William Mattus Vega (born April 17, 1964 in
Barva
Barva is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape.
Toponymy
The name comes from Barvac or Barvak a cacique of the area around 1569, which ...
,
Heredia) is a former
football referee from
Costa Rica, best known for supervising two matches during the
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea an ...
held in
Japan and
South Korea
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. As of 2022, Mattus is the last Costa Rican to officiate a match at a FIFA World Cup, as fellow countrymen have performed as assistant referees only.
References
William Mattus – referee profileat WorldFootball.net
William Mattus – referee profileat Weltfussball.de
1964 births
Living people
People from Heredia Province
Costa Rican football referees
Copa América referees
2002 FIFA World Cup referees
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