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The Copa America Centenario is just over a week away and a tournament cannot be played without referees (until they invent robot refs). The organizing committee for the tournament have announced the list of 53 referees and assistants from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL to officiate the special anniversary Copa America.
In total, seven officials from the USA were picked to take part in the tournament. The most notable name on the list is the much-maligned MLS referee, Mark Geiger. The American participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has been involved with several controversial incidents that have scarred his reputation among soccer followers. Most notably was his handling of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal between Mexico and Panama, which saw El Tri awarded a dubious late penalty in stoppage time.
He was also the referee who Jermaine Jones got into a bust up with that resulted in the USMNT veteran getting a six-match suspension last year.
The full list of officials are below:
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CONMEBOL Referees |
Country |
CONMEBOL Assistant Referees |
Country |
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LOUSTAU Patricio |
BRAILOVSKY Ezequiel |
Argentina |
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SCIME Ariel |
Argentina |
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VARGAS Gery |
Bolivia |
BUSTILLOS Javier |
Bolivia |
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MONTAÑA Juan |
Bolivia |
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LOPES Héber |
GIL Kleber |
Brazil |
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BOSCHILIA Bruno |
Brazil |
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BASCUÑAN Julio |
ASTROZA Carlos |
Chile |
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SCHIEMANN Christian |
Chile |
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ROLDAN Wilmar |
GUZMAN Alexander |
Colombia |
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NAVARRO Wilmar |
Colombia |
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ZAMBRANO Roddy |
VERA Luis |
Ecuador |
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ROMEO Byron |
Ecuador |
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CACERES Enrique |
CARDOZO Eduardo |
Paraguay |
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SALDIVAR Milciades |
Paraguay |
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CARRILLO Victor |
Peru |
YUPANQUI Jorge |
Peru |
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CARRERA Coty |
Peru |
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CUNHA Andres |
TARAN Nicolas |
Uruguay |
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TRINIDAD Richard |
Uruguay |
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ARGOTE José |
Venezuela |
MURILLO Luis |
Venezuela |
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SANCHEZ Luis |
Venezuela |
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Reserved Referees |
Country |
Reserved Assistant Referees |
Country |
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SAMPAIO Wilton |
Brazil |
ROSSI Gustavo |
Argentina |
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LAMOROUX Wilson |
Colombia |
GAONA Dario |
Paraguay |
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FEDORCZUK Daniel |
Uruguay |
LEON Alexander John |
Colombia |
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CONCACAF Referees |
Country |
CONCACAF Assistant Referees |
Country |
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MONTERO Ricardo |
JARA Octavio |
Costa Rica |
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MORA Juan |
Costa Rica |
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MARTINEZ Yadel |
Cuba |
DOPICO Hiran |
Cuba |
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RAMIREZ Christian |
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AGUILAR Joel |
El Salvador |
ZUMBA Juan |
El Salvador |
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TORRES William |
El Salvador |
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GARCIA Roberto |
Mexico |
CAMARGO Jose Luis |
Mexico |
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MORIN Alberto |
Mexico |
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PITTI John |
Panama |
VICTORIA Gabriel |
Panama |
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MORGANTE Charles |
USA |
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GEIGER Mark |
USA |
FLETCHER Joseph |
Canada |
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MANIKOWSKI Peter |
USA |
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MARRUFO Jair |
USA |
ROCKWELL Corey |
USA |
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PARKER Corey |
USA |
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VILLAREAL Armando |
USA |