Peter Prendergast (referee)

Peter Prendergast (born September 23, 1963)[1] is a Jamaican football referee. A FIFA referee since January 1, 1994, his first international match was USA against Ireland, on June 9, 1996. Since then he has refereed many matches in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup and the Confederations Cup. Prendergast also refereed Costa Rica - United States (2-1) in the qualification stages for the same World Cup.[citation needed]

At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Prendergast made the call during the Brazil vs Belgium round of 16 match to not acknowledge a goal made by Marc Wilmots.[citation needed]

Prendergast is bilingual, able to speak Spanish as well as his native English.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Peter Prendergast". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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