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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…