Rodrigo Badilla

Rodrigo Sequeira Badilla (born June 22, 1957) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising three matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States: The Group D Nigeria-Bulgaria match, the Group C Spain-Bolivia match, and the Brazil-Netherlands quarterfinal.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sequeira and the second or maternal family name is Badilla.

A former FIFA referee, he is known to have officiated in international matches during the period from 1989[2] to 2002.[3] Badilla served as a referee at numerous international tournaments, including the 1992[4] and 1995 King Fahd Cups,[5] the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,[6] and the 1998[7] and 2002 World Cup qualifiers.[8] At continental level, he took charge of matches at the 1993[9] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups,[10] as well as the 1997 Copa América.[11]

References
  1. RSSSF. "World Cup 1994 finals". Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  2. Cazal, Jean-Michel. "International Matches 1989 - Intercontinental, January-June". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  3. Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 2002 - Intercontinental, July-December". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  4. FIFA. "Match Report - USA - Côte d'Ivoire 5:2 (2:1)". October 19, 1992. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  5. FIFA. "Match Report - Japan - Argentina 1:5 (0:2)". January 8, 1995. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  6. FIFA. "Match Report - Australia - Russia 3:1 (1:1)". March 8, 1993. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  7. FIFA. "Match Report - Japan - United Arab Emirates 1:1 (1:1)". October 26, 1997. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  8. FIFA. "Match Report - Paraguay - Chile 1:0 (0:0)". June 2, 2001. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  9. Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details". RSSSF, February 28, 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  10. Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details". RSSSF, February 20, 2005. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
  11. Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1997". RSSSF, August 2, 2007. Retrieved on April 30, 2013.
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