Football – Howard Webb to referee World Cup final
Published:Friday | July 9, 2010 | 10:42 AM
Howard Webb of England will referee the World Cup final in South Africa.
FIFA named the 38-year-old former police officer yesterday to take charge when the Netherlands and Spain meet at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium on Sunday.
Webb has refereed three World Cup matches and has neither shown a red card nor awarded a penalty.
Webb and his assistants, Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey, will complete a prestigious end-of-season double, after officiating the Champions League final in May, when Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich in Madrid.
FIFA also named Benito Archundia of Mexico to take charge of the third-place match between Uruguay and Germany tomorrow at Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.