Pablo Antonio Pozo Quinteros (born March 27, 1973) is a former

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an football referee. In 2008 Pozo refereed in the Beijing Olympics and the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. In the

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Pozo became the first Chilean to referee a World Cup since

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participated in the 1998 World Cup in France. He was originally scheduled to take charge of the first-round match between

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and

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on Sunday, 13 June, but suffered an injury several days beforehand. FIFA named Carlos Batres of Guatemala as his replacement. On June 18, FIFA designated him as the referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G, Group G match between Portugal national football team, Portugal and Korea DPR national football team, Korea DPR in Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town on Monday, June 21. Three days later he officiated in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E, Group E game between Cameroon national football team, Cameroon and Netherlands national football team, the Netherlands at the same Cape Town Stadium, venue. His last game as a referee was a match between Audax Italiano and Unión Española on December 19, 2010.

Personal life

Both his father, Juan, and his younger brother, Nicolás, was/is professional referee (association football), referees. His older brother, Mauricio Pozo (footballer), Mauricio, is a former Chile international footballer.

References

1973 births Living people People from Cachapoal Province Chilean football referees FIFA World Cup referees 2010 FIFA World Cup referees {{Chile-footy-bio-stub