István Kovac has returned from the World Cup in Qatar (where he was a reserve referee in eight matches of the final tournament) and has been delegated to the most important match of the end of the year in the Super League.

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István Kovacs, FCSB vs. CFR Super League match delegate

On Thursday, December 15, from 20:00, FKSHB will play at the National Arena against CFR in the IX stage of the Romanian Football Super League. The game will be LiveBlog on HotNews.ro.

According to gsp.ro, Istvan (38 years old) will manage from the center the most important match of the end of the year in the first football league of Romania.

FCSB and ChFR are neighbors in the Super League: the Bucharest team is in 3rd place with 35 points, and the Transylvanian team is in 2nd place with 41 points.

“Farul Constanta” remains the leader with 44 points (and one more game played).

Super League, standings

1 Farul Constanta 44 points / 20 matches

2 CFR Cluj 41 / 19 matches

3 FCSB 35 / 19 matches

4 Rapid Bucharest 34/19 matches

5 University of Craiova 32 / 19 matches

6 Hermannstadt 30 / 20 matches etc.

Istvan Kovac earned €92,500 at the World Cup in Qatar

The prize for participation in the World Cup in Qatar was 70,000 euros, and for each match to which he was delegated in the group stage, István Kovacs received 2,500 euros. At the 1/8 final match, the amount increased to 5,000 euros.

In total, the referee from Romania collected 92,500 euros for participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Matches to which Istvan Kovac was delegated at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

*In all cases it was the reserve referee (fourth referee).

Qatar – Ecuador 0-2 / Group A

Uruguay – South Korea 0-0 / Group H

Argentina – Mexico 2-0 / Group C

Spain – Germany 1-1 / Group E

Ecuador – Senegal 1-2 / Group A

Saudi Arabia – Mexico 1-2 / Group C

Croatia – Belgium 0-0 / Group F

Portugal – Switzerland 6-1 / Optimi.