Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev (Russian: Николай Гаврилович Латышев; November 22, 1913 – February 18, 1999) was the referee in the 1962 FIFA World Cup final staged in Santiago between Brazil and Czechoslovakia.^[1]

He was the first FIFA referee from the Soviet Union (since 1952), as well as the first Soviet to be appointed to officiate in a World Cup final.

Prior to the referee career, Latyshev played for FC Elektrozavod, Stalinets, and Dynamo Moscow.^[2]

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Sporting positions Nikolay Latyshev
Preceded by 1958 FIFA World Cup Final Maurice Guigue	1962 FIFA World Cup Final Referee	Succeeded by 1966 FIFA World Cup Final Gottfried Dienst

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