U.S. referee Kevin Stott was named one of 46 international referees selected to FIFA's short list of candidates to officiate at the 2006 World Cup. It selection of the referees is part of FIFAÆs RefereesÆ Project. For the first time in the history of the World Cup, the 46 officials will attend the first workshop in Frankfurt Feb. 12-16, 2005, some 16 months before the opening game in Munich June 9, 2006. Stott has been an MLS referee since its launch and a FIFA referee since 1995. He is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
ASIA
1 AL GHAMDI Khalil Ibrahim KSA 02.09.1970
2 KAMIKAWA Toru JPN 08.06.1963
3 KWON Jong Chul KOR 11.09.1963
4 MAIDIN Shamsul SIN 16.04.1966
5 MOHD SALLEH Subkhiddin MAS 17.11.1966
6 MORADI Masoud IRN 22.08.1965
AFRICA
1 ABD EL FATAH Esam El Deen EGY 30.12.1965
2 CODJIA Coffi BEN 09.12.1967
3 DAAMI Mourad TUN 15.08.1962
4 DAMON Jerome RSA 04.04.1972
5 GUEZZAZ Mohamed MAR 01.10.1962
6 SOWE Modou GAM 25.11.1963
CONCACAF
1 ARCHUNDIA TELLEZ Benito Armando MEX 21.03.1966
2 BATRES GONZALEZ Carlos Alberto GUA 02.04.1968
3 PRENDERGAST Peter JAM 23.09.1963
4 RODRIGUEZ MORENO Marco Antonio MEX 10.11.1973
5 SIBRIAN Rodolfo SLV 30.11.1963
6 STOTT Kevin USA 09.07.1967
EUROPE
1 AMARILLA DEMARQUI Carlos PAR 26.10.1970
2 CHANDIA ALARCON Carlos CHI 14.11.1964
3 ELIZONDO Horacio ARG 04.11.1963
4 HIDALGO ZAMORA Gilberto PER 26.06.1961
5 LARRIONDA Jorge URU 09.03.1968
6 ORTUBE BETANCOURT Rene BOL 26.12.1964
7 RUIZ ACOSTA Oscar Julian COL 01.11.1969
8 SIMON Carlos BRA 03.09.1965
OCEANIA
1 SHIELD Mark AUS 02.09.1973
2 BREEZE Matthew AUS 10.06.1972
EUROPE
1 BUSACCA Massimo SUI 06.02.1969
2 DE BLEECKERE Frank BEL 01.07.1966
3 DE SANTIS Massimo ITA 08.04.1962
4 FANDEL Herbert GER 09.03.1964
5 FRISK Anders SWE 18.02.1963
6 HAMER Alain LUX 10.12.1965
7 HAUGE Terje NOR 05.10.1965
8 IVANOV Valentin RUS 04.07.1961
9 LARSEN Claus Bo DEN 28.10.1965
10 MEDINA CANTALEJO Luis ESP 01.03.1964
11 MEJUTO GONZALEZ Manuel Enrique ESP 16.04.1965
12 MERK Markus GER 15.03.1962
13 MICHEL Lubos SVK 16.05.1968
14 POLL Graham ENG 29.07.1963
15 POULAT Eric FRA 08.12.1963
16 ROSETTI Roberto ITA 18.09.1967
17 SARS Alain FRA 30.04.1961
18 VASSARAS Kyros GRE 01.02.1966