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Néstor Pitana

Néstor Fabián Pitana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnestoɾ piˈtana]; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine former football referee who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1] He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia.[2] Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second referee to take charge of the opening game and the Final in the same tournament (after fellow Argentinian Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006).[3]

Néstor Pitana
Pitana at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Pitana at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Full name Néstor Fabián Pitana
Born (1975-06-17) 17 June 1975 (age 49)
Corpus, Argentina
Domestic
Years League Role
Argentine Primera División Referee
International
Years League Role
2010–2022 FIFA listed Referee

Controversies

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2018 World Cup final

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final § Pre-match

Pitana's performance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final has seen some controversy, mostly related to the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.[4][5] France's first goal was scored from a free kick that was seen by many as a dive from Antoine Griezmann (the rules at the time related to VAR forbade intervention in the case, however).[4][6] France's second goal was scored from a penalty given after Pitana was informed by VAR that he may wish to review the recording of Ivan Perišić's handball.[7][8] After a lengthy deliberation, Pitana awarded the penalty to France, which many pundits called an incorrect interpretation of the rules.[9][10][11][12]

2021 Copa America

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"And not for the first time in his career," Pitana's decisions during the 24 June 2021 Copa America game between Brazil and Colombia were also a source of intense controversy. At the 78th minute, Pitana continued the game on a ball that had hit his legs, which according to International Football Association Board rules, should have led to a stop of play. As the Colombian players stood still expecting play to be paused, Brazil scored, tying the match and eventually contributing to Brazil's 2-1 victory.[13][14]

Record

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2014 FIFA World Cup – Brazil
Date Match Venue Round
17 June 2014   Russia –   South Korea Cuiabá Group stage
22 June 2014   United States –   Portugal Manaus Group stage
25 June 2014   Honduras –    Switzerland Manaus Group stage
4 July 2014   France –   Germany Rio de Janeiro Quarter-final
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
Date Match Venue Round
14 June 2018   Russia –   Saudi Arabia Moscow Group stage
27 June 2018   Mexico –   Sweden Ekaterinburg Group stage
1 July 2018   Croatia –   Denmark Nizhny Novgorod Round of 16
6 July 2018   Uruguay –   France Nizhny Novgorod Quarter-final
15 July 2018   France –   Croatia Moscow Final

Statistics

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Tournaments Constester Years Matches     Average     Average
  Primera División de Argentina   AFA–SAF 2007– 269 1275 4.74 89 0.33
  Primera B Nacional   AFA 2006–2017 61 278 4.55 14 0.23
  Copa Argentina   AFA 2011– 4 19 4.75 1 0.25
  Supercopa Argentina   AFA 2014 1 4 4.00 0 0.00
  Relegation   AFA 2009–2012 4 27 6.75 0 0.00
  Copa América   Conmebol 2015 2 8 4.00 1 0.50
  Copa Conmebol Libertadores   Conmebol 2010– 34 158 4.64 7 0.21
  Copa Conmebol Sudamericana   Conmebol 2010– 16 79 4.94 7 0.44
  Recopa Conmebol Sudamericana   Conmebol 2012; 2015 2 11 5.50 2 1.00
  South American Under-17 Football Championship   Conmebol 2011 3 11 3.67 0 0.00
FIFA World Cup FIFA 2014; 2018 9 23 2.56 0 0.00
FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA 2017 2 5 2.50 0 0.00
FIFA World Cup qualification CONMEBOL FIFA 2011– 10 52 5.20 3 0.33
FIFA World Cup Intercontinental play-offs FIFA 2017 1 7 7.00 0 0.00
Friendlies FIFA 2011–2012 2 11 5.50 0 0.00
2016 Río de Janeiro IOC–FIFA 2016 2 5 2.50 0 0.00
Totals 2006– 422 1973 4.67 124 0.29
Matches as referee are correct as of 13 August 2018

Source: worldfootball.net[15]

References

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  1. ^ Profile on worldreferee.com.
  2. ^ "Nestor Pitana to referee the Opening Match of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Nestor Pitana to referee World Cup Final". FIFA.com. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Menzas, Jack (15 July 2018). "World Cup final referee in VAR penalty controversy". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. ^ Hackett, Keith (15 July 2018). "Decisions in the World Cup final showed, again, VAR's fatal flaw: the on-field referee making the final decision". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ^ Homewood, Brian (15 July 2018). "Pitana's path from film extra to World Cup final referee". Reuters. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. ^ "FIFA must rethink the handball rule: Osvaldo Ardiles - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. ^ Soidri, Abdallah (15 July 2018). "L'arbitre de la finale de la Coupe du Monde raconte sa décision de siffler pénalty pour les Bleus". Football Stories (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. ^ Clattenburg, Mark (15 July 2018). "Mark Clattenburg: World Cup final referee got penalty call wrong". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. ^ "World Cup 2018: Nestor Pitana's worst day... which saw him suspended". MARCA in English. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ Wahl, Grant (15 July 2018). "France wins World Cup–with an assist from VAR". SI.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Former refs disagree on France penalty". The New Paper. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Referee controversy overshadows Brazil's Copa América win over Colombia". CNN. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Copa America 2021: Colombia protest as Brazil eke out win". The National. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Néstor Pitana: matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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