Gamal Al-Ghandour
Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed El-Ghandour is a retired Egyptian referee. He became infamous for being the referee of the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal between Spain and South Korea.
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El-Ghandour has refereed the 2002 African Cup of Nations final, the second leg of the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup final 2:1 WAC ), and five successive African Cup of Nations, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. He is the first African referee to run a match in the UEFA European Football Championship. He has also participated in one Olympic Games, one FIFA Confederation Cup, and one AFC Asian Cup.He also refereed in two FIFA World Cups, France 1998 and Korea/Japan 2002. In the South Korea vs. Spain match in the 2002 World Cup, he controversially disallowed two Spanish goals and his linesmen—one Ugandan, the other Trinidadian—judged one Spanish attack after another to be offside.
He is also the first Egyptian referee to play as a professional referee.
International match list
| Competition | Number of Matches |
| World Cup | 6 |
| FIFA Confederation Cup | 2 |
| Olympic Games | 4 |
| European Cup of Nations | 2 |
| African Cup of Nations> | 11 |
| Asian Cup of Nations | 3 |
| Asian World Cup Qualifiers | 1 |
| European Cup Qualifiers | 1 |
| Asian Olympic Qualifiers | 1 |
| CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers | 1 |
| African Cup Qualifiers | 3 |
| African World Cup Qualifiers | 6 |
| African Olympic Qualifiers | 1 |
| Pan Arab Games | 4 |
| Friendlies | 3 |