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.