Jorge Larrionda

Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa ( born March 9, 1968 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football referee.

He whistles since 1993 in the top division of Uruguay, since 1998 is Larrionda FIFA referee. His first international match (Chile with Bolivia), he initiated on 20 June 1999.

With the Football World Cup 2006 Larrionda was among the 21 established arbitrators. He was the fourth official, who directed three players in a World Cup match of the field. He was on 17 June 2006 at the preliminary round match Italy against the United States, the Italian Daniele De Rossi and Americans Pablo Mastroeni the Red Card and the American Eddie Pope received a second yellow card. He also whistled the encounters Angola against Portugal and Togo against France. On 5 July 2006, he directed the semi-final match against Portugal France.

In 2009 Larrionda participated as Impartial on the Confederations Cup. With the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa, he served for four games: Australia versus Serbia, Cameroon vs Denmark, Ivory Coast against Portugal and the second-round match against Germany England.

In the latter Larrionda denied the English in the first half, a regular goal when Frank Lampard's shot of the crossbar jumped out from behind the goal line. The gate would have at this time is the 2:2; Germany went on to win 4-1. In the German media, the incident has been referred to as " revenge for Wembley ". After this game Larrionda was no longer used in the tournament. The incident renewed the discussion about technical aids, such as the chip - ball, in football.

Larrionda lives in Montevideo and is mainly working as an accountant. In his spare time he breeds parrots.

Tournaments

  • Copa America 2001 Colombia (2 inserts)
  • Confederations Cup France 2003 (3 inserts)
  • Olympic Summer Games 2004 in Athens (3 inserts)
  • U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005 (3 inserts)
  • Junior World Cup in 2005 in the Netherlands (4 inserts)
  • Football World Cup 2006 in Germany (4 inserts)
  • Copa America 2007 in Venezuela (3 inserts)
  • Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa (4 inserts)
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