Sandor Puhl Football Referee

Sándor Puhl (14 July 1955 – 20 May 2021) was a Hungarian football referee, best known for officiating four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, including the final between Brazil and Italy. He also refereed UEFA Champions League matches, including the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final between Borussia Dortmund and Juventus. Dortmund ended up winning 3–1. Arguably, Sandor Puhl is most well-known for refereeing the last World Cup qualifier for France 98 between Iran and Australia where Iran came from 2-0 down to tie the game 2-2 and qualify for the World Cup due to the away goal rule. He was elected as IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year four consecutive times: 1994 - 1997. After retiring as a referee, he was deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Association (2000-2006). He also worked as a co-commentator for a Hungarian sports TV channel. Puhl spoke Hungarian, German, Italian, and English. Puhl died on 20 May 2021, at the age of 65 from post-COVID-19 complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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