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Argentine referee Nestor Pitana, accompanied by his assistants Hernan Maidana and Juan Pablo Belatti, lead the 2018 FIFA World Cup ™ finals at the Lushnanicki stadium between France and Croatia on Sunday.
Pitana, 43 years old The physical education teacher has already led four matches at the World Cup in Russia: the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, the group match Mexico vs Sweden, the playoff round against Croatia and the quarter-finals between Uruguay and France. It is after Norberto Coerezza, who directed the games 1970 and 1978, the second Argentine, which comes in two world cups used. After Horacio Elizondo 2006, he will also be the second Argentine to lead a World Cup final.
Pitana is one of the most experienced referees of South America. After three matches at the 2013 U-17 World Cup, he was named the following year for the World Cup in Brazil, where he led four matches, including the quarterfinals between France and the World Cup. ;Germany. In 2015, he was nominated for the Copa America for the only time and whistled the final of the Supercopa Argentina between River Plate and Huracan.
Pitana returned to Brazil for the 2016 Olympic Football Tournament, where he refereed in the semifinal against Nigeria. In 2017, he again led the semifinal to the Confederations Cup, this time Germany played against Mexico.
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