundes Filho (BRA, 1968)
4. Enrique Osses Zencovich (CHI, 1974)

5. Wilmar Roldan Perez (COL, 1980)
6. Carlos Vera Rodriguez (ECU, 1976)
7. Carlos Amarilla Demarqui (PAR, 1970)
8. Víctor Rivera Chavez (PER, 1967)
9. Roberto Silvera Calcerrada (URU, 1971)
10. Juan Soto Arevalo (VEN, 1977)

Assistant Referees

1. Ricardo Casas (ARG, 1967)
2. Efrain Castro Rodriguez (BOL, 1969)
3. Marcio Santiago (BRA, 1972)
4. Francisco Mondria Carvajal (CHI, 1972)
5. Humberto Clavijo Prieto (COL, 1973)
6. Luis Alvarado Sanchez (ECU, 1968)
7. Nicolas Yegros Arredondo (PAR, 1967)
8. Luis Abadie Castillo (PER, 1966)
9. Miguel Nievas Acosta (URU, 1974)
10. Luis Sanchez Perez (VEN, 1972)

CONCACAF

Referees

1. Walter Quesada Cordero (CRC, 1970)
2. Francisco Chacon Gutierrez (MEX, 1976)

Assistant Referees

1. Leonel Leal Bermudez (CRC, 1976)
2. Marvin Torrentera Rivera (MEX, 1971)