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Karl
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 Posted - Feb 18 2002 : 9:22:58 PM
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Match officials named for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™
Meeting today in Zurich, the FIFA Referees Committee named the 36 referees and 36 assistant referees for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™. All 72 of them (34 referees and 33 assistant referees were appointed in 1998 in France) officiated at a number of qualifiers for this years FIFA World Cup™, during which their performances were thoroughly assessed.
"These referees and assistant referees play a role of the utmost importance," commented FIFA General Secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen, who himself can look back on several years experience as an international referee. "Not only must they ensure that the laws of the game are enforced consequently, but they must also demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, coupled with tact and intuition, so that the teams can fulfil their potential and entertain those watching."
Before taking their places at the FIFA World Cup™ finals between 31 May and 30 June 2002 the referees and assistant referees will rigorously prepare for the competition. Central to these preparations will be the seminar in the Korean capital, Seoul, on 20-23 March 2002, where directives relating to the excessive use of force during play and the outlawed tackle from behind will be covered in detail. Another main topic at the event will be how officials should recognise and penalise the feigning of fouls, as well as guidelines for cooperation between the team of match officials.
The chosen officials will also be set a comprehensive, coordinated fitness programme to follow in the build-up to the World Cup, making sure that they are at the peak of fitness for the finals. At the Seoul seminar, as well as undergoing a medical examination, they must pass the official FIFA fitness test. The seminar will be rounded off by presentations on topics including playing tactics, and how to handle the media.
FIFA COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
Zurich, 7 January 2002
REFEREES ASSISTANT REFEREES
AFC AFC
BUJSAIM Ali UAE AL-TRAIFI Ali KSA
KAMIKAWA Toru JPN AWANG HAMAT Mat Lazim MAS
KIM Young Joo KOR KOLEIT Haidar LIB
LU Jun CHN KRISHNAN Visva Nathan SIN
MANE Saad Kamel KUW HASSOUNEH Awni JOR
SAEED Mohamed MDV
SANKAR Komaleeswaran IND
CAF CAF
CODJIA Coffi BEN ADJENGUI Taoufik TUN
DAAMI Mourad TUN DANTE Dramane MLI
FALLA Ndoye SEN FARAG Wagih EGY
GHANDOUR Gamal EGY MUDZAMIRI Brighton ZIM
GUEZZAZ Mohamed MOR TOMUSANGE Ali UGA
CONCACAF CONCACAF
BATRES Carlos GUA CHARLES Curtis ATG
HALL Brian USA FERNANDEZ Vladimir SLV
MATTUS VEGA William CRC RAGOONATH Michael TRI
PRENDERGAST Peter JAM VERGARA Hector CAN
RAMOS RIZO Felipe MEX
CONMEBOL CONMEBOL
AQUINO Ubaldo PAR FIERRO Bomer ECU
LARRIONDA Jorge URU GIACOMUZZI Miguel PAR
MORENO Byron ECU OLIVEIRA Jorge P. BRA
RUIZ Osca COL RATTALINO Jorge ARG
SANCHEZ Angel ARG
SIMON Carlos Eugenio BRA
OFC OFC
SHIELD Mark Alexander AUS DORIRI Elise VAN
SMITH Paul NZL
UEFA UEFA
COLLINA Pierluigi ITA AMLER Evzen CZE
DALLAS Hugh SCO ARNAULT Frédéric FRA
FRISK Anders SWE BEREUTER Egon AUT
HAUGE Terje NOR DUPANAU Yury BLR
LOPEZ NIETO Antonio ESP FERREIRA DE MATOS Carlos POR
MICHEL Lubos SVK LARSEN Jens DEN
MERK Markus GER LINDBERG Leif SWE
MEIER Urs SUI MÜLLER Heiner GER
MELO PEREIRA Vitor POR SHARP Philip ENG
NIELSEN Kim Milton DEN POOL Jaap HOL
POLL Graham ENG SRAMKA Igor SVK
VASSARAS Kyros GRE SZEKELY Ferenc HUN
VEISSIERE Gilles FRA VAN NYLEN Roland BEL
WEGEREEF Jan HOL WIERZBOWSKY Maciej POL
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