Mauro Vigliano

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{{short description|Argentine professional football referee (born 1975)}}

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Mauro Vigliano (born 5 August 1975) is an Argentine professional football referee.[http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkType=referee&contextType=bio&linkID=8112 Profile] He has been a full international for FIFA since 2013.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070604230640/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=arg/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html "Argentina: Referees"]. He refereed some matches in Copa Libertadores and a game between Ecuador and Peru in the 2018 Russia World Cup Qualifiers.

Vigliano was the video assistant referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup match between France and Australia on 16 June. Andrés Cunha, the head referee, used the VAR system to award a penalty kick, which was scored by Antoine Griezmann. The incident marked the first time a penalty had been awarded after consultation with a VAR in a World Cup match.{{Cite web | title = How VAR made history with penalty for France | first = Dale | last = Johnson | publisher = ESPN | date = 16 June 2018 | accessdate = 16 June 2018 | url = http://www.espn.com/soccer/world-cup-soccer/story/3528392/how-var-made-history-with-penalty-awarded-to-france-against-australia}}