Benito Archundia
Script error: No such module "Infobox3cols".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Benito Armando Archundia Téllez (born March 21, 1966) is a Mexican former football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has had his FIFA referee permission since 1993. His first fixture as an international referee was the 1994 match between USA and Greece.
Archundia is the all-time leader in appearances at the FIFA World Cup, being one of only two referees who have been appointed for 8 matches, the other being Joël Quiniou. He also shares the record for the most matches officiated in a single World Cup (5 in 2006). The only others who have achieved this feat are Horacio Elizondo in 2006, and Ravshan Irmatov in 2010.[1]
In addition, he has supervised the final of the FIFA Club World Cup twice, in 2005 and 2009.
He originally planned to retire at the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but decided to continue for at least another year. He was the referee in the grand opening of the Estadio Omnilife, which featured Guadalajara vs Manchester United.[2]
In addition to working as a professional referee, Archundia is a lawyer and economist.
World Cup
World Cup 2006
Archundia made his first World Cup appearance in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and refereed a total of five matches, equaling the most matches by an individual referee (along with Argentina's Horacio Elizondo). His final game was the semi-final between Germany and Italy. In general he was one of the most respected and proficient referees at the 2006 World Cup, and give out an average of only 3 cards per game (the lowest of any referee at the competition).[3]
| Tournament | Date | Venue | Round | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
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| 2006 | June 13 | Template:Flagicon Olympiastadion, Berlin | First round | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| 2006 | June 18 | Template:Flagicon Zentralstadion, Leipzig | First round | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| 2006 | June 22 | Template:Flagicon FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg | First round | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 0 – 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 2006 | June 26 | Template:Flagicon FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne | Round of 16 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0 – 0 (0 – 3 pk) | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| 2006 | July 4 | Template:Flagicon FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund | Semi-finals | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
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World Cup 2010
His second World Cup appearance was in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and refereed a total of three matches. His final game was the third place play-off between Germany and Uruguay.
| Tournament | Date | Venue | Round | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | June 14 | Template:Flagicon Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | First round | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay |
| 2010 | June 25 | Template:Flagicon Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban | First round | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 0 – 0 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| 2010 | July 10 | Template:Flagicon Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | Third place play-off | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 2 – 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
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References
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the State of Mexico
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- 20th-century Mexican economists
- Copa América referees
- 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
- 2006 FIFA World Cup referees
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