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    First appointments for the WC final round

    The first referees the first matches in the knock-out stage of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa are appointed by Fifa. Match 49: Uruguay – Korea with Wolfgang Stark. Match 50: USA – Ghana with Viktor Kassai. Match 51: Germany – England with Jorge Larrionda. Match 52: Argentina – Mexico with Roberto Rosetti. Join the discussion of which referee deserves a spot in the finals on the Dutch Referee blog and read the World Cup refereeing review.

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    World Cup referees for match 17-24

    The referee appointments for matches 17-24 at the the World Cup. See the list for the matches 17-24 below or download the pdf-file from fifa.com. South Africa – Uruguay Massimo Busacca France – Mexico Khalil Al Ghamdi Greece – Nigeria Oscar Ruiz Argentina – South Korea Frank De Bleeckere Germany – Serbia Alberto Undiano Slovenia – USA Koman Coulibaly England – Algeria Ravshan Irmatov (Second match this World Cup. Irmatov also officiated in the opening match) Ghana – Australia Roberto Rosetti Watch the previous appointments list here.

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    World Cup referees announced for first matches

    Fifa confirmed that Ravshan Irmatov will be the referee of the opening at the World Cup between South Africa and Mexico. Referee Pozo from Chile is injured and has been replaced. See the revised list below: Match Referee (Country) South Africa – Mexico Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Uruguay – France Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Argentina – Nigeria Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Korea – Greece Michael Hester (New Zealand) England – USA Carlos Simon (Brazil) Algeria – Slovenia Carlos Alberto Batres (Chile) *See Update 2 below Germany – Australia Marco Rodriguez (Mexico) Serbia – Ghana Hector Baldassi (Argentina) Netherlands – Denmark Stephane Lannoy (France) Japan – Cameroon Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal) Italy – Paraguay Benito…