Ivan Eklind
Full name | Ivan Henning Hjalmar Eklind | ||
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Born | (1905-10-15)15 October 1905 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Died | 23 July 1981(1981-07-23) (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden | ||
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1931–1951 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Ivan Henning Hjalmar Eklind (15 October 1905 – 23 July 1981) was a football referee from Sweden known for refereeing the 1934 FIFA World Cup final between Italy and Czechoslovakia in Rome. He is the youngest referee, to this day, to officiate a FIFA World Cup final at the age of 28.
Career
Eklind officiated the 1934 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and Austria, as well as the final which Italy won 2–1 over Czechoslovakia.[1] Afterwards he was heavily criticised for having favoured the Italian team with his decisions.[2] According to Canadian journalist John Molinaro, Eklind was said to have met with the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini prior to officiating Italy's semi-final and final games.[3]
Eklind officiated in six World Cup finals matches over three tournaments (1934–1950), as well as becoming one of assistant referee to Louis Baert in June 1938, including Brazil's triumph against Poland in Strasbourg in which 11 goals were scored, and a Group A match at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Baert also went to enjoy an incredibly lengthy international career.
References
- ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup: Italy - Czechoslovakia". FIFA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Jack Dennison (20 January 2013). "Football and Fascism: The 1934 World Cup". goldengenerations.wordpress.com.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (24 November 2009). "1934 World Cup: Italy wins for Il Duce". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
External links
- Ivan Eklind at WorldFootball.net
- WorldCupGoal at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-11)
Preceded by | FIFA World Cup final match referees 1934 Ivan Eklind | Succeeded by |
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- 1930: John Langenus
- 1934: Ivan Eklind
- 1938: Georges Capdeville
- 1950: George Reader
- 1954: William Ling
- 1958: Maurice Guigue
- 1962: Nikolay Latyshev
- 1966: Gottfried Dienst
- 1970: Rudi Glöckner
- 1974: Jack Taylor
- 1978: Sergio Gonella
- 1982: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
- 1986: Romualdo Arppi Filho
- 1990: / Edgardo Codesal Méndez
- 1994: Sándor Puhl
- 1998: Said Belqola
- 2002: Pierluigi Collina
- 2006: Horacio Elizondo
- 2010: Howard Webb
- 2014: Nicola Rizzoli
- 2018: Néstor Pitana
- 2022: Szymon Marciniak
- 1930: Ulises Saucedo & Henri Christophe
- 1934: Louis Baert & Mihály Iváncsics
- 1938: Hans Wüthrich & Augustin Krist
- 1950: Arthur Edward Ellis & George Mitchell
- 1954: Vincenzo Orlandini & Sandy Griffiths
- 1958: Albert Dusch & Juan Gardeazábal Garay
- 1962: Leo Horn & Bobby Davidson
- 1966: Tofiq Bahramov & Karol Galba
- 1970: Rudolf Scheurer & Ángel Norberto Coerezza
- 1974: Ramón Barreto Ruiz & Alfonso González Archundia
- 1978: Ramón Barreto Ruiz & Erich Linemayr
- 1982: Abraham Klein & Vojtech Christov
- 1986: Erik Fredriksson & Berny Ulloa Morera
- 1990: Armando Pérez Hoyos & Michał Listkiewicz
- 1994: Venancio Zarate Vázquez & Mohammad Fanaei
- 1998: Mark Warren & Achmat Salie
- 2002: Leif Lindberg & Philip Sharp
- 2006: Dario García & Rodolfo Otero
- 2010: Darren Cann & Mike Mullarkey
- 2014: Renato Faverani & Andrea Stefani
- 2018: Hernán Maidana & Juan Pablo Belatti
- 2022: Paweł Sokolnicki & Tomasz Listkiewicz
- 2018: Massimiliano Irrati
- 2022: Tomasz Kwiatkowski
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