FIFA  have confirmed the referee for match 61, the first semi-final between Brazil and Germany. 40 year old Marco Rodríguez from Mexico will be refereeing his third game of the tournament.

8 July – Brazil v Germany, kick of at 9pm BST , live on BBC and to be played at the Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

Referee: Marci Rodriguez (Mex)
Assistant Referees: Marvin TORRENTERA (MEX) and Marcos QUINTERO (MEX)
Fourth official:Mark GEIGER (USA)

FIFA have not yet announced the match day officials for the semi-final between Argentina and Holland on the 9th July.

By Hants