Sandro Ricci appointed to handle 2013 CWC Final

Brazilian referee Sandro Meira Ricci has been appointed to handle the final match of the 2013 FIFA Club  World Cup, between FC Bayern München and Raja Casablanca, to be played on 21 December 2013 in Marrakech. He will be assisted by his countrymen Emerson de Carvalho and Marcelo Van Gasse.

Sandro Ricci at his first FIFA final (c) emol.com

A FIFA referee since 2011, he joined in 2013 the list of the preselected officials for 2014 WC. This is his second FIFA tournament, aftter the 2013 U20 WC held in Turkey, competition in which he officiated two group-stage matches, one quarterfinal and the third-place final. Prior to this assignment, the last CONMEBOL referee appointed for a FIFA final had been Martín Vázquez from Uruguay, which handled the FIFA U17 WC Final in 2009.  For Sandro Ricci, this will be the second match in the competition, after having refereed a quarterfinal.  To complete the officiating crew for this final, Mark Geiger will act as fourth official and Sean Hurd as reserve assistant referee.

Match 8 - Final

21 December 2013, 20:30 CET (Marrakech)
FC Bayern München - Raja Casablanca

Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)
Fourth Official: Mark Geiger (USA)

Reserve AR: Sean Hurd (USA)

A few hours earlier, the third place final will be played in the same stadium, between Guangzhou Evergrande FC and Atletico Mineiro. The referee selected by FIFA for this clash is the Iranian Alireza Faghani, at his second match in this tournament, after a quarterfinal. Néant Alioum will take the duties of fourth official.

Match 7 - Third Place Final

21 December 2013, 17:30 CET (Marrakech)
Guangzhou Evergrande FC - Atletico Mineiro

Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN)

Assistant Referee 1: Hassan Kamranifar (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)

Fourth Official: Néant Alioum (CMR)

Reserve AR: Peter Edibi (NGA)

Thanks, as always, to our source Árbitro Internacional for the  whole coverage of the appointments for this tournament.