Farouk Bouzo


Farouk Bouzo is a retired Syrian international football referee. He pioneered a new style of VAR in Egyptian football.

Career

Farouk Bouzo was a FIFA referee from 1969 until 1980. He officiated an international match in the 1978 [FIFA World Cup] group stages. He has the distinct honor of being the first Syrian referee to lead a match at a World Cup and the first referee to receive a 10 grade from his inspector for his great performance in a World Cup match. He also officiated three matches at the 1977 [FIFA World Youth Championship]. He issued two yellow cards at the 1978 World Cup match between Germany and Mexico, one to each side.
DateMatchTeam1ScoreScoreTeam2venue
6 June 19781978 [FIFA World Cup Group 2#West Germany vs Mexico|WC 1978 Group]Germany60MexicoCórdoba

After career

He served as Secretary-General of the Syrian [Arab Federation for Football|Syrian Football Association] in 1976 and President from 1982 to 1994. After his retirement from refereeing, Bouzo became the National Referee Coordinator and Chairman of the AFC Referees Committee.

Successes

In 1996, he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honor by FIFA.