The referee will be Fernando Andrés Rapallini, who will officiate the round of 16 match between Spain and Morocco, which will be played on December 6 at 16:00 (Spanish time) in Education City. 44 year old Argentinian combines arbitration with family business business.

Born in La Plata in 1978, he was educated at the school of former referee Jorge Vigliano from 93 and joined the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in 2001. He started his promotion journey right away, debuting in the Argentine First Division in 2011 and winning the international category in 2014.

related trajectory

Total He managed 323 matches, which he scolded 1,680 times, received 69 red shots and 71 penalty kicks..

This World Cup in Qatar 2022 is its third major tournament after taking part in Copa América and Eurocopa 2020 in 2019. He also won seven finals and won three Superclásicos between River Plate and Boca Juniors.

In 2021, he crossed the barrier between South America and Europe. He was the first Conmebol referee to lead a Eurocup. Thanks to the exchange agreement between UEFA and the South American Confederation. He performed well, taking two penalties in the fight between Ukraine and North Macedonia.

Qatar World Cup 2022

Qatar at the 2022 World Cup logged in with Morocco – Croatiaended in a goalless draw. Moreover led Switzerland – SerbiaWhere the Helvetians took their qualifications to the round of 16 with the victory. Between these two matches, he received 12 yellow cards.

Argentine in the fight between Spain and Morocco He will be supported on the flanks by his compatriots Juan Pablo Belatti and Diego Bonfa.the fourth referee will be Raphael Claus, another South American, Brazilian.

In VAR, he will have the support of Argentina’s Mauro Vigliano and assist Colombian Nicolás Gallo. Offside VAR will lead Uruguayan Nicolás Taran, with the support of Chile’s Julio Bascuñán.

specific errors

in 2020 The AFA Disciplinary Court penalized him for repeated administrative errors in writing post-match reports, however, this sanction did not prevent him from directing any match.

The minutes indicated that River Plate defender Javier Pinola had received a yellow card, but the player he actually showed was Ignacio Fernández, who would add his fifth yellow card.

in Rapallini Huracán defenders showed two straight red cards to Lucas Merolla and Carlos Araujo, Two players who were previously reprimanded, but the referee’s report did not state that the yellow cards were ineffective.

The Argentine apologized, explaining that the report was not written by him and that he did not notice the error.

Life beyond arbitration

Rapallini is also dedicated to working in the family business specializing in the construction and design of swimming pools at City Bell, accessories and maintenance of swimming pools.