The referee of the first World Cup in 1930 was John Langenus (Belgium)

The referee for the 2nd World Cup in 1934 was Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

The referee for the 3rd World Cup in 1938 was George Capdeville (France)

The referee of the 4th World Cup in 1950 was George Reid (England)

The referee for the 5th World Cup in 1954 was William Ling (England)

The referee for the 6th World Cup in 1958 was Maurice Guigue (France)

The referee of the 7th World Cup in 1962 was Nikolaj Latychev (USSR)

The referee for the 8th World Cup in 1966 was Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

The referee of the 9th World Cup in 1970 was Rudolf Gloeckner (GDR)

The referee for the 10th World Cup final in 1974 was John Taylor (England)

The referee for the 11th World Cup final in 1978 was Sergio Gonella (Italy)

The referee for the 12th World Cup final in 1982 was Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)

The referee for the 13th World Cup final in 1986 was Romualdo Arppi Filho Jr. (Brazil)

The referee for the 14th World Cup final in 1990 was Edgardo Codesal Mendez (Mexico)

The referee for the 15th World Cup final in 1994 was Sandor Puhl (Hungary)

The referee for the 16th World Cup final in 1998 was Said Belqola (Morocco)

The referee for the 17th World Cup final in 2002 was Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

The referee for the 18th World Cup final in 2006 was Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)