Carlos Alberto Batres González (born April 2, 1968) is a Guatemalan football referee.[3] He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments.
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Batres González | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1968 Guatemala City | ||
| Other occupation | Scientist/Politician[citation needed] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| FENAFUTG | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1996-2010[1] | CONCACAF | Referee | |
| 2001-2010[2] | FIFA | Referee | |
Having refereed in FIFA since January 1, 1996, Batres conducted his first international match on October 27, 1996, a 1998 World Cup qualifier between Panama and Canada.
He officiated at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, presiding over the Group A match between Denmark and Senegal and the second round match between Germany and Paraguay. He was also preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]
On June 13, 2010, he refereed the match between Algeria and Slovenia,[5] even though his mother had died barely four days before, on the night of June 9.[6]
On June 20, 2010, he refereed the match between Italy and New Zealand, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[7]
World Cup matches officiated
edit| Tournament | Date | Venue | Round | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | June 6, 2002 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | First round |  Denmark |
1 – 1 |  Senegal
|
| 2002 | June 15, 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo | Round of 16 |  Germany |
1 – 0 |  Paraguay
|
| 2010 | June 13, 2010 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane | First round |  Algeria |
0 – 1 |  Slovenia
|
| 2010 | June 20, 2010 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | First round |  Italy |
1 – 1 |  New Zealand
|
| 2010 | July 3, 2010 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | Quarterfinals | Paraguay |
0 – 1 |  Spain
|
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Batres". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Alberto Batres González". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Batres: Serio y de pocas bromas". Diez.hn. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
- ^ "Algeria-Slovenia". fifa.com. 2010-06-13. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ "Murió madre de árbitro Carlos Batres". nacion.com. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "New Zealand captain slams referee". Yahoo! Sports FIFA 2010 World Cup Coverage. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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