László Vágner (born December 24, 1955, in
Gávavencsellő) is a
Hungarian former
football referee.
He refereed two matches in the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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in
France
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:
Scotland
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v
Norway
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at the
Parc de Lescure in
Bordeaux
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, and
Chile
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v
Cameroon
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at the
Stade de la Beaujoire
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The stadium was built in a hexagon ...
in
Nantes
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which ended in controversial circumstances as he denied Cameroon two apparently clean goals and dished out two red cards to Cameroon.
[American Referee's Call Has Brazil Reeling After The Call, Norway Converted A Penalty Kick To Upset The Defending Champion, 2-1.]
/ref>[http://ussoccernumbers.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/cameroon-1998-a-profile/ Cameroon 1998: A ProfileJune 26, 2009 Michael Blauvelt]
References
Profile
1955 births
Hungarian football referees
1998 FIFA World Cup referees
Living people
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