Pablo Antonio Pozo Quinteros (born March 27, 1973) is a former
Chilean
football
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referee
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. In 2008 Pozo refereed in the
Beijing Olympics and the
FIFA Club World Cup
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in Japan.
In the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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in
South Africa Pozo became the first Chilean to referee a World Cup since
Mario Sanchez Yanten participated in the
1998 World Cup
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in France. He was originally scheduled to take charge of the first-round match between
Algeria and
Slovenia in
Johannesburg on Sunday, 13 June, but suffered an injury several days beforehand. FIFA named
Carlos Batres of
Guatemala
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as his replacement.
On June 18, FIFA designated him as the referee for the
Group G Group G may refer to:
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* One of eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup
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match between
Portugal and
Korea DPR
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in
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town on Monday, June 21. Three days later he officiated in a
Group E Group E may refer to:
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game between
Cameroon and
the Netherlands at the same
venue.
His last game as a referee was a match between
Audax Italiano
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and
Unión Española on December 19, 2010.
Personal life
Both his father, Juan, and his younger brother, Nicolás, was/is professional
referees. His older brother,
Mauricio, is a former Chile international footballer.
References
1973 births
Living people
People from Cachapoal Province
Chilean football referees
2010 FIFA World Cup referees
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