William Mattus

Costa Rican football referee

William Mattus Vega (born April 17, 1964 in Barva, Heredia) is a Costa Rican former football referee, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea.[1] As of 2022, Mattus is the last Costa Rican to officiate a match at a FIFA World Cup, as fellow countrymen have performed as assistant referees only.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mattus irá al Mundial". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 January 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ Jiménez, Daniel (19 May 2022). "Ningún árbitro tico dirigirá un partido en Catar 2022". Teletica. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  • William Mattus – referee profile at WorldFootball.net
  • William Mattus – referee profile at Weltfussball.de (in German)
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Referees at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
AFC
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  • Toru Kamikawa
  • Kim Young-joo
  • Lu Jun
  • Saad Mane
CAF
  • Gamal Al-Ghandour
  • Coffi Codjia
  • Mourad Daami
  • Mohamed Guezzaz
  • Falla N'Doye
CONCACAF
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