Ioan Igna
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| Born | June 4, 1940 Timişoara, Romania |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1974–1989 | Liga I | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1976–1989 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Ioan Igna (born June 4, 1940 in Timișoara) is a Romanian retired football referee. He is known for having refereed two matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, including an epic quarter-final match between Brazil and France. Igna made two controversial calls during the tie. In the second period of extra time, he did not penalise a foul by the Brazil goalkeeper Carlos on France attacker Bruno Bellone.[1][2] BBC commentator Jimmy Hill described Igna's decision to ignore the foul by Carlos as "an extreme mistake".[3] In the penalty shootout, he awarded a goal when Bellone's shot hit the post and the ball rebounded off Carlos before entering the goal.[1] The laws of the game were subsequently amended to specifically address the situation that occurred in the penalty shootout.[4]
He also refereed the second leg of the 1987 UEFA Cup Final and a semi-final in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship in West Germany between the Netherlands and West Germany.
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