Referee
A referee presides over a game of association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed" (Law 5), and the referee's decisions regarding facts connected with play are final, so far as the result of the game is concerned.
The referee is assisted by two assistant referees (formerly known as linesmen), and in some matches also by a fourth official. In 2006, the appointment of a fifth official also became possible, due to implementation by FIFA.
FIFA selected the following referees to work the World Cup:
AFC
Saudi Arabia --- Khalil Al GhamdiUzbekistan ---- Ravshan Irmatov
Malaysia ------ Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Japan -------- Yuichi Nishimura
CAF
Algeria --------- Mohamed BenouzaMali --------- Koman Coulibaly
South Africa ---- Jerome Damon
Seychelles ------ Eddy Maillet
CONCACAF
El Salvador ------- Joel AguilarMexico ----------- Benito Archundia
Guatemala -------- Carlos Batres
Mexico ------------ Marco Antonio Rodríguez
CONMEBOL
Paraguay ------- Carlos AmarillaArgentina ------- Hector Baldassi
Uruguay -------- Jorge Larrionda
Chile ---------- Pablo Pozo
Colombia ------ Oscar Ruiz
Brazil --------- Carlos Simon
OFC
New Zealand ------ Michael HesterNew Zealand ------ Peter O'Leary
UEFA
Portugal --------- Olegario Benquerenca
Switzerland ------- Massimo Busacca
Belgium ----------- Frank De Bleeckere
Sweden ---------- Martin Hansson
Hungary ---------- Viktor Kassai
France ------------ Stephane Lannoy
Italy -------------- Roberto Rosetti
Germany ---------- Wolfgang Stark
Spain ------------- Alberto Undiano Mallenco
England ---------- Howard Webb
