Peter Prendergast (born September 23, 1963) is a
football referee from
Jamaica. A
FIFA
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referee since January 1, 1994, his first international match was
USA against
Ireland, on June 9, 1996. Since then he has refereed many matches in the
CONCACAF Gold Cup, the
Olympics
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, the
FIFA World Cup and the
Confederations Cup. Prendergast also refereed Costa Rica - United States (2-1) in the qualification stages for the same World Cup.
At the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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, Prendergast made the call during the
Brazil vs Belgium round of 16 match to not acknowledge a goal made by
Marc Wilmots.
Prendergast is
bilingual
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, able to speak Spanish as well as his native English.
References
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Profile
1963 births
Living people
Jamaican football referees
FIFA World Cup referees
2002 FIFA World Cup referees
CONCACAF Gold Cup referees
CONCACAF Champions League referees
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