ZURICH (AP) -FIFA has included Martin Hansson among 30 referees selected for the World Cup despite the Swede missing Thierry Henry's handball during France's decisive qualifier against Ireland in November.
Others in the group are Switzerland's Massimo Busacca, who was voted best referee in 2009 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics panel, and England's Howard Webb.
No Americans were picked for the tournament, which is scheduled for June 11-July 11 in South Africa. Jair Marrufo of the United States had been on the provisional list of 38 announced in October 2008.
Also dropped from the provisional list was Norway's Tom Henning Ovrebo, accused by Chelsea players and fans of making bad calls and missing penalties in the second leg of last season's European Champions League semifinal, which saw Barcelona advance.
The four referees from North and Central America and the Caribbean are Benito Archundia and Marco Rodriguez of Mexico, Carlos Batres of Guatemala and Joel Aguilar of El Salvador.
Each referee will be accompanied by two linesmen after FIFA rejected the idea of additional officials at the tournament.
FIFA's picks include 10 referees from Europe, six from South America, four each from Asia and Africa, and two from Oceania.
