Henning Lund-Sørensen
Encyclopedia
Henning Lund-Sørensen is a retired Danish
football referee
from Aarhus
. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup
in Spain
where he awarded a controversial penalty for a foul that was committed two yards outside of the box. When the penalty attempt was missed he demanded that it be retaken, which was successfully made.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
football referee
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...
from Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1982 FIFA World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
where he awarded a controversial penalty for a foul that was committed two yards outside of the box. When the penalty attempt was missed he demanded that it be retaken, which was successfully made.