Cüneyt Çakır to represent Europe at FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

November 02 2012 14:07:19

Cüneyt Çakır to represent Europe at FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

ISTANBUL

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FIFA has announced the referees who will officiate at the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup 2012 from Dec. 6 – Dec. 16 in Yokohama and Toyota, Japan.

Referee trios from Bahrain, Algeria, Mexico, Ecuador, New Zealand and Turkey will be placed in charge of the matches.

Cüneyt Çakir is the youngest referee at 35 years old, and will be representing Europe with his assistant referees Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun. Çakır will leave for Tokyo on Nov. 29.

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