The 38-year-old - who says that his favourite match of his career was France's 3-2 victory over Turkey in the 2003 Confederations Cup semi-finals - will be assisted on Wednesday by his compatriots Walter Rial and Pablo Fandiono.

FIFA will be hoping it does not end like the Euro 2000 semifinal between the two sides, which resulted in several Portuguese players being severely punished for violent scenes at the end after a controversial penalty, was awarded against them.

The Uruguayan trio have already officiated at two matches at the tournament, the first round clash between Italy and the United States, which saw Larrionda, send off three players and France's 2-0 victory over Togo in their final group match.

Larrionda refereed his first international match in 1999 and also officiated at the 2004 Athens Olympics and South American World Cup qualifiers for these finals.