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Updated List of Prospective Referees for FIFA World Cup 2014

FIFA recently updated the list of prospective match officials for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The most important changes took place in CONMEBOL, where two referees initially pre-selected, Wilson Seneme (BRA) and Roberto Silvera (URU), failed the fitness tests and have been replaced by Sandro Ricci (BRA, photo) and Martin Vazquez (URU), who brought along Nicolas Taran as AR. In UEFA, assistant referee Roman Slysko (SVK) replaced Antonin Kordula (CZE) in Pavel Kralovec’s trio, while Milorad Mazic (SRB) will also have a new AR, Dalibor Djurdjevic, who replaced Vladimir Jovanovic. In CAF, assistant referee El Hadji Samba joins referee Badara Diatta (SEN), replacing AR Felicien Kabanda (RWA), who moved to Bakary Gassama’s trio. Anouar Hmila (TUN) replaced Sherif Hassan (EGY) as an AR working along with referee Slim Jedidi (TUN). Finally, in AFC, referee Albadwawi (UAE) will be working with a new assistant, Mohamed Al Mehairi, who replaced Omar Alhumoudi. There were no changes in CONCACAF and OFC.
AFC
Referee: Ali Albadwawi (UAE, 1972)
Assistant Referee 1: Saleh Al-Marzouqi (UAE, 1970)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Al-Mehairi (UAE, 1974)

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (KSA, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Badr Al Shumrani (KSA, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Hamed Al Mayahi (OMA, 1975)

Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN, 1978)
Assistant Referee 1: Hassan Kamranifar (IRN, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN, 1974)

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, 1977)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (UZB, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Bakhadyr Kochkarov (KGZ, 1970)

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (JPN, 1972)
Assistant Referee 1: Toru Sagara (JPN, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Toshiyuki Nagi (JPN, 1971)

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BAH, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Abdulla (BAH, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Ebrahim Saleh (BAH, 1974)

Referee: Benjamin Williams (AUS, 1977)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream (AUS, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Hakan Anaz (AUS, 1969)

CAF
Referee: Neant Alioum (CMR, 1982)
Assistant Referee 1: Evarist Menkouande (CMR, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Edibe (NGA, 1970)

Referee: Daniel Bennett (RSA, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Marwa Range (KEN, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela (RSA, 1982)

Referee: Badara Diatta (SEN, 1969)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN, 1979)

Referee: Noumandiez Doue (CIV, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Songuifolo Yeo (CIV, 1970)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean-Claude Birumushahu (BDI, 1972)

Referee: Bakary Gassama (GAM, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Angesom Ogbamariam (ERI, 1971)
Assistant Referee 2: Felicien Kabanda (RWA, 1971)

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (ALG, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Redouane Achik (MAR, 1972)

Referee: Slim Jedidi (TUN, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Bechir Hassani (TUN, 1969)
Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN, 1974)

CONCACAF
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: William Torres (SLV, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zumba (SLV, 1982)

Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX, 1980)

Referee: Mark Geiger (USA, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Hurd (USA, 1971)
Assistant Referee 2: Joe Fletcher (CAN, 1976)

Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, 1980)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA, 1983)

Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA, 1977)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Boria (USA, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM, 1972)

Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales (NCA, 1980)

Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX, 1973)
Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX, 1971)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Quintero (MEX, 1973)

CONMEBOL
Referee: Diego Abal (ARG, 1971)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Belatti (ARG, 1979)

Referee: Antonio Arias (PAR, 1972)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR, 1984)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Caceres (PAR, 1983)

Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Cesar Escano (PER, 1970)

Referee: Raul Orosco (BOL, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Efrain Castro (BOL, 1969)
Assistant Referee 2: Arol Valda (BOL, 1970)

Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Francisco Mondria (CHI, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Astroza (CHI, 1976)

Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha (BRA, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA, 1972)

Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL, 1980)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Clavijo (COL, 1973)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Diaz (COL, 1973)

Referee: Juan Soto (VEN, 1977)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Lopez (VEN, 1982)

Referee: Martin Vazquez (URU, 1971)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU, 1980)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Nievas (URU, 1974)

Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU, 1980)

OFC
Referee: Norbert Hauata (TAH, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule (NZL, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Tevita Makasini (TGA, 1976)

Referee: Peter O’Leary (NZL, 1972)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Hintz (NZL, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Ravinesh Kumar (FIJ, 1982)

UEFA
Referee: Felix Brych (GER, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch (GER, 1977)

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (TUR, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR, 1973)

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG, 1973)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Beck (ENG, 1972)

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Warnmark (SWE, 1974)

Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabor Eros (HUN, 1971)
Assistant Referee 2: Gyorgy Ring (HUN, 1981)

Referee: Pavel Kralovec (CZE, 1977)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Wilczek (CZE, 1970)
Assistant Referee 2: Roman Slysko (SVK, 1973)

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (NED, 1973)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED, 1977)

Referee: Stephane Lannoy (FRA, 1969)
Assistant Referee 1: Frederic Cano (FRA, 1973)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Annonier (FRA, 1972)

Referee: Milorad Mazic (SRB, 1973)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristic (SRB, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjevic (SRB, 1973)

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andas (NOR, 1975)

Referee: Pedro Proenca Oliveira (POR, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Cunha Miranda (POR, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Garcias Trigo (POR, 1972)

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA, 1971)
Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA, 1969)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA, 1969)

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, 1973)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA, 1973)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA, 1972)

Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Zunic (SVN, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN, 1970)

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER, 1969)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER, 1969)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER, 1975)

Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO, 1972)
Assistant Referee 1: Alasdair Ross (SCO, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Derek Rose (SCO, 1974)

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP, 1973)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Del Palomar (ESP, 1976)

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP, 1971)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP, 1975)

Referee: Howard Webb (ENG, 1971)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG, 1970)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG, 1969)

All prospective referees and assistant referees are required to attend FIFA seminars within their own confederations: CONCACAF – Fort Lauderdale, USA (4-7 April), CONMEBOL – Asuncion, Paraguay (9-12 April), UEFA – Zurich, Switzerland (16-19 April), AFC & OFC – Dubai, UAE (22-25 April), CAF – Casablanca, Morocco (27-30 April).