Daniele Orsato has been named the best referee of the World Cup in Qatar, winning Premio Internazionale Giulio Campanati. Italian Orsato refereed three games in Qatar, the opening match between the host country and Ecuador, Argentina - Mexico in the group stage and the semi-final Argentina - Croatia.
Premio Internazionale Giulio Campanati was established after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in memory of former international referee, AIA chief and UEFA referee director Campanati, who had died in October 2011. It is organised by the association "Amici di Giulio Campanati" and the AIA section of Milano, being awarded to the best referee at the World Cups and Euros. Former Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli won the award twice: in 2014 (World Cup in Brazil) and 2016 after the Euro played in France. The "foreign" winners of the award are the Argentine referee Nestor Pitana (World Cup 2018) and the Dutch Bjorn Kuipers, who was named the best referee of Euro 2020.
Source: Football Italia
