| Yuichi Nishimura | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Yuichi Nishimura | |
| Date of birth | 17 April 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Tokyo,  Japan
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| Domestic | ||
| Years | League | Role |
| 1999- | J. League Division 1 | Referee |
| International | ||
| Years | League | Role |
| 2004-2014 | FIFA | Referee |
Yuichi Nishimura (born 17 April 1972) is a Japanese football referee. He has refereed in the Japanese J. League Division 1 since 1999 and has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. He recently became noticed for his work as referee of the opening game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia and also 2014 AFC Champions League second-leg final.
External links[]
- FIFA profile (2007 U-17 World Cup)
- Professional Referees, Japan Football Association
- Video interview at the AFC Annual Awards
- Yuichi Nishimura at worldreferee.com
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Template:2010 FIFA World Cup referees
| Referees at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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Ravshan Irmatov · Yuichi Nishimura · Djamel Haimoudi · Joel Aguilar · Diego Abal · Enrique Osses · Felix Brych · Björn Kuipers · Pedro Proença · Howard Webb |
| 2014 FIFA World Cup Referees |
| AFC |
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Ravshan Irmatov · Yuichi Nishimura · Nawaf Shukralla · Ben Williams |
| CAF |
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Noumandiez Doué · Bakary Gassama · Djamel Haimoudi |
| CONCACAF |
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Joel Aguilar · Mark Geiger · Marco Antonio Rodríguez |
| CONMEBOL |
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Enrique Osses · Néstor Pitana · Wilmar Roldán · Sandro Ricci · Carlos Vera |
| OFC |
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Peter O'Leary |
| UEFA |
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Felix Brych · Cüneyt Çakır · Jonas Eriksson · Björn Kuipers · Milorad Mažić · Pedro Proença · Nicola Rizzoli · Carlos Velasco Carballo · Howard Webb |