Filip Dujic (, born January 22, 1994) is a Canadian

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referee who regularly officiates

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and

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matches and is a

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-listed referee for international matches.

Career

In August 2015, he was selected to referee the first

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SuperCopa. In November 2018, Dujic completed

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's Program of Referee Excellence and was assigned to matches at the

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. In 2019, he was named to the

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List of Referees and Assistant Referees and began to referee matches in the

. He also regularly officiates matches in

. In January 2024, he was appointed as a FIFA-licensed referee for international matches. On June 22, 2024, Dujic had a viral moment when announcing a VAR decision, announcing there was no offside on a goal, but a foul instead, with his "However" moment creating a viral moment.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dujic, Filip 1994 births Living people Canadian soccer referees CONCACAF Champions Cup referees Major League Soccer referees Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Toronto Canadian people of Croatian descent