Carlos Batres

Carlos Alberto Batres González (born April 2, 1968 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan football referee.[1] He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Batres and the second or maternal family name is González.

Having refereed in FIFA since January 1, 1996, Batres conducted his first international match on October 27, 1996, a 1998 World Cup qualifier between Panama and Canada.

He officiated at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, presiding over the Group A match between Denmark and Senegal and the second round match between Germany and Paraguay. He was also preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[2]

On June 13, 2010, he refereed the match between Algeria and Slovenia,[3] even though his mother had died barely four days before, on the night of June 9.[4]

On June 20, 2010, he refereed the match between Italy and New Zealand, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[5]

World Cup matches officiated
TournamentDateVenueRoundTeam 1ResultTeam 2
2002June 6, 2002Daegu World Cup Stadium, DaeguFirst Round Denmark1 – 1 Senegal
2002June 15, 2002Jeju World Cup Stadium, SeogwipoRound of 16 Germany1 – 0 Paraguay
2010June 13, 2010Peter Mokaba Stadium, PolokwaneFirst Round Algeria0 – 1 Slovenia
2010June 20, 2010Mbombela Stadium, NelspruitFirst Round Italy1 – 1 New Zealand
2010July 3, 2010Ellis Park Stadium, JohannesburgQuarterfinals Paraguay0 – 1 Spain

References
  1. "Carlos Batres: Serio y de pocas bromas". Diez.hn. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  2. List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
  3. "Algeria-Slovenia". fifa.com. 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  4. "Murió madre de árbitro Carlos Batres". nacion.com. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  5. "New Zealand captain slams referee". Yahoo! Sports FIFA 2010 World Cup Coverage. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
Preceded by
Benito Archundia		 FIFA Club World Cup final match referees
2006
Carlos Batres		 Succeeded by
Marco Rodríguez
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