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.

Carlos Batres
Full name Carlos Alberto Batres González
Born (1968-04-02) April 2, 1968 (age 56)
Guatemala 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

  1. ^ "Carlos Batres". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Carlos Alberto Batres González". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Carlos Batres: Serio y de pocas bromas". Diez.hn. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  4. ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
  5. ^ "Algeria-Slovenia". fifa.com. 2010-06-13. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  6. ^ "Murió madre de árbitro Carlos Batres". nacion.com. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  7. ^ "New Zealand captain slams referee". Yahoo! Sports FIFA 2010 World Cup Coverage. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
Preceded by FIFA Club World Cup final match referees
2006
  Carlos Batres
Succeeded by