Viktor Kassai
 Viktor Kassai in 2008 |
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| Born | 10 September 1975 Tatabánya, Hungary |
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| Other occupation | Printing sales | ||
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| 1996– | NB I | ||
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| 2003– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Viktor Kassai (Hungarian pronunciation: [’kɒʃːɒi ’viktor]; born 10 September 1975) is a Hungarian football referee. He has participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and he has been a full international for FIFA since 2003. Kassai refereed the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final.
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[edit] Career
Kassai was selected to referee the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the group stage match between Brazil and Korea Republic, as well as the Argentina-Korea DPR match.
Kassai refereed in UEFA Euro 2008 as the fourth official in several maches. During 2008, he also officiated in the 2008 Olympic Games (men's tournament), including in the final.[1]
[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup
Kassai was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[2] He refereed in the first leg of the AFC 5th vs OFC winner qualifier between Bahrain and New Zealand.
On 5 July, it was announced that he would be in charge for the Germany vs Spain semifinal. It was his 4th match in the World Cup. This is the highest prestige match a Hungarian referee has ever been in charge for since Sándor Puhl's 1994 FIFA World Cup Final.
[edit] Brazil vs Korea DPR
His first appearance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a group stage match between Brazil and North Korea on 15 June 2010, which Brazil won 2–1. He refereed two matches in the group stage.
| 15 June 2010 20:30 |
Brazil  |
2 – 1 |  North Korea |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 54,331 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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Maicon  55'Elano 72' |
Ji Yun-Nam 89' |
[edit] Mexico vs Uruguay
| 22 June 2010 16:00 |
Mexico  |
0 – 1 |  Uruguay |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance: 33,425 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| Suárez 43' |
[edit] United States vs Ghana
The match finished after extra time, becoming the first match in the World Cup to happen so. It was the first time that either Ghana or the United States played in a World Cup match ending in extra time.
| 26 June 2010 20:30 |
United States  |
1 – 2 (a.e.t.) |  Ghana |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance: 34,976 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| Donovan 62' (pen.) |
K. Boateng 5' Gyan 93' |
[edit] Germany vs Spain
| 7 July 2010 20:30 |
Germany  |
0 – 1 |  Spain |
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 60,960 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| Report | Puyol 73' |
[edit] UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying
[edit] England vs Bulgaria
| 3 September 2010 20:00 |
England  |
4 – 0 |  Bulgaria |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 73,246 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| Defoe 3', 61', 86' Johnson 83' |
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[edit] Belarus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 2 September 2011 19:30 (CEST) |
 Belarus |
0 – 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina  |
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| Report | Salihović 22' (pen.) Medunjanin 24' |
[edit] Estonia vs Republic of Ireland play-off
| 11 November 2011 21:45 UTC+2 |
Estonia  |
0 – 4 |  Republic of Ireland |
A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Attendance: 10,811[3] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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| Report | Andrews 13' Walters 67'Keane 71', 88' (pen.) |
[edit] 2011 UEFA Champions League Final
Kassai was the head of an all-Hungarian crew in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium in London, where he cautioned two players apiece on both the Barcelona (Daniel Alves and Victor Valdés) and Manchester (Antonio Valencia and Michael Carrick) sides.
| 28 May 2011 19:45 |
Barcelona |
3 – 1 | Manchester United |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 87,695[4] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)[5] |
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| Pedro 27' Messi 54'Villa 69' |
Report | Rooney 34' |
[edit] References
- ^ KEMLSZ (Hungarian)
- ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
- ^ "Official record". jalgpall.ee. Estonian Football Association. 11 Nov 2011. http://www.jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=3314. Retrieved 12 Nov 2011.
- ^ "Full time report". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2011. http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/ucl/2011/2003352_fr.pdf. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Kassai to referee UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 27 May 2011. http://en.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/refereeing/news/newsid=1635212.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- FIFA profile
- Kassai Viktor on WorldReferee.com
- Interview with Kassai Viktor – origo.hu (Hungarian)
| Preceded by 2010 UEFA Champions League Final Howard Webb |
UEFA Champions League 2011 UEFA Champions League Final  Viktor Kassai |
Succeeded by TBA |
| Preceded by FIFA Men's Olympic Football Tournament Final 2004  Kyros Vassaras |
FIFA Men's Olympic Football Tournament Final Referees FIFA Men's Olympic Football Tournament Final 2008 Viktor Kassai |
Succeeded by TBA |
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