Nishimura refereeing at Australia versus Oman in 2010
Full name
Yuichi Nishimura
Born
(1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) Tokyo, Japan
Domestic
Years
League
Role
1999–
J. League Division 1
Referee
International
Years
League
Role
2004–2014
FIFA listed
Referee
Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一, Nishimura Yūichi, born 17 April 1972) is a Japanese football referee. He has refereed in the Japanese J. League Division 1 since 1999 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. He refereed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he was appointed to several prestigious matches, including as fourth official on the final.[1] He also refereed the opening game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia, his poor performance in which was criticized.[2] He refereed the second leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League final between Al Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers in which his performance was heavily criticized also.[1]
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^"Yuichi Nishimura: Who Is Ref Who Gave Brazil Controversial World Cup Penalty?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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