Spanish referee Alberto Undiano will take charge of the round-of-16 match between the Netherlands and Slovakia in Durban on Monday, his second appointment of the World Cup.

Undiano handed out nine yellow cards - the most for a single game at this World Cup - and sent Germany striker Miroslav Klose off during the Group D game between the Germans and Serbia on June 18.

FIFA on Saturday also announced that Howard Webb of England will take control of Brazil against Chile at Johannesburg's Ellis Park on Monday.

Hector Baldassi of Argentina has been awarded the game between Spain and Portugal in Cape Town on Tuesday, while Frank de Bleeckere of Belgium will referee Paraguay v Japan in Pretoria the same day.

Baldassi will be officiating his fourth match at the World Cup, while Webb and de Bleeckere each will take their third.

There was no match allocated to Swiss referee Massimo Busacca, who was considered a contender to take charge of the final but has been awarded only one match of the first 56.

FIFA's referees committee will release some of the 30 World Cup referees from duty before the quarter-finals begin Friday, and retain a favoured few for the last eight matches.

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