Rosetti is counted amongst the top referees of all time in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

[2] He retired following the 2010 FIFA World Cup to take a position with the Italian Football Federation as the referee designator for Serie B League.

Rosetti sent Australia's Harry Kewell off for handling the ball on the goal line, awarding Ghana a penalty kick.

[8][9] Rosetti was later left off the list of 19 referees announced by FIFA to take part in the rest of the competition although football's world governing body did not explain why.

[10][11] Rosetti was hired by the Russian Football Union in 2011 to oversee the domestic referees' department but resigned in 2013 for family reasons.