Said Belqola

Said Belqola (Arabic: سعيد بلقولة; August 30, 1956 – June 15, 2002) was a Moroccan Association football referee, best known for officiating the 1998 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and France, being the first African referee to officiate a World Cup final.

[1] At the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, he also officiated two group matches (Germany vs. USA and Argentina vs.

[2] Belqola was born in Tiflet, Morocco and worked in Fez as a civil servant as a customs officer.

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