Ali Bujsaim

Ali Bujsaim
Full name Ali Mohamed Bujsaim
Born (1959-09-09) September 9, 1959
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International
Years League Role
1994–2002 FIFA-listed Referee

Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (Arabic: علي بوجسيم, born September 9, 1959, in Dubai) is a retired association football referee from the United Arab Emirates, who is best known for supervising matches at three FIFA World Cups: 1994 (two matches), 1998 (three matches) and 2002 (two matches).

In 2002, he was a referee in the Argentina-Sweden match, he gave a red card to Claudio Caniggia for cursing at him, making Caniggia the first player in world cup history to be sent off while still at the bench.

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