Hans Wuthrich
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Hans Wuthrich was the first Swiss match official to be appointed to a FIFA World Cup
final match when he was selected to run the line in the 1938 final match between Italy
and Hungary
in Paris
.
Wuthrich, who refereed both the 1934 and 1937 Swiss Cup Finals http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zwitcuphistfull.html, had already officiated in three matches prior to the final, acting as match referee in the semi-final between Italy
and Brazil
in Marseilles and also running the line in the notorious game between the hosts France
and Italy
in Paris
, the game in which the Italians wore the maglia nera, a gesture of fascist defiance and provocation http://rsssf.com/tables/38full.html.
Wuthrich performances, importantly, escaped criticism; a fillip to the reputation of his countries referees after the controversy which had surrounded Rene Mercet
in the 1934 FIFA World Cup
.
.
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
final match when he was selected to run the line in the 1938 final match between Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Wuthrich, who refereed both the 1934 and 1937 Swiss Cup Finals http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zwitcuphistfull.html, had already officiated in three matches prior to the final, acting as match referee in the semi-final between Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in Marseilles and also running the line in the notorious game between the hosts France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, the game in which the Italians wore the maglia nera, a gesture of fascist defiance and provocation http://rsssf.com/tables/38full.html.
Wuthrich performances, importantly, escaped criticism; a fillip to the reputation of his countries referees after the controversy which had surrounded Rene Mercet
Rene Mercet
Rene Mercet was a Swiss international referee in the 1920s and 1930s who became infamous for his performance in the Italy v Spain replayed quarter-final in the 1934 FIFA World Cup....
in the 1934 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
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.