FIFA World Cup Referee List
Here is the list with all the referees present at the World Cup in Germany in 2006. There are 23 referees from 23 countries:
| Family Name | First Name | Country | Date of Birth |
| ABD EL FATAH | Essam | Egypt | 30/12/1965 |
| AMARILLA | Carlos | Paraguay | 26/10/1970 |
| ARCHUNDIA | Benito | Mexico | 21/03/1966 |
| BATRES* | Carlos | Guatemala | 02/04/1968 |
| BUSACCA | Massimo | Switzerland | 06/02/1969 |
| CODJIA | Coffi | Benin | 09/12/1967 |
| DE BLEECKERE* | Frank | Belgium | 01/07/1966 |
| DE SANTIS | Massimo | Italy | 08/04/1962 |
| ELIZONDO | Horacio | Argentina | 04/11/1963 |
| IVANOV | Valentin | Russia | 04/07/1961 |
| KAMIKAWA | Toru | Japan | 08/06/1963 |
| LARRIONDA | Jorge | Uruguay | 09/03/1968 |
| MAIDIN | Shamsul | Singapore | 16/04/1966 |
| MEJUTO GONZÁLEZ | Manuel | Spain | 16/04/1965 |
| MERK | Markus | Germany | 15/03/1962 |
| MICHEL | Lubos | Slovakia | 16/05/1968 |
| POLL | Graham | England | 29/07/1963 |
| POULAT | Eric | France | 08/12/1963 |
| PRENDERGAST | Peter | Jamaica | 23/09/1963 |
| RUÍZ | Oscar | Colombia | 01/11/1969 |
| SHIELD | Mark | Australia | 02/09/1973 |
| SIMON | Carlos | Brazil | 03/09/1965 |
| VASSARAS | Kyros | Greece | 01/02/1966 |
* subject to the fitness tests that Batres and De Bleeckere must take and pass.
Seven referees, together with their assistants, have been nominated for the support and development group:
| Family Name | First Name | Country | Date of Birth |
| AL GHAMDI | Khalil | Saudi Arabia | 02/09/1970 |
| CHANDIA | Carlos | Chile | 14/11/1964 |
| DAMON | Jerome | South Africa | 04/04/1972 |
| GUEZZAZ | Mohamed | Morocco | 01/10/1962 |
| MEDINA CANTALEJO | Luis | Spain | 01/03/1964 |
| RODRÍGUEZ | Marco | Mexico | 10/11/1973 |
| ROSETTI | Roberto | Italy | 18/09/1967 |