Walter López (football referee)

Walter López (2015)

Walter Alexander López Castellanos (born September 25, 1980 ) is a Guatemalan football referee .

López was nominated as a support referee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and was appointed fourth official in four games . He has been an international referee since 2006.

At the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup , he led the final between Real Madrid and CA San Lorenzo de Almagro , which Real Madrid won 2-0.

López gained a lot of attention with a wrong decision on October 10, 2017 in the final group match of the CONCACAF qualification for the 2018 World Cup between Panama and Costa Rica, when he scored a goal for Panama in the 53rd minute, although the ball from Blas Pérez next to that Gate rolled. Panama won the game 2-1 in the end and only qualified for the World Cup with these three points.

Web links

Profile at spox.com

Individual evidence

↑ Overview of the Guatemalan referees on fifa.com
↑ Panama at the 2018 World Cup , on sportschau.de. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	López, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	López Castellanos, Walter Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Guatemalan football referee
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1980

[1] Overview of the Guatemalan referees on fifa.com

[2] Panama at the 2018 World Cup , on sportschau.de. Retrieved June 24, 2018.