José Torres Cadena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Cadena.
Lothar Matthäus taking a penalty in the quarter-final match against Bulgaria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The match was refereed by Torres.

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 Championship[1] and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] He also worked as a referee for the 1994 World Cup's South American qualifiers.[3]

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 Morocco[4] and the second one between the Republic of Ireland and Norway,[4] as well as the quarter-final match between Germany and Bulgaria[4] and the semi-final match between Brazil and Sweden.[4]

References

  1. ^ FIFA. "Match Report: Norway - Iraq 0:1 (0:0)" Archived 2013-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. February 17, 1989. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
  2. ^ FIFA. "Match Report: Mexico - Ghana 1:1 (1:0)". July 30, 1992. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - South America". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d RSSSF. "World Cup 1994 finals". Retrieved on April 16, 2013.
Sporting positions
Colombia José Torres Cadena
Preceded by 1992 FIFA Men's Olympic Football Tournament Final Referee Succeeded by


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