The list of referees and assistant referees at the 2010 FIFA World Cup can be found on this page of the official web site. Each match report provides information about the referee, assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official.
These are the referees who officiated at the 2010 World Cup:
| Name | Country | Total Games | Games Refereed | Goals |
| Irmatov | UZB | 5 | South Africa v Mexico England v Algeria Greece v Argentina Argentina v Germany Uruguay v Netherlands |
2 2 4 5 |
| Baldassi | ARG | 4 | Serbia v Ghana Netherlands v Japan Switzerland v Honduras Spain v Portugal |
1 1 1 |
| Kassai | HUN | 4 | Brazil v Korea DPR Mexico v Uruguay USA v Ghana Germany v Spain |
3 1 3 1 |
| Larrionda | URU | 4 | Cote d’Ivoire v Portugal Cameroon v Denmark Australia v Serbia Germany v England |
0 3 3 5 |
| Nishimura | JPN | 4 | France v Uruguay Spain v Honduras Paraguay v New Zealand Netherlands v Brazil |
0 2 3 |
| Webb | GBR | 4 | Spain v Switzerland Slovakia v Italy Brazil v Chile Netherlands v Spain |
1 5 3 – |
| Archundia | MEX | 3 | Italy v Paraguay Portugal v Brazil Uruguay v Germany |
2 5 |
| Batres | GUA | 3 | Algeria v Slovenia Italy v New Zealand Paraguay v Spain |
1 2 1 |
| Benquerenca | POR | 3 | Japan v Cameroon Nigeria v Korea Uruguay v Ghana |
1 4 2 |
| De Bleekere | BEL | 3 | Argentina v Korea USA v Algeria Paraguay v Japan |
5 1 0 |
| Stark | GER | 3 | Argentina v Nigeria Slovenia v England Uruguay v Korea |
1 1 3 |
| Undiano | ESP | 3 | Germany v Serbia Korea DPR v Cote d’Ivoire Netherlands v Slovakia |
1 3 3 |
| Al Ghamdi | KSA | 2 | France v Mexico Chile v Switzerland |
2 1 |
| Damon | RSA | 2 | New Zealand v Slovakia Denmark v Japan |
2 4 |
| Lannoy | FRA | 2 | Netherlands v Denmark Brazil v Cote d’Ivoire |
2 4 |
| Maillet | SEY | 2 | Honduras v Chile Slovakia v Paraguay |
1 2 |
| Pozo | CHI | 2 | Portugal v Korea DPR Cameroon v Netherlands |
7 3 |
| Rodriguez | MEX | 2 | Australia v Germany Chile v Spain |
4 3 |
| Rosetti | ITA | 2 | Ghana v Australia Argentina v Mexico |
2 4 |
| Ruiz | COL | 2 | Greece v Nigeria France v South Africa |
3 3 |
| Simon | BRA | 2 | England v USA Ghana v Germany |
2 1 |
| Coulibaly | MLI | 1 | Slovenia v USA | 4 |
| Busacca | SUI | 1 | South Africa v Uruguay | 3 |
| Hester | NZL | 1 | Korea v Greece | 2 |
FIFA announced on 29 June those referees who will remain in South Africa as of 1 July for the last eight matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Name | Country |
| Irmatov | UZB |
| Nishimura | JPN |
| Baldassi | ARG |
| Stark | GER |
| Simon | BRA |
| Batres | GUA |
| Rodriguez | MEX |
| Benquerenca | POR |
| Archundia | MEX |
| Damon | RSA |
| Kassai | HUN |
| Maillet | SEY |
| Webb | GBR |
| De Bleekere | BEL |
| Ruiz | COL |
| Al Ghamdi | KSA |
| Undiano | ESP |
| Pozo | CHI |
| Hester | NZL |
Knockout Games
These are the referees who have officiated in the knockout games of the tournament (16 games):
| Name | Country | Games Refereed |
Goals |
| Stark | GER | Uruguay v Korea | 3 |
| Kassai | HUN | USA v Ghana Germany v Spain |
3 1 |
| Larrionda | URU | Germany v England | 5 |
| Rosetti | ITA | Argentina v Mexico | 4 |
| Undiano | ESP | Netherlands v Slovakia | 3 |
| Webb | GBR | Brazil v Chile Netherlands v Spain |
3 1 |
| De Bleekere | BEL | Paraguay v Japan | 0 |
| Baldassi | ARG | Spain v Portugal | 1 |
| Nishimura | JPN | Netherlands v Brazil | 3 |
| Benquerenca | POR | Uruguay v Ghana | 2 |
| Irmatov | UZB | Argentina v Germany Uruguay v Netherlands |
4 5 |
| Batres | GUA | Paraguay v Spain | 1 |
| Archundia | MEX | Uruguay v Germany | 5 |
Qualification Games
These are the referees who officiated in the qualification games (48 games):
| Name | Country | Games | Goals |
| Irmatov | UZB | South Africa v Mexico England v Algeria Greece v Argentina |
2 2 |
| Nishimura | JPN | France v Uruguay Spain v Honduras Paraguay v New Zealand |
0 2 0 |
| Hester | NZL | Korea v Greece | 2 |
| Stark | GER | Argentina v Nigeria Slovenia v England |
1 1 |
| Simon | BRA | England v USA Ghana v Germany |
2 1 |
| Batres | GUA | Algeria v Slovenia Italy v New Zealand |
1 2 |
| Baldassi | ARG | Serbia v Ghana Netherlands v Japan Switzerland v Honduras |
1 1 0 |
| Rodriguez | MEX | Australia v Germany Chile v Spain |
4 3 |
| Lannoy | FRA | Netherlands v Denmark Brazil v Cote d’Ivoire |
2 4 |
| Benquerenca | POR | Japan v Cameroon Nigeria v Korea |
1 4 |
| Archundia | MEX | Italy v Paraguay Portugal v Brazil |
2 0 |
| Damon | RSA | New Zealand v Slovakia Denmark v Japan |
2 4 |
| Larrionda | URU | Cote d’Ivoire v Portugal Cameroon v Denmark Australia v Serbia |
0 3 3 |
| Kassai | HUN | Brazil v Korea DPR Mexico v Uruguay |
3 1 |
| Maillet | SEY | Honduras v Chile Slovakia v Paraguay |
1 2 |
| Webb | GBR | Spain v Switzerland Slovakia v Italy |
1 5 |
| Busacca | SUI | South Africa v Uruguay | 3 |
| De Bleekere | BEL | Argentina v Korea USA v Algeria |
5 1 |
| Ruiz | COL | Greece v Nigeria France v South Africa |
3 3 |
| Al Ghamdi | KSA | France v Mexico Chile v Switzerland |
2 1 |
| Undiano | ESP | Germany v Serbia Korea DPR v Cote d’Ivoire |
1 3 |
| Coulibaly | MLI | Slovenia v USA | 4 |
| Rosetti | ITA | Ghana v Australia | 2 |
| Pozo | CHI | Portugal v Korea DPR Cameroon v Netherlands |
7 3 |
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) was the first referee to officiate three games (South Africa v Mexico, England v Algeria and Greece v Argentina). Three other referees have offictiated three games each: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay), Yuichi Nashimura (Japan); Hector Baldassi (Argentina). Fifteen referees have officiated at two games each: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles), Carlos Batres (Guatemala), Stephane Lannoy (France), Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia), Oscar Ruiz (Colombia), Viktor Kassai (Hungary), Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal), Wolfgang Stark (Germany), Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium), Carlos Simon (Brazil), Jerome Damon (South Africa), Howard Webb (England), Benito Archundia (Mexico), Marco Rodriguez (Mexico), Alberto Udiano (Spain).
Pablo Pozo (Chile) has had the longest wait on the referee panel to referee a game. His first game, Game 30 Portugal v Korea DPR, was the highest scoring game of the tournament. He refereed game 44 as his second game. His two games have produced ten goals.
Five referees on the FIFA panel for this World Cup did not referee a game in the qualifying rounds of the tournament.
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