Ben Williams (football referee)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ben Williams

Benjamin Jon Williams (born April 14, 1977 in Canberra ) is an Australian football referee .

He has been a FIFA referee since 2005 and has headed the Asian Champions League since 2008 . In 2010 he was selected for the Club World Cup , where he was not used, and for the soccer tournament of the Asian Games in Guangzhou . Williams also played at the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar , where he led the preliminary round match between Kuwait and China (0-2). In 2012 he was allowed to take part in the Olympic Games and lead the AFC Champions League Final. He was also used by FIFA at the U20 World Cup in 2013. At the 2014 World Cup , he headed three games, two of them in the group stage and one in the round of 16.

Appearances at the Football World Cup 2014

phase date Venue Home team Visiting team Result
Group stage
June 21, 2014
Curitiba
HondurasHonduras Honduras
EcuadorEcuador Ecuador
1: 2 (1: 1)
Group stage
June 26, 2014
São Paulo
Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea
BelgiumBelgium Belgium
0: 1 (0: 0)
Round of 16
June 29, 2014
Recife
Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica
GreeceGreece Greece
5: 3 i. E. (1: 1 a.d.)

Private

Williams is a PE teacher and lives in Canberra.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Williams, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williams, Benjamin Jon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian football referee
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Canberra