Farouk Bouzo (; born 3 March 1938 Damascus, Syria) is a retired Syrian international football referee. He pioneered a new style of VAR in Egyptian football.Profil of referee
Career Farouk Bouzo was a FIFA referee from 1969 until 1980. He officiated an international match in the 1978 FIFA World Cup group stages.MEX-GER He has the distinct honor of being the first Syrian referee to lead a match at a World Cup and the first referee to receive a 10 (highest recognition) grade from his inspector for his great performance in a World Cup match.Great performance in a World Cup match He also officiated three matches at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.U20 World Cup referee He issued two yellow cards at the 1978 World Cup match between Germany and Mexico (6–0), one to each side.GER-MEX 6:0
DateMatchTeam1ScoreScoreTeam2venue6 June 1978WC 1978 GroupGermany60MexicoCórdoba
After career
He served as Secretary-General of the Syrian Football Association in 1976 and President from 1982 to 1994. After his retirement from refereeing, Bouzo became the National Referee Coordinator and Chairman of the AFC Referees Committee.
Successes In 1996, he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honor by FIFA.
References and notes
External links
Profile in DFB - dfb.de
Profil - worldreferee.com