American ref Mark Geiger gets World Cup debut with Colombia-Greece; Kuipers for England-Italy

Published February 05, 2015

American referee Mark Geiger has been selected for his first World Cup duty when Colombia plays Greece on Saturday.

FIFA also said Thursday that England vs. Italy in Manaus will be refereed by Bjorn Kuipers of the Netherlands.

Kuipers is arguably Europe's top official and refereed the Brazil-Spain Confederations Cup final last June, and the Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid city derby at the Champions League final last month.

Geiger is a 39-year-old professional referee and former high school teacher from Beachwood, New Jersey.

The Colombia-Greece match in Belo Horizonte opens the Group C program.

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