José Joaquín Torres Cadena (born July 15, 1952), also known as J.J. Torres, is a former association football referee from Colombia.
Torres served as a FIFA referee for several international tournaments, including the 1989 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipFIFA. "Match Report: Norway - Iraq 0:1 (0:0)" . February 17, 1989. Retrieved on April 16, 2013. and the 1992 Summer Olympics.FIFA. "Match Report: Mexico - Ghana 1:1 (1:0)". July 30, 1992. Retrieved on April 16, 2013. He also worked as a referee for the 1994 World Cup's South American qualifiers.Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - South America". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
Torres is mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. He officiated two group stage matches: the first one between Belgium and MoroccoRSSSF. "World Cup 1994 finals". Retrieved on April 16, 2013. and the second one between the Republic of Ireland and Norway, as well as the quarter-final match between Germany and Bulgaria and the semi-final match between Brazil and Sweden.
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