Peter Prendergast (born September 23, 1963) is a Jamaican football referee. A

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referee since January 1, 1994, his first international match was USA against

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, on June 9, 1996. Since then he has refereed many matches in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Olympics, the

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and the

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. Prendergast also refereed Costa Rica - United States (2-1) in the qualification stages for the same World Cup. 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

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. Prendergast is

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, able to speak Spanish as well as his native English.

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1963 births Living people Jamaican football referees 2002 FIFA World Cup referees CONCACAF Gold Cup referees CONCACAF Champions Cup referees {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub