World Cup 2014: Nicola Rizzoli to referee Germany v Argentina final

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Saturday, July 12, 2014 by BBC Sport

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Italian Nicola Rizzoli has been chosen by Fifa to referee the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina.

Englishman Howard Webb, who refereed the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa, was one of Fifa's shortlisted officials but was not selected.

Germany and Argentina play in the Maracana stadium, Rio De Janeiro, at 21:00 BST on Sunday, 13 July.

Rizzoli, an architect from Bologna, has already refereed three matches at this year's tournament in Brazil.

The 42-year-old took charge of Spain v Netherlands, Nigeria v Argentina and Argentina v Belgium.

Rizzoli also refereed the 2010 Europa League final between Atletico Madrid and Fulham, and the 2013 Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

On Sunday he will be assisted by compatriots Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani, while Ecuadorian Carlos Vera will be the fourth official.

He will become the third Italian referee to officiate a final, after Sergio Gonella in 1978 and Pierluigi Collina in 2002.

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P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 2 7
2 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
3 Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 3
4 Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 0
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 9
2 Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 6
3 Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 3
4 Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 0
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 2 9
2 Greece 3 1 1 1 2 4 4
3 Cote d'Ivoire 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
4 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 6 1
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
2 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 6
3 Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
4 England 3 0 1 2 2 4 1
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 France 3 2 1 0 8 2 7
2 Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 6
3 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
4 Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 0
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 3 9
2 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 3
4 Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 1
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 7
2 USA 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
3 Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 4
4 Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 1
P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 9
2 Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 4
3 Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
4 Korea Republic 3 0 1 2 3 6 1

Rank

Player

Country

Goals(pen)

1	James David Rodriguez Rubio	6(1)
2	Thomas Muller	5(1)
3	Lionel Andres Messi	4
4	Neymar da Silva Santos Junior	4(1)
4	Robin van Persie	4(1)
6	Arjen Robben	3
6	Enner Valencia	3
6	Xherdan Shaqiri	3
6	Andre Schurrle	3
10	Karim Benzema	3(1)
11	Jackson Arley Martinez Valencia	2
11	Miroslav Klose	2
11	Mats Hummels	2
11	Toni Kroos	2
11	Memphis Depay	2
11	Gonzalez Bryan Ruiz	2
11	Ivan Perisic	2
11	Mario Mandzukic	2
11	Clint Dempsey	2
11	Ahmed Musa	2
11	Luis Suarez	2
11	Mario Gotze	2
11	Oscar Dos Santos Emboaba Junior	2
11	Abdelmoumene Djabou	2
11	Islam Slimani	2
11	Alexis Alejandro Sanchez	2
11	Asamoah Gyan	2
11	Andre Ayew	2
11	Tim Cahill	2
11	Yao Gervais Kouassi Gervinho	2
11	Wilfried Bony	2
11	David Luiz	2
33	Carlos Costly	1
33	Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro	1
33	Eduardo Jesus Vargas Rojas	1
33	Carlos Mariano Aranguiz Sandoval	1
33	Jean Beausejour	1
33	Yacine Brahimi	1
33	Rafik Halliche	1
33	Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain	1
33	Angel Fabian Di Maria	1
33	Marcos Faustino Rojo	1
33	Avdija Vrsajevic	1
33	Vedad Ibisevic	1
33	Miralem Pjanic	1
33	Edin Dzeko	1
33	Jan Vertonghen	1
33	Marouane Fellaini	1
33	Dries Mertens	1
33	Kevin De Bruyne	1
33	Romelu Lukaku	1
33	Divock Origi	1
33	Fernando Luis Roza, Fernandinho	1
33	Frederico Chaves Guedes, Fred	1
33	Thiago Silva	1
33	Blerim Dzemaili	1
33	Admir Mehmedi	1
33	Haris Seferovic	1
33	Fernando Torres	1
33	David Villa Sanchez	1
33	Juan Manuel Mata Garcia	1
33	Diego Godin Leal	1
33	Wayne Rooney	1
33	Daniel Sturridge	1
33	Claudio Marchisio	1
33	Mario Balotelli Barwuah	1
33	Reza Ghoochannejhad	1
33	Georgios Samaras	1
33	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	1
33	Andreas Samaris	1
33	Lee Keun Ho	1
33	Koo Ja Cheol	1
33	Son Heung Min	1
33	Rafael Marquez Alvarez	1
33	Oribe Peralta Morones	1
33	Jose Andres Guardado	1
33	Giovani Dos Santos Ramirez	1
33	Javier Hernandez Balcazar, Chicharito	1
33	Jermaine Jones	1
33	Granit Xhaka	1
33	Keisuke Honda	1
33	Shinji Okazaki	1
33	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro	1
33	Silvestre Manuel Goncalves Varela	1
33	Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha,Nani	1
33	Osazemwinde Peter Odemwingie	1
33	John Brooks	1
33	Julian Green	1
33	Ivica Olic	1
33	Joel Matip	1
33	Marcos Danilo Urena Porras	1
33	Joel Campbell	1
33	Oscar Duarte	1
33	Wesley Sneijder	1
33	Georginio Wijnaldum	1
33	Leroy Fer	1
33	Daley Blind	1
33	Stefan de Vrij	1
33	Sami Khedira	1
33	Mesut Ozil	1
33	Alexander Kerzhakov	1
33	Aleksandr Kokorin	1
33	Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua	1
33	Pablo Armero Estifer	1
33	Teofilo Antonio Gutierrez Roncancio	1
33	Blaise Matuidi	1
33	Mathieu Valbuena	1
33	Moussa Sissoko	1
33	Olivier Giroud	1
33	Paul Pogba	1
111	Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello	1(1)
111	Klaas Jan Huntelaar	1(1)
111	Xabi Alonso	1(1)
111	Edinson Cavani	1(1)
111	Sofiane Feghouli	1(1)
111	Michael John Jedinak	1(1)

Cities & Stadiums

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	2	7
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	1	7
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	6	6	3
4	Cameroon	3	0	0	3	1	9	0

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	10	3	9
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	5	3	6
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	4	7	3
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	3	9	0

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Colombia	3	3	0	0	9	2	9
2	Greece	3	1	1	1	2	4	4
3	Cote d'Ivoire	3	1	0	2	4	5	3
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	2	6	1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Costa Rica	3	2	1	0	4	1	7
2	Uruguay	3	2	0	1	4	4	6
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	2	3	3
4	England	3	0	1	2	2	4	1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	0	8	2	7
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	7	6	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	3	3	4
4	Honduras	3	0	0	3	1	8	0

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	9
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	4
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	7	2	7
2	USA	3	1	1	1	4	4	4
3	Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	7	4
4	Ghana	3	0	1	2	4	6	1

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	4	1	9
2	Algeria	3	1	1	1	6	5	4
3	Russia	3	0	2	1	2	3	2
4	Korea Republic	3	0	1	2	3	6	1

World Cup 2014: Nicola Rizzoli to referee Germany v Argentina final

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