Name Carlos Amarilla | Role Referee | |
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Similar People Antonio Arias, Julio Grondona, Jorge Larrionda, Wilmar Roldan, Nestor Pitana | ||
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Carlos Arecio Amarilla Demarqui (born October 26, 1970) is a football referee from Paraguay. Amarilla has been a referee since 1997 and his first international game was between Uruguay and Ecuador. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup he took charge of the opening Group E match between the United States and the Czech Republic, and the Group G match between Switzerland and Togo. Amarilla was not chosen to officiate Knockout Round matches. Amarilla denied a clear penalty for adebayor in Togo vs Switzerland match.
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He was the referee in the first qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup between Colombia and Brazil (October 14, 2007).
He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Amarilla was chosen to officiate at the finals, but withdrew following the failure of a fitness test by his assistant referees.
On September 11, 2012, he officiated a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Uruguay and Ecuador.
On May 15, 2013, he also officiated Copa Libertadores 2013's Round of 16 match between Corinthians and Boca Juniors (1-1). The Brazilian team ended up eliminated after the aggregated score.
Besides being a FIFA referee, Amarilla is an electrical engineer by trade.