Mauricio Espinosa

Mauricio Espinosa (born May 6, 1972 in Montevideo ) is a Uruguayan football referee who is used in international games as an assistant referee . In the round of 16 between Germany and England at the 2010 World Cup , he did not show the referee a clear goal by Frank Lampard .

Life

Espinosa works full-time as a teacher. He speaks English and Spanish . He has been on international assignments since 2006.

World Championship 2010

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At the 2010 World Cup, Espinosa was the assistant to the Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda in four games: in Group D in Australia against Serbia , in Group E in Cameroon against Denmark , in the preliminary round match Ivory Coast against Portugal in Group G and in the round of 16 between Germany and England. In the 38th minute of the game, Frank Lampard shot at the crossbar of the German goal, from where the ball landed about 40 centimeters behind the goal line and jumped back against the crossbar before the German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could secure the ball. Espinosa decided to "continue playing" when asked by referee Larrionda. After the game, Espinosa's mistake triggered a lot of media coverage, which led to a discussion about the introduction of technical aids in football, such as video evidence. FIFA announced that Espinosa and Larrionda would not have any further appearances at the 2010 World Cup.

World Championship 2018

In May 2018, Espinosa was Andrés Cunha's assistant, together with second assistant Nicolas Taran, as one of 36 referee teams at the 2018 World Cup in Russia . The team led two preliminary round matches and the semi-finals between France and Belgium (1-0).

Web links

• Profile on Fifa.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of match officials ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on resources.fifa.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.