Lucien Bouchardeau
Encyclopedia
Lucien Bouchardeau is a retired Niger
ien football referee
. He is best remembered for having officiated in 1998 a World Cup
first round match between Italy
and Chile
in which he controversially awarded the European team with a penalty kick. Following the game he talked to the press —which the FIFA forbids — about his fear he would be sacked from the tournament, which would mark the end of his career. He also officiated matches at the 1997 Confederations Cup and the 1998 and 1996 African Cup of Nations
.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
ien football referee
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He is best remembered for having officiated in 1998 a World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
first round match between Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
and Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
in which he controversially awarded the European team with a penalty kick. Following the game he talked to the press —which the FIFA forbids — about his fear he would be sacked from the tournament, which would mark the end of his career. He also officiated matches at the 1997 Confederations Cup and the 1998 and 1996 African Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
.