Néstor Pitana
Néstor Fabián Pitana (born June 17, 1975 in Corpus , Misiones ) is an Argentine football referee and international referee for FIFA .
Career
Pitana's international career began in 2010, just three years after making his debut in the Argentine first division. In 2012 he led the final first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana , in 2013 the first leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores . A few months later, Pitana was scheduled for his first FIFA tournament, the U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where he chaired two preliminary round matches and a round of 16.
It celebrated its preliminary climax with participation in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In this he led three group games and a quarter-finals.
He was nominated by FIFA as one of nine main referees for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Russia .
In March 2018, Pitana was nominated as one of 36 referees for the final round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In addition to the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, he was in charge of another group match, a round of 16 and a quarter-finals. FIFA also nominated Pitana to lead the final between France and Croatia in Moscow. After his compatriot Horacio Elizondo, Pitana is only the second referee to be appointed at a world championship for both the opening game and the final. He was named World Referee of the Year 2018 by the IFFHS .
Appearances in FIFA tournaments
Appearances at the Football World Cup 2014
phase | date | Venue | Home team | Visiting team | Result |
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Group stage | 17th June 2014 | Cuiabá | Russia | South Korea | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
Group stage | June 23, 2014 | Manaus | United States | Portugal | 2: 2 (0: 1) |
Group stage | June 25, 2014 | Manaus | Honduras | Switzerland | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
Quarter finals | 4th July 2014 | Rio de Janeiro | France | Germany | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
Appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
phase | date | Venue | Home team | Visiting team | Result |
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Group stage | 18th June 2017 | Kazan | Portugal | Mexico | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
Semifinals | June 29, 2017 | Sochi | Germany | Mexico | 4: 1 (2: 0) |
Appearances at the Football World Cup 2018
phase | date | Venue | Home team | Visiting team | Result |
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Group stage | June 14, 2018 | Moscow | Russia | Saudi Arabia | 5: 0 (2: 0) |
Group stage | June 27, 2018 | Ekaterinburg | Mexico | Sweden | 0: 3 (0: 0) |
Round of 16 | 1st July 2018 | Nizhny Novgorod | Croatia | Denmark | 4: 3 n.e. (1: 1, 1: 1) |
Quarter finals | 6th July 2018 | Nizhny Novgorod | Uruguay | France | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
final | 15th July 2018 | Moscow | France | Croatia | 4: 2 (2: 1) |
Web links
- Néstor Pitana profile at weltfussball.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pitana, Néstor |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pitana, Néstor Fabián (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine football referee and FIFA international referee |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th June 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Corpus , Misiones , Argentina |