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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Cadena.
José Torres Cadena refereeing the quarterfinal in 1994 FIFA World Cup between Bulgaria and Germany. Checking the penalty from Lothar Mattheus, Germany.

Torres Cadena served as a FIFA referee for several international tournaments, including the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship[1] and the 1992 Olympic football tournament.[2] He also worked as a referee for 1994 World Cup qualifiers.[3]

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,[4] the first-round match between Ireland and Norway,[4] the quarterfinal between Germany and Bulgaria,[4] and the semifinal between Brazil and Sweden.[4]

References
  1. FIFA. "Match Report: Norway - Iraq 0:1 (0:0)" Archived 2013-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. February 17, 1989. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
  2. FIFA. "Match Report: Mexico - Ghana 1:1 (1:0)". July 30, 1992. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
  3. Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - South America". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
  4. RSSSF. "World Cup 1994 finals". Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
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