Mexico City, June 19 -- Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs has been chosen to officiate in the 1,000th match in the history of the FIFA World Cup, world football governing body FIFA said.
Kovacs will take charge of the Group F encounter between Tunisia and Japan at Monterrey Stadium on Saturday, according to a FIFA statement on Thursday.
It added that he would be assisted by compatriots Ferencz Tunyogi and Mihai Marica, with Costa Ricans Juan Calderon and Juan Carlos Mora serving as fourth official and reserve assistant referee, respectively.
FIFA chief refereeing officer and referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina said Kovacs was chosen on regular criteria, despite the special occasion, according to Xinhua.
"We selected the referee t...