With this , he became only the third Japanese referee to officiate at two FIFA World Cups , after Shizuo Takada and Toru Kamikawa .
Nishimura was chosen by FIFA to referee the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia .
With this , Nishimura became only the third Japanese referee to officiate at two FIFA     , after Shizuo Takada and Toru Kamikawa .
Nishimura was chosen by FIFA to referee the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia .