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{{Short description|Czechoslovak football referee (1894–1964)}}
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'''Augustin Gustav Krist''' (12 December 1894 &ndash; 2 March 1964) was the first [[Czechoslovakia]]n to be appointed to officiate at a [[FIFA World Cup]] final match when he was [[Assistant referee (association football)|linesman]] in the 1938 final between [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in Paris. He was born in [[Kroměříž]].

Krist had earlier been the match referee in the game between [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] and [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in which Sweden won 8–0.  Krist had come to prominence in European football circles in the middle of the 1930s, assuming control in various internationals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem-intres30.html |title=Romania National Team 1930-1939 - Details |publisher=Rsssf.com |accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/picturegallery.php?id=14 |title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats&#93; |publisher=Soccerscene.ie |accessdate=2019-09-12}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{WorldFootball.net referee}}
* {{EU-Football.info referee}}
* {{Soccerway referee|augustin-krist/109276}}

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[[Category:1894 births]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:Czech football referees]]
[[Category:Czechoslovak football referees]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup finals match officials]]
[[Category:1938 FIFA World Cup referees]]
[[Category:People from Kroměříž]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Zlín Region]]


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