17 Facts About Yuichi Nishimura

Yuichi Nishimura has refereed in the Japanese J League Division 1 since 1999 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004.

Yuichi Nishimura refereed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he was appointed to several prestigious matches, including as fourth official on the final.

Yuichi Nishimura refereed the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia, and the second leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League final between Al Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Yuichi Nishimura was appointed as the referee for four matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including the quarter-final between the Netherlands and Brazil.

Yuichi Nishimura was appointed to three matches as fourth official, including the final.

Yuichi Nishimura refereed the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup final between Inter Milan and TP Mazembe.

On 13 November 2010, Yuichi Nishimura was the referee for the 2010 AFC Champions League final between Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Zob Ahan, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

At the 2012 men's Olympic football tournament, Yuichi Nishimura officiated the group stage matches between Brazil and Belarus and host Great Britain and Uruguay.

Yuichi Nishimura was selected for his second World Cup in 2014.

Yuichi Nishimura was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Yuichi Nishimura was the referee for the Uruguay against France game at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with fourth official Joel Aguilar and assistant referees Jeong Hae-Sang, and Toru Sagara.

Yuichi Nishimura produced the first red card of the tournament, when he sent Uruguay midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro off the field for two yellow cards.

Yuichi Nishimura was fourth official for the Honduras vs Chile match 5 days later.

Yuichi Nishimura refereed two further matches in the group stage and refereed the first quarter-final game between the Netherlands and Brazil at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Yuichi Nishimura was selected as the fourth official for the semifinal between Uruguay and the Netherlands and for the final match of the World Cup, Netherlands vs Spain.

Yuichi Nishimura was chosen by FIFA to referee the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia.

Yuichi Nishimura then officiated two other games as the fourth official: the Group E match between Honduras and Ecuador, and the third place play-off match between Brazil and the Netherlands.