Carlos Batres
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Batres González | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1968 Guatemala Guatemala City | ||
| Other occupation | Scientist, politician[citation needed] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| FENAFUTG | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1996-2010[citation needed] | CONCACAF | Referee | |
| 2001-2010[1] | FIFA | Referee | |
Carlos Alberto Batres González (born April 2, 1968) is a Guatemalan football referee.[2] He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments.
Having refereed in FIFA since January 1, 1996, Batres conducted his first international match on October 27, 1996, a 1998 World Cup qualifier between Panama and Canada.
He officiated at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, presiding over the Group A match between Denmark and Senegal and the second round match between Germany and Paraguay. He was also preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3]
On June 13, 2010, he refereed the match between Algeria and Slovenia,[4] even though his mother had died barely four days before, on the night of June 9.[5]
On June 20, 2010, he refereed the match between Italy and New Zealand, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
World Cup matches officiated
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | Date | Venue | Round | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | June 6, 2002 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | First round | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| 2002 | June 15, 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo | Round of 16 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay |
| 2010 | June 13, 2010 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane | First round | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 0 – 1 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| 2010 | June 20, 2010 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | First round | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| 2010 | July 3, 2010 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | Quarterfinals | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 0 – 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
References
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