Aussie Match Officials Appointed To Colombia V Ita
Australian match officials, referee Mark Shield, and assistant referees Nathan Gibson and Ben Wilson, have received their first appointments of the FIFA World Youth Championship.
The Australian trio will control tonight-s Group E match between Italy and Colombia in Tilburg. Shield was Australia-s lone representative at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan.
Australia will also have three match officials at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup which commences on Wednesday with Australia playing host nation Germany in Frankfurt. Referee Matthew Breeze, and assistant referees Jim Ouliaris and Matthew Cream, will officiate at the eight-nation tournament which concludes on June 29.