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One of Hansson's assistants from the all-Swedish crew that officiated the France-Ireland playoff was omitted, Fredrik Nilsson, and replaced by Henrik Andren. The other assistant, Stefan Wittberg, will join Hansson at the World Cup.
Hansson is among 30 referees chosen to travel to South Africa this summer.
But Norway's Tom Henning Ovrebo has been dropped after appearing on the provisional list. Ovrebo was accused by Chelsea players and fans of making bad calls and not giving several seemingly clear penalties in the second leg of last season's Champions League semifinal, which saw Barcelona advance.
Others going to South Africa, though, include Switzerland's Massimo Busacca, who was voted best referee in 2009 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics panel.
Englishman Howard Webb will also be an official at the June 11-July 11 finals.
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, Africa and the CONCACAF region and two from Oceania.
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