Ivan Eklind

Ivan Eklind (center) during 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Ivan Henning Hjalmar Eklind (October 15, 1905 – July 23, 1981) was a football referee from Sweden known for refereeing the 1934 FIFA World Cup Final between Italy and Czechoslovakia in Rome. He is the youngest referee to this day that officiate the FIFA World Cup final at the age of 29.

Career

Eklind officiated the 1934 FIFA World Cup semifinal Italy-Austria, as well as the final which Italy won 2-1.^[1] Afterwards he was heavily criticized for having favoured the Italian team.^[2]

Eklind officiated in 6 World Cup finals matches over 3 tournaments (1934–1950) (one as Assistant Referee to Baert in June 1938), including the Brazil triumph against Poland in Strasbourg in which 11 goals were scored and a Group A match at the 1950 World Cup. Baert was also to go on to enjoy an incredibly lengthy international career.

References

External links

Ivan Eklind at WorldFootball.net
WorldCupGoal at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-11)

Preceded by Jean Langenus	FIFA World Cup final match referees 1934 Ivan Eklind	Succeeded by Georges Capdeville

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[1] ttp://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/ph/1934.html?i=3&d=1

[2] ttps://goldengenerations.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/football-and-fascism-the-1934-world-cup/