Rudolf Scheurer was 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 Bettlach

Bettlach, Switzerland

Bettlach is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Bettlach is first mentioned in 1181 as Betelacho. In 1279 it was mentioned as Bettelage and in 1329 as Betlach.-Geography:...

, most remembered for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

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: two in 1970

1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...

 and 1974

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...

. During his peak times, Scheurer was a high-profile refereee: In 1970 he was nominated as linesman (assistant referee 1) in the final between Brazil and Italy. In 1974 he was awarded the opening game. Scheurer also whistled many European Club Competition matches. After he retired from active career, Scheurer served as chief of the Swiss soccer referees.