With the assistant referees of Algeria and Paraguay failing fitness tests, Carlos Amarilla - who refereed at the 2006 World Cup - will not be on the plane to South Africa. The Uruguay trio come in as a replacement.

FIFA Referees From Africa

Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)


FIFA Referees From Asia

Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)


FIFA Referees From Europe

Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.

Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.

Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Stephane Lannoy (France)

Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Alberto Undiano (Spain)

Howard Webb (England)


FIFA Referees From Central America

Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Benito Archundia (Mexico) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.

Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Marco Rodriguez (Mexico) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.


FIFA Referees From Oceania

Michael Hester (New Zealand)

Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)


FIFA Referees From South America

Hector Baldassi (Argentina)

Martin E. Vazquez Broquetas (Uruguay)

Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.

Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Oscar Ruiz (Colombia) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.

Carlos Simon (Brazil) - Refereed at the 2006 World Cup.

As the players start getting in the right frame of mind for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa, some teams have arranged more friendly matches than others.

Flags represent teams qualified for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.

Wednesday, 19th May:
Austria vs Croatia - Klagenfurt, Austria.
Belgium vs Bulgaria - Brussels, Belgium.

Friday, May 21st:
Estonia vs Finland - Tallinn, Estonia.

Saturday, May 22nd:
Turkey vs Czech Republic - New Jersey, USA.

Sunday, 23rd May:
Croatia vs Wales - Osijec, Croatia.

Monday, 24th May:
Argentina vs Canada - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Australia vs New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia.
England vs Mexico - Wembley, London.
Japan vs South Korea - Saitama, Japan.
Portugal vs Cape Verde Islands - Covilha, Portugal.
South Africa vs Bulgaria - Soccer City, Johannesburg.

Tuesday, 25th May:
Georgia vs Cameroon - Tbilisi, Georgia.
Greece vs North Korea - Altach, Austria.
Montenegro vs Albania - Podgorica, Montenegro.
Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia - Wattens, Austria.
Rep of Ireland vs Paraguay - Dublin, Ireland.
United States vs Czech Republic - Connecticut, USA.

Wednesday, 26th May:
Estonia vs Croatia - Tallinn, Estonia.
France vs Costa Rica - Lens, France.
Holland vs Mexico - Freiburg, Germany.
Moldova vs Azerbaijan - Seekirchen, Austria.
N. Ireland vs Turkey (0:2) - New Britain, USA.
Uruguay vs Israel - Montevideo, Uruguay.

Thursday, 27th May:
Belarus vs Honduras - Villach, Austria.
Denmark vs Senegal - Aalborg, Denmark.
South Africa v Colombia - Johannesburg.

Friday, 28th May:
Rep of Ireland vs Algeria - Dublin, Ireland.

Saturday, 29th May:
Azerbaijan vs Macedonia - Bischofshofen, Austria.
Hungary vs Germany - Budapest, Hungary.
Iceland vs Andorra - Reykjavik, Iceland.
Moldova vs United Arab Emirates - in Austria.
Norway vs Montenegro - Oslo, Norway.
Poland vs Finland - Kielce, Poland.
Serbia vs New Zealand - Klagenfurt, Austria.
Slovakia vs Cameroon - Klagenfurt, Austria.
Spain vs Saudi Arabia - Innsbruck, Austria.
Sweden vs Bosnia-Herzegovina - Solna, Sweden.
Ukraine vs Romania - Lviv, Ukraine.
United States vs Turkey - Philadelpha, USA.
Venezuela vs Canada - Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Sunday, 30th May:
Belarus vs South Korea - Kufstein, Austria.
Chile vs Northern Ireland - Santiago, Chile.
Japan vs England - Graz, Austria.
Nigeria vs Colombia - Milton Keynes, England.
 Paraguay vs Ivory Coast - Thonon-Les-Bains, France.
Tunisia vs France - Radès, Tunisia.

Tuesday, 1st June:
Australia vs Denmark - Roodepoort, South Africa.
Netherlands vs Ghana - PSV Stadium, Holland.
Portugal vs Cameroon  - Covilha, Portugal.
Switzerland vs Costa Rica - Sion, Switzerland.

Wednesday, 2nd June:
Albania vs Andorra - Tirana, Albania.
Azerbaijan vs Honduras - Zell am See, Austria.
Belarus vs Sweden - Minsk, Belarus.
Greece vs Paraguay - Winterthur, Switzerland.
Norway vs Ukraine
Romania vs Macedonia - Villach, Austria.
Serbia  vs Poland - Kufstein, Austria.

Thursday, 3rd June:
Germany vs Bosnia-Herzegovina - Frankfurt, Germany.
Italy vs Mexico - Brussels, Belgium.
Spain vs South Korea - Innsbruck, Austria.

Friday, 4th June:
France vs China - Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Ivory Coast vs Japan - Sion, Switzerland.
Luxembourg vs Faroe Islands - Luxembourg.
Slovenia vs New Zealand - Maribor, Slovenia.

Saturday, 5th June:
Algeria vs United Arab Emirates - Nürnburg, Germany.
Ghana  vs Latvia - England.
Netherlands vs Hungary - Amsterdam, Holland.
Romania vs Honduras - St Veit an der Glan, Austria.
Serbia vs Cameroon - Belgrade, Serbia.
Slovakia vs Costa Rica - Bratislava, Slovakia.
South Africa vs Denmark - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria.
Switzerland vs Italy - Geneva, Switzerland.
United States vs Australia - Roodepoort, South Africa.

Tuesday, 8th June:
Portugal vs Mozambique - Johannesburg, South Africa.
Spain vs Poland - Murcia, Spain.

Wednesday, 9th June:
Chile vs New Zealand - Nelspruit, South Africa.

Friday, 11th June:
The 2010 World Cup Finals Kicks Off.