Gustavo Méndez is a football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 referee from Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, best known for supervising two matches at the Copa América 2004

Copa América 2004

The Copa América 2004 was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time,...

 in Peru

Peru

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. He also led four games during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 197 teams entered the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. Germany, as the host, qualified automatically, leaving 31 spots open for competition...

 in South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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Has been expulsed of his activity by the AUF,after the controversial match of the last round of the Uruguayan special 2005,when 7 minutes into injury time,he conceded a doubtful penalty infavor of nacional against rocha,a tie-break goal that resulted into Defensor Sporting not winning the title,and refusing to play the final play-off.