The 40-year-old French judge was appointed by FIFA to adjudicate in the clash between the Tricolor and the Africans in group A.
Ecuador continues his way in the World Cup in Qatar 2022 opposite his right Senegal for group A which they share with the Netherlands and Qatar. And the referee appointed by FIFA to start the match the international Khalifa, who could decide the fate of the tricolor in the competition, is Clement Turpinthe jury of the final of the last edition of the UEFA Champions League between Liverpool and Real Madrid which Merengue won.
The referee is seconded to the bands by his compatriots Nicholas Danos Y Cyril Gringore, while the fourth réferi will be the Romanian Isvan Kovacs. Meanwhile, the VAR will bemanaged by Jerome Brisard, Benoit Millot, Ciro Carbone and Drew Fischer.
Who is Clement Turpin?
The 40-year-old Frenchman (16-05-1982), brother of also the Maltese referee Ishmael Barbara, is a judge with extensive international experience, which started in 2010 and throughout his career he has directed World Cups, European Cups and Olympic Games, among others. alsoHe was in charge of refereeing the season’s Europa League final 2019/20 in which Villarreal were declared champions against Manchester United in the penalty shootout. Also was present at the 2017/18 Coupe de la Ligue final between Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco, the Coupe de France played by the Parisians and Olympique de Marseille in the 2014/15 season, the 2010/11 PSG match against Lille, and the Trophee des Champions 2014/15.
In the last edition of the planetary event, in Russia 2018, he was a star in Uruguay’s win over Saudi Arabia in the group stage (1-0) and Switzerland’s draw against Costa Rica (2-2). And in this version, it premiered in the goalless draw between Uruguay and South Korea.
In total he played 504 games with a balance of 1,619 yellow cards and 98 red cards, in which he received 175 penalties. This year, he made 13 appearances in the Champions League, UEFA Nations League and Ligue 1, striking out at Le Classique at the Parc des Princes, which was resolved with a goal from Neymar.
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