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On Sunday, the World Cup final will be officiated by Horacio Elizondo, who ejected the star player Wayne Rooney from the field during the quarterfinal between Portugal and England.
Although Germans Markus Merk and Slovak Luboš Michel were considered favorites, the decision was made to entrust this role to the 42-year-old Argentine.
H.Elizondo also officiated the opening World Cup match between Costa Rica and Germany.
A physical education teacher, he has been professionally refereeing since 1994, with his first international match taking place in October 1996 between Ecuador and Colombia.
His assistants will be his compatriots Dario Garcia and Rodolfo Otero.
Meanwhile, in the "small final" - the match for third place - between Germany and Portugal, the referee will be Japanese Toru Kamikawa.
