Daniele Orsato

Daniele Orsato is a talented referee, and he will be in charge of the much-awaited semi-final between Argentina and Croatia. 

The game is sure to be heated, and his experience will come in handy for the game. 

He was born in Montecchio Maggiore, Italy.

Happy Married Life

Is Daniele married? Yes. The experienced match official is happily married to his lovely wife and has kids. His wife's name is Laura. 

He has two wonderful kids, and their names are William Orsato and Gabriel Orsato. 

Dreamed of being an electrician

It is very interesting to know that his main goal during childhood was not to be a referee. 

He was very interested in knowing how the lights turned on and off. He wanted to become an electrician during his childhood. 

His life took another turn, and he became one of the best referees in the football world, which is not bad for a career. 

He took training from Trissino vocational training center in Italy. 

It was a suggestion from one of his best friends to become a referee, and he respected that and followed it. 

He took a referee course after that. He officially became a FIFA referee in 2010. 

Has a mentor

It is not easy to succeed without a mentor in such a tough field. He was mentored by Luigi Agnolin. 

He had refereed the European Champions Club final between PSV Eindhoven and Benfica and had tons of experience. 

He guided Orsato and brought the best out of him. 

Difficult Role

It has not been the best of world cups for referees as the losing side and even winning sides have bashed them. 

Portugal's players were not happy with the referee of their game against Morocco, and the same happened with Argentina's players. 

They blamed the referee for adding more injury time than required and also blamed the referee for giving more than the required fouls to the Netherlands in the game. 

England, too, complained about the referee and their loss against France. 

England players complained about the foul to Saka, which led to their first goal and also complained about other instances where they were not rewarded free kicks.

It will be a huge challenge for him to officiate the heated semi-finals between two aspiring for a final and even the world cup victory.

Net Worth

According to various sources, he has a scintillating net worth of 5 million U.S. dollars. 

Each referee in the tournament earned a minimum of 70,000 dollars at the World Cup. 

The best among them can earn up to 300,000 dollars, and this includes him as well. 

The referee who gets the chance to feature in the semi-finals and finals is bound to earn up to 300,000 dollars. 

The referees who were part of the world cup received an initial payment of 25,000 dollars to start with. 

The referee at the group stage game enjoyed 3000 dollars per game. This amount reached 10,000 dollars for playoff games. 

Age

1. His age is 47.

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