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FIFA announced its selection of Italian referee Daniele Orsato to lead the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between host Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday. Orsato was responsible for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology at the last World Cup, and is described as “one of the most experienced referees in Europe”.
Italian referee Daniele Orsato was chosen to officiate the opening match Limondial 2022 In football between host Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor city, according to what was announced by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).
“At the age of forty-six, he is one of the most experienced referees in Europe, and he has been supervising matches since 2010. He was a video assistant referee at the 2018 World Cup,” FIFA said in a statement on Friday.
Qatar begins its participation in the World Cup by hosting the finals, which are also held for the first time in the Middle East, while Ecuador is in the finals for the fourth time.
The two teams fell into a first group that includes the Netherlands, the runner-up three times, and Senegal, the African champions, who received a painful slap with the injury of their star, Sadio Mane, the second best player in the world for 2022 and the best African player.
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