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Cantalejo was appointed as fourth official for the FIFA World Cup Final between Italy and France and was involved in another important decision during the
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what had happened via headset. The French captain was then shown the red card.
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converted the ensuing spot kick to score and give the
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Professionally, Medina
Cantalejo is a sports assessor who lives in
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for the final spot in the World Cup on 16 November 2005.
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177:On 21 August 2005, Medina Cantalejo referred the
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549:"Late, disputed penalty knocks out Australia"
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678:Luis Medina Cantalejo referee profile
376:"CSKA Moscow 0-0 Zenit St.Petersburg"
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