2010 FIFA World Cup officials

Officials for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are selected from a pool of 30 trios of referees and assistant referees announced by the association football governing body, FIFA, on 5 February 2010.[1] The final cut was selected from a group of 38 referees revealed in October 2008,[2] themselves whittled down from an initial group of 54 selected for the Refereeing Assistance Programme in 2007.[3] From the quarter-finals onwards, the pool of referees was reduced to 19.[4]

  1. ^ "30 referees from 28 countries appointed for 2010 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. ^ "List of referees preselected for South Africa 2010". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Crunch time for top referees". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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