Joël Quiniou (born 11 July 1950) is a former
football referee from
France
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. He is best known for supervising eight matches in the
FIFA World Cup
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, one in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
, three in
1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...
and four in
1994
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...
.
Career
He supervised eight matches in the
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
, one in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
, three in
1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...
and four in
1994
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...
. In the group stages of the 1986 World Cup, Quiniou sent off Uruguay's
Jose Batista in the first minute of the match against Scotland, after a rough tackle on
Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Co ...
. this remains the fastest dismissal in World Cup history.
[Pan Pylas and Anne-Marie Belgrave]
"Uruguay's Batista shown fastest red card"
''Associated Press'', 6 June 2014
Quiniou received criticism for his performance at the
1994 FIFA World Cup Semi-final between Bulgaria and Italy. Several penalty claims by the Bulgarians were turned down, most notably when
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta (born 24 April 1966) is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender, who usually played as a centre back.
Throughout his club career, Costacurta spent over twenty years with AC Milan between 19 ...
handled the ball inside the penalty area.
[WORLD CUP USA '94: SEMIFINALS : Bulgaria Blames French Resistance : Officiating: Referee accused of bias because of his nationality; Bulgaria beat France in decisive Cup qualifier.]
''Los Angeles Times'', 14 July 1994
World Cup matches
Honours
Orders
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Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 1994
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References
External links
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Profile
1950 births
French football referees
FIFA World Cup referees
1990 FIFA World Cup referees
Living people
1994 FIFA World Cup referees
1986 FIFA World Cup referees
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
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