Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev (; November 22, 1913 – February 18, 1999) was the referee in the

1962 FIFA World Cup final The 1962 FIFA World Cup final was the deciding match of the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The match was held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, and was contested by Czechoslovakia and Brazil. Brazil won the game 3–1 to record their second consecutiv ...

staged in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

between

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

. He was the first FIFA referee from the Soviet Union (since 1952), as well as the first Soviet to be appointed to officiate in a World Cup final. Prior to the referee career, Latyshev played for FC Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (), is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first institution created from the All-Union Dynamo Sports Club. Dynamo Mosco ...

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Nikolay Latyshev 1913 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Moscow FIFA World Cup finals match officials Russian football referees Soviet football referees FC Dynamo Moscow players 1962 FIFA World Cup referees Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian academics Men's association football players not categorized by position Soviet men's footballers {{Sports-official-bio-stub Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery