"territory ""before or after"" their transfer of sovereignty to China are regarded as ""born in China"". Those who are of ethnic Chinese origin are Chinese nationals before and after the handovers. Having said that, people born in Hong Kong or Macao in the years before handover, were usually given British nationality (mostly British Dependent Territories Citizenship) and full Portuguese citizenship, based on British and Portuguese laws. For Hong Kong residents, the ""Interpretation"" of the Nationality Law was adopted at the Nineteenth Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on May 15, 1996, a year prior to"
"Teniente, Rancagua (first stage and final stage), Estadio Fiscal, Talca (first stage) and Estadio La Granja, Curicó (first stage). Curicó was added as an emergency venue on 22 February 2017. The referees were: For the final stage, Fernando Rapallini (Argentina), Óscar Rojas and the assistants Miguel Nievas and Gabriel Popovits (Uruguay) were included.<br>The uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich was replaced by Leodán González after Ostojich was ruled out of the championship after suffering an injury. González was assisted by Wilmar Navarro and Dionisio Ruiz (Colombia) in the first stage and by Nievas and Popovits (Uruguay) in the final stage.<br>The colombian referee"
"Pedro Proença of Lisbon was named as referee. This was the second time that Proença had officiated a Supertaça match after officiating the 2003 game between Porto and União de Leiria. For the Supertaça, Proença was assisted by Pedro Garcia and José Lima of Lisbon, whilst Hélio Santos of Lisbon was named as the fourth official. The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria was selected by the Portuguese Football Federation to host the match. This was the first time that the stadium had hosted a SuperCup match. At the time of the event, the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa was used"
"the 2009–10 season. On 22 June 2011, he was named as ""Best Referee"" for the 2010–11 season by the Portuguese Football Federation. In January 2013, he was voted by the IFFHS as the Best Referee of 2012. Proença retired from refereeing in January 2015. In July 2015, six months after retiring from refereeing, he announced his candidature and was subsequently elected president of the Portuguese Professional Football League. Proença has refereed in the Portuguese Liga since 1998, being promoted to the FIFA international referee list in 2003. On 10 August 2003, he officiated the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, his first"
"Sergio Gonella Sergio Gonella (; 23 May 1933 – 19 June 2018) was an Italian businessman (Bank Manager) and a noted football referee. He was the first Italian appointed to referee the FIFA World Cup final, which occurred when he took charge of the 1978 final between hosts Argentina and the Netherlands. He is one of only two persons (the other being the Swiss Gottfried Dienst) to have refereed both the European Championship final and the World Cup Final. In 2013, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Gonella's professional career began in 1965 when he debuted"
"the bandage as a solution, and the match was started. <br><br>Sergio Gonella Sergio Gonella Sergio Gonella (; 23 May 1933 – 19 June 2018) was an Italian businessman (Bank Manager) and a noted football referee. He was the first Italian appointed to referee the FIFA World Cup final, which occurred when he took charge of the 1978 final between hosts Argentina and the Netherlands. He is one of only two persons (the other being the Swiss Gottfried Dienst) to have refereed both the European Championship final and the World Cup Final. In 2013, he was inducted into the Italian Football"
"by 20 masked hooligans. On 7 May 2018, UEFA announced that Serbian Milorad Mažić would officiate the final. Mažić has been a FIFA referee since 2009, and gained UEFA's elite referee status in 2013. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Milovan Ristić and Dalibor Đurdević as assistant referees, Nenad Đokić and Danilo Grujić as additional assistant referees, and Nemanja Petrović as reserve assistant referee. The fourth official for the final was Frenchman Clément Turpin. The match began with Liverpool's kickoff and the team's successive attacks to counter Madrid's slower, possession-based buildup. In the 23rd minute, a low shot"
"Cup and Europa League matches. Proença was accompanied by assistant referees Bertino Miranda, Ricardo Santos, Jorge Sousa and Duarte Gomes, who had earlier worked with him in the Group C match between Spain and Republic of Ireland, the Group D match between Sweden and France, and the quarter-final between England and Italy. The fourth official was Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakır, who had been part of the same refereeing team for the quarter-final between England and Italy. Prior to the start of the match, the closing ceremonies were held, featuring a live performance by six hundred volunteer performers, performing a field"
"David Fernández Borbalán David Fernández Borbalán (born 30 May 1973) is a retired Spanish football referee. His first match officiating in La Liga was on 12 September 2004, between Levante UD and Racing de Santander. Borbalán also refereed a key match in Synot liga season 2014–15 between AC Sparta Prague and FC Viktoria Plzeň on 9 May 2015. He was chosen, upon validation from FIFA, to referee the 2018 Greek Cup final between AEK and PAOK at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, amidst concerns over supporter riots and violence during the game and despite protests by Greek football chairmen and"
"the second half, as the players were called from the dressing-rooms, my tactic was not to walk onto the pitch before the players. I knew the crowd would remember what had happened at the end of the first half, and they would definitely welcome me with whistling and yelling, which is not a good feeling for a referee. So I waited until the Argentines came out of the tunnel and I entered the pitch with them, towards the applause."" The referee in the final was Sergio Gonella, the Italian. Klein's appointment, though supported originally by FIFA was disputed by the"
"Brazuca, but with longer seams and additional panels. Argentine referee Néstor Pitana was selected to lead the officiating team for the final, which was announced on 12 July 2018 by the FIFA Referees Committee. The final is Pitana's fifth match as referee during the tournament, becoming only the second referee to officiate the opening match and the final. Pitana officiated an additional group stage match, along with two knockout stage matches in the round of 16 and quarter-finals. Pitana has been a FIFA referee since 2010, and officiated four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. His compatriots Hernán Maidana"
"Alberto Undiano Mallenco Alberto Undiano Mallenco (; born 6 October 1973 in Pamplona) is a Spanish football referee who currently resides in Ansoáin. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist. Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the match between Canada and Chile on 1 July 2007. He also refereed the final match between Argentina and Czech Republic on 23 July 2007. Undiano was selected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was"
"FIFA World Cup Final. Carlos Vera Carlos Alfredo Vera Rodríguez (born 25 June 1976) is an Ecuadorian football referee. He has been an international referee since 2006. He has officiated matches in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Sudamericana and the South American Youth Football Championship. He was selected as a referee for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina and the 2015 Copa America in Chile. In addition, he was appointed by FIFA to take charge of matches at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was selected as the fourth"
"also score which was followed by another strike from Parada in the 71st. Pedro Morales concluded with the last goal of the day in the 77th minute, making the final score 7–0, an impressive start for ""La Rojita"". Four days later, on June 15, 2005, Chile experienced a crushing blow against Spain. The match was again held at De Vijverberg, and the referee in charge was Benito Archundia from Mexico. An estimate of 6,600 spectators were in attendance with Spaniard Fernando Llorente scoring four goals. Chile, playing with ten men witnessed, fell 0–7, bringing their goal differential to zero. On"
"first (all games were played at a neutral venue)."" Despite some oposition from Académica, because of the proximity of the academic exams, and even though Sporting CP expressed the desire to play the final at Coimbra (where they won their semi-final match agaist FC Porto), the match was played at Santo Stadium, the new ground of Farense. It was also a sportsman from Farense, Eduardo Vieira, who was assigned as referee. Only 12 minutes had passed since the beginning of the game when Francisco Stromp put the ball into the net from Carlos Fernandes's cross. In the 18th minute, a"
"Austria at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla. He then took charge of the Group B game between Uruguay and Cameroon at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá. He was appointed to the Round of 16 match between Spain and South Korea at Estadio Palogrande in Manizales. Finally, he refereed the Final with American Assistant Referee Sean Hurd and Canadian Assistant Referee Joe Fletcher, between Brazil and Portugal at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá. This is the first time a referee from the United States has ever officiated a major men's tournament final. Geiger was selected as the Major League Soccer"
"the left wing and found an unmarked Fernando, who slotted the ball into the net. After assisting for Porto's second goal, Defour was assisted by André Castro to score the third. French central defender Eliaquim Mangala closed the scoring in injury time. Match officials were confirmed on 11 April, when João Capela of Lisbon was named the referee for the final. This was the first time that Capela officiated a final of a major competition in Portugal. Capela was assisted by Tiago Rocha and Ricardo Santos, both of Lisbon, while the fourth official was Manuel Mota of Braga. Tickets for"
"Roberto Silvera Roberto Carlos Silvera Calcerrada (born 30 January 1971) is an Uruguayan football referee. He has been an International FIFA referee since 2003 and officiated several important fixtures since then which include the semifinals of Copa Libertadores in 2007 between Boca Juniors and Cúcuta Deportivo (second leg) and again in 2008 between Boca Juniors and Fluminense (first leg). Silvera also officiated the first leg of Copa Sudamericana final on two occasions (2006, Pachuca against Colo-Colo and 2009, LDU Quito against Fluminense). He was selected for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada but failed to pass a late"
"Cup. <br><br>Edgardo Codesal Méndez Edgardo Codesal Edgardo Codesal Méndez (; born 2 June 1951 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan-Mexican football (soccer) referee, who controlled the final match of the 1990 World Cup held in Italy. His grandfather was from Argentina, and his father, José Maria Codesal, was a referee in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. As a child he remembered his father refereeing. Edgardo was passionate about football, played in childhood Baby Football teams in the area and in his teens he played as goalkeeper for the Club Atlético Cerro of Montevideo. He began his career as a referee"
"Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final (after Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006). Pitana's performance in the"
"match official team from the Royal Spanish Football Federation was appointed, with Antonio López Nieto as the main referee of the final, his second UEFA Cup final since 1998 between Internazionale and Lazio. Nieto obtained his international referee badge in 1993, and had previously taken charge of 30 European tournament games – 15 UEFA Champions League and 15 UEFA Cup matches. The Spaniard made his European debut, in the second leg of the first round clash, involving Manchester United–Honvéd in the 1993–94 Champions League season. He was also present in the match referees squad during the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers"
"and Canada, which ended in a draw of 1–1. The second was a second round match on December 29 between Haiti and Cuba, which Haiti won by a score of 2–0, advancing them to the championship. In 1980, Dorantes Garcia refereed one match in the 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup on October 26. The match was between Honduras and Guatemala, which ended in a 0–0 draw. Dorantes Garcia died on 11 August 2012 at the age of 76. Marco Antonio Dorantes García Marco Antonio Dorantes García (April 14, 1936—August 11, 2012) was a retired Mexican"
"leaving 10 minutes to end the match, but in the 88' Pablo Calandria is brought down in the area and the referee Patricio Polic charge penalty kick and was expulsed the goalkeeper Peric and because the team of Talca, had made 3 modifications, the player Hugo Diaz should be the goalkeeper, note that Universidad Católica, played in parallel and was earning its similar Unión La Calera in Quillota, so if the team was tied or lost the championship was slipping. In the 90', the scorer Pablo Calandria, becomes the goal of unleashing the madness of 4,500 fans, which completed the"
"José Pratas José João Mendes Pratas (6 October 1957 – 1 October 2017) was a Portuguese football referee. He was born in Évora, where he died on 1 October 2017, at the age of 59. Was in the first national category between 1988-1989 and 2002-2003, arbitrating about 200 games in the Primeira Liga, having also refereed the final of the Cup of 1993-1994. He was international referee between 1993 and 2002, retiring from the arbitration in 2003. The finish of his career was announced on December 31, 2002, having refereed his last match at Povoa de Varzim in Varzim S.C.-FC"
"and Juan Pablo Belatti were chosen as assistant referees. Björn Kuipers of the Netherlands was chosen as the fourth official, with his fellow countryman Erwin Zeinstra as the reserve assistant. Italian Massimiliano Irrati was named the video assistant referee, presiding over the first use of the technology at a World Cup final. Argentine Mauro Vigliano was chosen as the assistant video assistant referee, while Carlos Astroza of Chile was appointed as the second assistant and Danny Makkelie of the Netherlands as the third assistant. The tournament's closing ceremony was held prior to the start of the match, featuring a performance"
"referee Horacio Elizondo what had happened via headset. The French captain was then shown the red card. Cantalejo was chosen to officiate the 2008 UEFA European Championship qualifying match between England and Russia. On 20 May 2009 Medina refereed the UEFA Cup Final between Shakhtar Donetsk and Werder Bremen. Luis Medina Cantalejo Luis Medina Cantalejo (born 1 March 1964) is a retired Spanish football referee. Professionally, Medina Cantalejo is a sports assessor who lives in Tomares, west of Seville. He was one of the few officials allowed to officiate the domestic clashes between Real Madrid and Barcelona. His first experience"
"José María Ortiz de Mendíbil José María Ortiz de Mendíbil, also known as José María Ortiz (11 August 1926 – 15 September 2015) was a Spanish referee, active from 1953 to 1973. Mendíbil was born in Portugalete, Basque Country, Spain. During his 18 seasons in La Liga, between 1953 and 54 and 1972 and 73, he led 241 league games. He was promoted to international status the seasons 1958 and 1959, and was in it until the end of his career. On 24th May 1972 he took charge of the European Cup Winners' Cup Final played at the Camp Nou,"
"with other candidates for finals match. Due to Croatia playing in the finals, the Serbian team was not eligible for the final match. Milorad Mažić Milorad Mažić (, ; born 23 March 1973) is a Serbian international association football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2009. Beside working in the Serbian football league system, Mažić officiated numerous matches in the UEFA Champions League (including the 2018 Final game) and the Europa League, as well as the 2016 UEFA Super Cup. He refereed matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup (including the final"
"The referee was Belgian John Langenus, who only agreed to officiate a few hours before the game, having sought assurances for his safety. One of his requests was for a boat to be ready at the harbour within one hour of the final whistle, in case he needed to make a quick escape. The hosts scored the opening goal through Pablo Dorado, a low shot from a position on the right. Argentina, displaying superior passing ability, responded strongly. Within eight minutes they were back on level terms; Carlos Peucelle received a Ferreira through-ball, beat his marker and equalised. Shortly before"
"the rules, which steered the game into France's favor. Source: ""worldfootball.net"" <br><br>Néstor Pitana Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine football referee and former actor who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia at Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second Argentine referee to take charge of a World Cup Final"
"and the semifinal between Brazil and Sweden. José Torres Cadena José Joaquín Torres Cadena (born July 15, 1952), also known as J.J. Torres, is a former football (soccer) referee from Colombia. Torres Cadena served as a FIFA referee for several international tournaments, including the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 1992 Olympic football tournament. He also worked as a referee for 1994 World Cup qualifiers. He is mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. Torres Cadena officiated the first-round match between Belgium and Morocco, the first-round match between Ireland and"
"appointed CONMEBOL President Eugenio Figueredo, who is an Uruguayan national. Loustau was selected as one of the referees for Copa America Centenario where he officiated the Paraguay vs. Costa Rica Group A match in Orlando, Florida. His father, Juan Carlos Loustau, is a former football referee, who officiated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, held in Italy. Patricio Loustau Patricio Loustau (born April 15, 1975) is an Argentine football referee who officiated primarily in Primera División since 2009, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee since 2011. He was selected to referee 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers."
"final undefeated in the competition. The final was refereed by Irish referee Alain Rolland. The match itself was try-less with each team scoring only penalties, South Africa five – four by fullback Percy Montgomery and one by centre François Steyn – and England two, both by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson. Each team did have one major try scoring opportunity; South Africa's came late in the first half, while England's came early in the second. England wing Mark Cueto was controversially denied a try in the 42nd minute after he was ruled to have put a foot in touch during a tackle"