César Arturo Ramos
Mexican football referee (born 1983)
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César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (born 15 December 1983) is a Mexican professional football referee.[2] His mother was born in France and his father is of Portuguese descent. Both his parents immigrated to Mexico a year before he was born. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2014.[3] He refereed matches in the CONCACAF Champions League, the 2018 FIFA World Cup the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América.[4]
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Ramos refereeing at 2019 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Full name | César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 December 1983[1] Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico[1] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006–2011 | Ascenso MX | Referee | |
| 2011–present | Liga MX | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2014–present | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Refereeing career
Ramos made his debut on 28 October 2006, in a Primera División A match between Zacatepec and Santos Laguna 1a. 'A'.[1] He made his First Division debut as a fourth official on 15 January 2011, in a match between San Luis and Puebla in San Luis Potosí.[5] Later that year, he made his First Division debut as a central referee in a match between Monterrey and Tijuana in Monterrey.[6]
The first player Ramos booked in the First Division was Fernando Arce while the first player he sent off was Mariano Trujillo after he booked him twice in 15 minutes.[7][8]
He refereed the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final between Real Madrid and Gremio.[9]
He was the only Mexican center referee assigned to referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[10]
In 2019, Ramos participated in a referee exchange program between the AFC and CONCACAF, where he would referee in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and Abdulrahman Al-Jassim of Qatar would referee at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11][12]
He refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco on 14 December.
He refereed the 2024 Copa América match between Brazil and Costa Rica on 24 June 2024.[13]
He refereed the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Scotland on 24 June 2026, and has since been target of criticism on social media for his decisions regarding foul play and goal disallowment in the match.[14]
Record
FIFA World Cup
| 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 17 June 2018 |  Brazil –  Switzerland | Rostov-on-Don | Group stage |
| 24 June 2018 |  Poland –  Colombia | Kazan | Group stage |
| 30 June 2018 |  Uruguay –  Portugal | Sochi | Round of 16 |
AFC Asian Cup
Copa América
| 2024 Copa América – United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 24 June 2024 | Brazil –  Costa Rica | Inglewood | Group stage |
| 29 June 2024 |  Argentina –  Peru | Miami Gardens | Group stage |
| 10 July 2024 | Uruguay – Colombia | Charlotte | Semi-finals |
