Joël Quiniou (born 11 July 1950) is a French former football referee. He is best known for supervising eight matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1986, three in 1990 and four in 1994.
Career He supervised eight matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1986, three in 1990 and four in 1994. In the group stages of the 1986 World Cup, Quiniou sent off Uruguay's José Batista in the first minute of the match against Scotland, after a rough tackle on Gordon Strachan. this remains the fastest dismissal in World Cup history.Pan Pylas and Anne-Marie Belgrave, "Uruguay's Batista shown fastest red card" , Associated Press, 6 June 2014 Quiniou received criticism for his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Semi-final between Bulgaria and Italy. Several penalty claims by the Bulgarians were turned down, most notably when Alessandro Costacurta handled the ball inside the penalty area.WORLD CUP USA '94: SEMIFINALS : Bulgaria Blames French Resistance : Officiating: Referee accused of bias because of his nationality; Bulgaria beat France in decisive Cup qualifier. , Los Angeles Times, 14 July 1994
World Cup matches TournamentDateVenueRoundTeam 1ResultTeam 2 Red 2nd yellow Yellow198613 June Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad NezahualcóyotlFirst Round0 – 0105199019 June Stadio Olimpico, RomeFirst Round2 – 0004199024 June Stadio Delle Alpi, TurinRound of 160 – 110519907 July Stadio San Nicola, BariMatch for third place2 – 1000199424 June Pontiac Silverdome, PontiacFirst Round3 – 1116199427 June Cotton Bowl, DallasFirst Round3 – 200419944 July Stanford Stadium, StanfordRound of 161 – 0217199413 July Giants Stadium, East RutherfordSemi-finals1 – 2005
Honours Orders Knight of the National Order of Merit: 1994 Knight of the Legion of Honour: 2000
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