In March 2013, FIFA published a list of 52 prospective

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, each paired, on the basis of nationality, with two assistant referees, from all six football confederations for the

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tournament. On 14 January 2014, the FIFA Referees Committee appointed 25 referee trios and eight support duos representing 43 different countries for the tournament. :1.Replaced assistant Referee Ravinesh Kumar, who missed the World Cup due to an injury. :2. Daniel Bennett missed the World Cup due to an injury.

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