Third seminar for prospective referees FIFA World Cup 2014

FIFA invited 52 prospective referees to attend the third seminar for the 2014 World Cup, to be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), from 25 to 31 May 2013. There are two changes since the previous seminars took place, last month, in each confederation. Ali Albadwawi (UAE) and Khalil Al-Ghamdi (KSA) seem to be injured and will not attend this seminar, leaving only five referees on the AFC list. FIFA added two more South American referees, Heber Lopes (BRA) and Nestor Pitana (ARG), probably as reserves for Sandro Ricci (BRA) and Diego Abal (ARG). On the other hand, Nicola Rizzoli (ITA), Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) and Damir Skomina (SVN) will miss the first two days of this seminar since they will be involved in the UEFA Champions League final scheduled for 25 May 2013 in London (England).

AFC
1. Alireza Faghani (IRN, 1978)
2. Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, 1977)
3. Yuichi Nishimura (JPN, 1972)
4. Nawaf Shukralla (BAH, 1976)
5. Benjamin Williams (AUS, 1977)

CAF
1. Neant Alioum (CMR, 1982)
2. Daniel Bennett (RSA, 1976)
3. Badara Diatta (SEN, 1969)
4. Noumandiez Doue (CIV, 1970)
5. Bakary Gassama (GAM, 1979)
6. Djamel Haimoudi (ALG, 1970) 
7. Slim Jedidi (TUN, 1970)

CONCACAF
1. Joel Aguilar (SLV, 1975)
2. Roberto Garcia (MEX, 1974)
3. Mark Geiger (USA, 1974)
4. Walter Lopez (GUA, 1980)
5. Jair Marrufo (USA, 1977)
6. Roberto Moreno (PAN, 1970)
7. Marco Rodriguez (MEX, 1973)

CONMEBOL
1. Diego Abal (ARG, 1971)
2. Antonio Arias (PAR, 1972)
3. Victor Carrillo (PER, 1975)
4. Heber Lopes (BRA, 1972)
5. Raul Orosco (BOL, 1979)
6. Enrique Osses (CHI, 1974)
7. Nestor Pitana (ARG, 1975)
8. Sandro Ricci (BRA, 1974)
9. Wilmar Roldan (COL, 1980)
10. Juan Soto (VEN, 1977)
11. Martin Vazquez (URU, 1971)
12. Carlos Vera (ECU, 1976)

OFC
1. Norbert Hauata (TAH, 1979)
2. Peter O’Leary (NZL, 1972)

UEFA
1. Felix Brych (GER, 1975)
2. Cuneyt Cakir (TUR, 1976)
3. Mark Clattenburg (ENG, 1975)
4. Jonas Eriksson (SWE, 1974)
5. Viktor Kassai (HUN, 1975)
6. Pavel Kralovec (CZE, 1977)
7. Bjorn Kuipers (NED, 1973)
8. Stephane Lannoy (FRA, 1969)
9. Milorad Mazic (SRB, 1973)
10. Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR, 1979)
11. Pedro Proenca Oliveira (POR, 1970)
12. Nicola Rizzoli (ITA, 1971)
13. Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, 1973)
14. Damir Skomina (SVN, 1976)
15. Wolfgang Stark (GER, 1969)
16. Craig Thomson (SCO, 1972)
17. Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP, 1973)
18. Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP, 1971)
19. Howard Webb (ENG, 1971)