BERLIN: Mexican Benito Archundia will referee the World Cup semi-final between Germany and Italy it was announced on Sunday.
The 40-year-old will be assisted by compatriots Jose Ramirez and Hector Vergara for Tuesday's clash in Dortmund.
The trio have already been in charge of three matches at the tournament, the two first round clashes of Italy's 2-0 win over the Czech Republic - Archundia sending Czech player Jan Polak off - and Brazil's 1-0 victory over Croatia.
They also officiated at Ukraine's penalty shootout win over Switzerland in the second round.
Archundia, who is a qualified lawyer, has been an international referee since 1994 and has appeared at both the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2004 edition in Athens.
