Zimbabwean referee Brighton Mudzamiri is set to make history by becoming the first representative of the country to appear at the World Cup finals.
Mudzamiri, who works as a police superintendent in Harare, will be an assistant referee at Japan and South Korea.
He officiated at this year's African Nations Cup, and performed well enough to be given the task of officiating the final between Cameroon and Senegal.
The Zimbabwe national team has never qualified for the World Cup finals, so Mudzamiri's presence will provide some national interest.
The referee is understandably excited to be going to the World Cup.
"This is the greatest achievement of my lifetime and I'm hoping not to let the nation down," he said.
"I'm not feeling nervous, I'm raring to go, especially after the pre-tournament seminar in Seoul where we had a fitness test."
However, Mudzamiri did confess to being hesitant about one thing.
"In each stadium there will be 23 television cameras, so if I make any mistakes they'll be picked up and shown to the world, including everybody back home."
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