Maurice Guigue
Encyclopedia
Maurice Alexandre Guigue (August 4, 1912 February 27, 2011) was a football referee from France
, who led the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final
in Stockholm
, Sweden
. He was the second Frenchman, after Georges Capdeville
, to referee a World Cup final.
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...
, who led the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He was the second Frenchman, after Georges Capdeville
Georges Capdeville
Pierre Georges Louis Capdeville was a football referee from France, who controlled the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final in Paris between Italy and Hungary...
, to referee a World Cup final.