Mauricio Espinosa was born on 6 May 1972 and lives in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.
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Early in the game, Espinosa ruled that Wayne Rooney was offside, when in reality Rooney picked up an erroneous pass from a German player, and therefore could not have been offside according to the rules.
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He gained publicity during the Round of 16 match between Germany and England, when he ruled that England midfielder Frank Lampard's strike did not cross the goal line, although television coverage clearly indicated the opposite.
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Espinosa's most controversial decision occurred in the 38th minute, when Germany was leading 2-1, as England's Frank Lampard shot hit the crossbar, bounced over the goal line and back out of the goal.
Mauricio Macri | Mauricio Serna | Mauricio Funes | Espinosa de los Monteros | Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo | Mauricio Alfaro | Julio García Espinosa | Emmanuel Espinosa | Ricardo Gil Lavedra (''third from left'') joins fellow presiding judges of the 1985 Trial of the Juntas in receiving the Bicentennial Medal from Mayor Mauricio Macri | ''Nightmare'' by Mexican artist Mauricio García Vega | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | Mauricio Walerstein | Maurício Rua | Mauricio Rua | Mauricio Rojas Toro | Mauricio Rocha e Silva | Mauricio Merino, Jr. | Mauricio Lasansky | Mauricio Herrera | Mauricio González de la Garza | Mauricio González | Mauricio Antón | Mauricio Afonso | Luisito Espinosa | León Arslanián (''middle'') joins fellow presiding judges of the 1985 Trial of the Juntas in receiving the Bicentennial Medal from Mayor Mauricio Macri | José Maurício | Geovanni Deiberson Maurício | Espinosa de Los Monteros | Domingo Bello y Espinosa | Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa |