Viktor Kassai
 Viktor Kassai in 2008 | |||
| Born |
10 September 1975 Tatabánya, Hungary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Printing sales | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | ||
| 1996– | NB I | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Viktor Kassai (Kassai Viktor, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒʃːɒi ˈviktor]; born 10 September 1975) is a Hungarian football referee. He participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and refereed the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2003.
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 matches. During 2008, he also officiated in the 2008 Olympic Games, including in the final.[1]
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 been in charge of since Sándor Puhl's 1994 FIFA World Cup Final.
Brazil vs North Korea
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.
Brazil  | 2 – 1 |  North Korea |
|---|---|---|
Maicon  55'Elano 72' |
Ji Yun-Nam 89' |
Mexico vs Uruguay
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.
United States  | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) |  Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 62' (pen.) |
K. Boateng 5' Gyan 93' |
Germany vs Spain
UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying
England vs Bulgaria
Belarus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus  | 0 – 2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Salihović 22' (pen.) Medunjanin 24' |
Estonia vs Republic of Ireland play-off
Kassai handed out 6 yellows and 2 red cards for Estonian team, plus one penalty against Estonia.
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.
UEFA Euro 2012
Spain vs Italy
England vs Ukraine
Controversy
On 19 June 2012, in a group stage match of UEFA Euro 2012 between England and Ukraine conducted by Viktor Kassai, at the 62nd minute Ukrainian striker Marko Devic's effort on goal was hooked away by English defender John Terry, but TV re-plays showed that the ball had crossed the line.[7] Despite Ukrainian players' appeals, Viktor Kassai did not allow the goal. This decision was strongly criticized by Ukrainian media,[8] although the attack itself started from an offside position - a foul that was also omitted by the officials.[9] This introduced a debate on the effectiveness of the inclusion of two additional officials and the need for goal-line technology.[7] UEFA Euro 2012 was the first international tournament where two additional assistant referees were introduced on the goal-lines.[10] FIFA president Sepp Blatter said, "goal-line technology was a necessity" in the England vs Ukraine match.[11]
2012–13 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona vs Milan
Bayern Munich vs Barcelona
2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
Saudi Arabia vs Iraq
Bahrain vs Qatar
References
- ^ KEMLSZ Template:Hu
- ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
- ^ "Official record". jalgpall.ee. Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Full time report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Kassai to referee UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Full-time report England-Ukraine" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b Eric Willemsen, AP (20 June 2012). "Debate about goal-line technology revived after Ukraine denied Euro 2012 goal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Ukraine/England - Ukraine's press blast refereeing". AFP News. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Joó Gábor (20 June 2012). "A les pillanata: le kellett volna állítani az ukránt". Sport Géza (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2012 referees named". UEFA. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Sepp Blatter: Technology a 'necessity'". Fox Sports. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Barcelona – Milan" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Bayern – Barcelona" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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