Carlos Batres

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Batres and the second or maternal family name is González.

Carlos Alberto Batres González (born April 2, 1968) is a Guatemalan football referee.^[3] He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments.

Carlos Batres

Full name	Carlos Alberto Batres González
Born	(1968-04-02) April 2, 1968 (age 56) Guatemala City
Other occupation	Scientist/Politician[citation needed]
Domestic
Years	League	Role
	FENAFUTG	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1996-2010[1]	CONCACAF	Referee
2001-2010[2]	FIFA	Referee

Having refereed in FIFA since January 1, 1996, Batres conducted his first international match on October 27, 1996, a 1998 World Cup qualifier between Panama and Canada.

He officiated at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, presiding over the Group A match between Denmark and Senegal and the second round match between Germany and Paraguay. He was also preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

On June 13, 2010, he refereed the match between Algeria and Slovenia,^[5] even though his mother had died barely four days before, on the night of June 9.^[6]

On June 20, 2010, he refereed the match between Italy and New Zealand, which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[7]

World Cup matches officiated

Tournament	Date	Venue	Round	Team 1	Result	Team 2
2002	June 6, 2002	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu	First round	Denmark	1 – 1	Senegal
2002	June 15, 2002	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo	Round of 16	Germany	1 – 0	Paraguay
2010	June 13, 2010	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane	First round	Algeria	0 – 1	Slovenia
2010	June 20, 2010	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	First round	Italy	1 – 1	New Zealand
2010	July 3, 2010	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Quarterfinals	Paraguay	0 – 1	Spain

References

1. "Carlos Batres". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
2. "Carlos Alberto Batres González". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
3. "Carlos Batres: Serio y de pocas bromas". Diez.hn. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
4. List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
5. "Algeria-Slovenia". fifa.com. 2010-06-13. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
6. "Murió madre de árbitro Carlos Batres". nacion.com. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
7. "New Zealand captain slams referee". Yahoo! Sports FIFA 2010 World Cup Coverage. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-22.

Preceded by Benito Archundia	FIFA Club World Cup final match referees 2006 Carlos Batres	Succeeded by Marco Rodríguez