14 Facts About Viktor Kassai

Viktor Kassai is a Hungarian football official and a former referee who is the current head of refereeing department of the Bulgarian Football Union.

Viktor Kassai participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and refereed the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final.

Viktor Kassai has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2003.

Viktor Kassai retired as a referee on 30 December 2019.

Viktor Kassai was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Viktor Kassai refereed in the first leg of the AFC 5th vs OFC winner qualifier between Bahrain and New Zealand.

Viktor Kassai was the head of an all-Hungarian crew in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium in London, where he cautioned two players apiece on both the Barcelona and Manchester United sides.

At the UEFA Euro 2012, Viktor Kassai officiated matches Spain vs Italy and England vs Ukraine.

On 14 December 2016, Viktor Kassai became the first referee to award a penalty after viewing a video replay in a Club World Cup match, doing so in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup semi finals between Atletico Nacional and Kashima Antlers.

Viktor Kassai resigned from the position on 13 September 2021.

On 26 January 2022 Viktor Kassai was appointed the head of refereeing department of the Bulgarian Football Union.

Viktor Kassai will be in this position until the end of June 2023.

Viktor Kassai was criticized for poor refereeing decisions, as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich had scored two respectively one goal in which they were offside.

Viktor Kassai was criticized for not sending off Madrid player Casemiro and Arturo Vidal in the 48th minute.