Ecuadorian referee for Eagles against Iran
CARLOS Vera from Ecuador has been appointed by FIFA as the centre referee for today’s Group F first game between Nigeria and Iran.
Vera’s appointment is coming nine days before his 38th birthday. The Ecuadorian has been overseeing international matches since 2007 and officiated at several CONCAF competitions, including the Copa America 2011 and the Copa Libertadores since 2008, as well as at the FIFA Club World Cup 2012.
Germany against Portugal will be refereed by Milorad Mazic from Serbia. He is 41 years old and worked at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 and at several UEFA competitions. Match 14, Ghana v. USA, is the second match in Natal and will be covered by Jonas Eriksson, 40 years old and from Sweden.
He officiated two matches at UEFA EURO 2012 and the second leg of the CONMEBOL/AFC play-off between Uruguay and Jordan in November 2013.