1998 FIFA World Cup - Match Officials

Match Officials

34 referees and 33 assistants officiated in the 1998 World Cup. As a result of the extension to 32 teams in the finals, there was an increase of 10 referees and 11 officials from the 1994 World Cup.

CAF (5)
  • Said Belqola
  • Gamal Al-Ghandour
  • Lucien Bouchardeau
  • Lim Kee Chong
  • Ian McLeod
AFC (4)
  • Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid
  • Ali Bujsaim
  • Masayoshi Okada
  • Pirom Un-Prasert
UEFA (15)
  • Marc Batta
  • Günter Benkö
  • Pierluigi Collina
  • Hugh Dallas
  • Paul Durkin
  • José Garcia Aranda
  • Bernd Heynemann
  • Nikolai Levnikov
  • Urs Meier
  • Vítor Melo Pereira
  • Kim Milton Nielsen
  • Rune Pedersen
  • László Vágner
  • Mario van der Ende
  • Ryszard Wójcik
CONCACAF (3)
  • Esfandiar Baharmast
  • Arturo Brizio Carter
  • Ramesh Ramdhan
OFC (1)
  • Edward Lennie
CONMEBOL (6)
  • Javier Castrilli
  • Epifanio González
  • Márcio Rezende de Freitas
  • Mario Sanchez Yanten
  • Alberto Tejada
  • John Toro Rendón

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