Joël Quiniou (born 11 July 1950) is a former football referee from France. He is best known for supervising eight matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1986, three in 1990 and four in 1994.

He supervised eight matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in 1986, three in 1990 and four in 1994. In the group stages of the 1986 World Cup, Quiniou sent off Uruguay's Jose Batista in the first minute of the match against Scotland, after a rough tackle on Gordon Strachan. As of 2023^[update] this remains the fastest dismissal in World Cup history.^[2] Quiniou received criticism for his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Semi-final between Bulgaria and Italy. Several penalty claims by the Bulgarians were turned down, most notably when Alessandro Costacurta handled the ball inside the penalty area.^[3]

World Cup matches

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Tournament	Date	Venue	Round	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Red	2nd yellow	Yellow
1986	13 June	Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl	First Round	Uruguay	0 – 0	Scotland	1	0	5
1990	19 June	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	First Round	Italy	2 – 0	Czechoslovakia	0	0	4
1990	24 June	Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin	Round of 16	Brazil	0 – 1	Argentina	1	0	5
1990	7 July	Stadio San Nicola, Bari	Third place match	Italy	2 – 1	England	0	0	0
1994	24 June	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac	First Round	Sweden	3 – 1	Russia	1	1	6
1994	27 June	Cotton Bowl, Dallas	First Round	Germany	3 – 2	South Korea	0	0	4
1994	4 July	Stanford Stadium, Stanford	Round of 16	Brazil	1 – 0	United States	2	1	7
1994	13 July	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford	Semi-finals	Bulgaria	1 – 2	Italy	0	0	5

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Orders

• Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 1994^[1]