Japan’s Nishimura is opener ref
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JAPAN’S Yuichi Nishimura, who showed Felipe Melo a red card as Brazil crashed out in the World Cup quarterfinals four years ago, will officiate today’s opening match of the 2014 tournament between the host and Croatia.
FIFA announced the match officials for the first four matches on Tuesday, handing the honor of blowing the opening whistle in Sao Paolo to Nishimura, who will be assisted by compatriots Toru Sagara and Toshiyuki Nagi.
The 42-year-old dismissed Melo for stamping on Dutch winger Arjen Robben in the 73rd minute of the last eight contest in Port Elizabeth four years ago, effectively ending Brazil’s hopes of coming back from 1-2 down and its dreams of a sixth world title.
Nishimura had also doled out the first red card of the 2010 finals when he showed Uruguay’s Nicolas Lodeiro a second yellow in the match against France on opening day of the tournament.
He will be the third Japanese referee to officiate at two World Cup finals after Shizuo Takada and Toru Kamikawa.
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