Néstor Pitana
 Pitana at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Full name | Néstor Fabián Pitana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 June 1975 Corpus, Misiones, Argentina | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| Argentine Primera División | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2010–present | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Néstor Fabián Pitana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnestoɾ piˈtana]; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1] He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia.[2] Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final (after Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006).[3] Pitana's performance in the Final has seen some controversy, mostly related to the use of VAR. France's first goal was scored from a free kick which was seen by many as a dive from Griezmann (however, the current rules related to VAR forbade intervention in the case). France's second goal was scored from a penalty given after Pitana was informed by VAR that he may wish to review the recording of Perišić's handball. After a lengthily deliberation and indecisiveness, Pitana awarded the penalty to France, which many pundits called an incorrect interpretation of the rules, which steered the game into France's favor.
FIFA World Cup
| 2014 FIFA World Cup – Brazil | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 17 June 2014 |   | Cuiabá | Group stage |
| 22 June 2014 |   | Manaus | Group stage |
| 25 June 2014 |   | Manaus | Group stage |
| 4 July 2014 |   | Rio de Janeiro | Quarter-final |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia | |||
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 14 June 2018 |  | Moscow | Group stage |
| 27 June 2018 |   | Ekaterinburg | Group stage |
| 1 July 2018 |   | Nizhny Novgorod | Round of 16 |
| 6 July 2018 |  | Nizhny Novgorod | Quarter-final |
| 15 July 2018 | | Moscow | Final |
Statistics
| Tournaments | Constester | Years | Matches |  |
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2007– | 269 | 1275 | 4.74 | 89 | 0.33 |
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2006–2017 | 61 | 278 | 4.55 | 14 | 0.23 |
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2011– | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 0.25 |
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2014 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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2009–2012 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.00 |
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2015 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 0.50 |
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2010– | 34 | 158 | 4.64 | 7 | 0.21 |
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2010– | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 7 | 0.44 |
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2012; 2015 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 2 | 1.00 |
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2011 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| FIFA World Cup | FIFA | 2014; 2018 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 0.00 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | FIFA | 2017 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification CONMEBOL | FIFA | 2011– | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 3 | 0.33 |
| FIFA World Cup Intercontinental play-offs | FIFA | 2017 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Friendlies | FIFA | 2011–2012 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2016 Río de Janeiro | IOC–FIFA | 2016 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 2006– | 422 | 1973 | 4.67 | 124 | 0.29 | |
| Matches as referee are correct as of 13 August 2018 | |||||||
Source: worldfootball.net[4]
References
- ↑ Profile on worldreferee.com.
- ↑ "Nestor Pitana to referee the Opening Match of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ "Nestor Pitana to referee World Cup Final". FIFA.com. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ "Néstor Pitana: matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
External links
| Sporting positions Néstor Pitana | ||
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| Preceded by 2014 FIFA World Cup Final  Nicola Rizzoli |
2018 FIFA World Cup Final Referee | Succeeded by TBA |