Who Is Ref Fernando Rapallini, His Age, Height, Football Stats, Salary

Who Is Ref Fernando Rapallini, His Age, Height, Football Stats, Salary

Find out who Fernando Rapallini is the referee who officiated the FIFA match between Spain vs Morocco, his age, height and stats of the ref

Tuesday’s World Cup round of 16 match between Spain and Morocco ended in a penalty shootout, which saw neither team convert a single attempt. The score had been at 0-0 after 90 minutes, forcing the game into extra time.

Who Is Ref Fernando Rapallini, His Age, Height, Football Stats, Salary FIFA World Cup 2022

Only a few chances were created by Morocco in the first half, with the best opportunity coming from a close-range header by defender Nayef Aguerd that went over. Meanwhile, Spain, who controlled possession but offered little threat, had Marco Asensio hit the side of the net. There weren’t many opportunities in the second period either.

Achraf Hakimi whirled around and nearly broke into a dance step as he saw his Panenka seep into the goal’s centre before stopping abruptly, maybe due to an unexpected outburst of emotion. His teammates jumped on top of him and extended their arms to embrace him. In an apparent attempt to tease them, Hakimi sprinted in their direction toward Yassine Bounou, the goalie they affectionately refer to as Bono, the rock star of the evening who made two saves in the shootout off Spain’s second and third attempts from Sergio Busquets and Carlos Soler.

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Following a 120-minute scoreless tie, Morocco defeated Spain 3-0 in the decisive match. Pablo Sarabia’s opening shot had rebounded off the post.

The most historic night in Moroccan football was marked by nonstop celebrations. Always the underdogs, their best performance to date was the 1986 pre-quarterfinals, where they were supported by their golden generation but lost to a Lothar Matthaus goal in the 88th minute.

It would have been much more satisfying if they had won against Spain, with whom they share a border and who they have had tumultuous diplomatic relations and territorial disputes in the past. Ironically, Spain was eliminated from the competition by a kick from a player who was born in Spain, Hakimi. Bounou also plays for LaLiga team Sevilla. Many more are Spanish-born or affiliated with Spanish-speaking clubs.

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Who Is Fernando Rapallini: Referee Who Officiated Match Between Spain vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2022

Fernando Rapallini started officiating matches for FIFA in 2014, largely in the Primera Division of Argentina. When he was selected for the 2020 edition last year, the 44-year-old became the first South American referee to preside in the UEFA European Championship.

Since 2015, Rapallini has overseen 11 international contests. He is competing in his first FIFA World Cup competition. His height stands at 5 feet 9 inches with him earning a base salary of $70,000 at the FIFA world cup 2022 and $3,000 per match fees. All his stats can be found here.

Two tournament group games, Morocco vs. Croatia and Serbia vs. Switzerland, were overseen by Rapallini. During Serbia and Switzerland’s Group G match, Rapaillini issued up to 11 yellow cards. Rapallini had assistance from Juan Pablo Belatti and Diego Bonfa of Argentina, while Brazilian Raphael Claus filled in as the fourth official.

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR), Mauro Vigliano of Argentina, served with the assistance of Nicola Gallo of Colombia.

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