FIFA has appointed Heber Roberto Lopes, as the centre referee when Nigeria and Iran battle for a quarter final tickets on Tuesday at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.
Lopes,an elite referee in the South American Confederation,CONMEBOL, and a Brazil 2014 World Cup designated official.
Lopes, a banker and a vastly experienced having officiated in four Brazilian Cup Finals and several local and international matches, became a professional referee in 1995 and received FIFA badge in 2002.
He was at the 2003 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in Finland and was named as Brazil Referee of the Year in 2009.
To assist Lopes are his two compatriots, Allesandro Rocha and Marcelo Van Grasse who would serve as first and second assistants.
Another official from the CONMEBOL, Raul Orosco from Bolivia completes the quartet that would determine the fate of the match.
Nigeria is nominated as the home team and the Golden Eaglets will have the honour of wearing the green jerseys.
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