FIFA have selected Morocco's Said Belqola (left), a 41-year-old customs inspector, to referee Sunday's World Cup final at the Stade de France.
Father of four Belqola, who lives in Fez, refereed the Germany v United States tie on June 15th at the Parc des Princes as well as the match between Argentina and Croatia at Bordeaux on June 26th.
A referee since 1983, he has taken charge of international matches since 1993 and officiated at the Tournoi de France last summer, before refereeing several World Cup qualifiers.
Belqola speaks English and French as well as his mother tongue Arabic.
Marc Warren of England and South Africa's Achmat Salie will be Belqola's assistants, with Saudi Arabia's Abdel Rahmane el Zeid the reserve referee.
Paraguay's Epifanio Chavez, 40, will referee the third place playoff match tomorrow between Holland and Croatia at the Parc des Princes with Vanuatu's Lencie Fred and Malta's Emmanuel Zammit running the line.
Chavez, a businessman and father of three who is based in Villarrica, speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese and Guarani, Paraguay's indigenous language. At France 98, he has already refereed the games between Cameroon and Austria and Germany's match with Iran.
Urs Meier of Switzerland will be reserve referee.
