From 1987 to 1992 he held the qualification of international referee, officiating in a total of 38 matches, including some matches of the final phase of the 1990 World Cup in Italy: Brazil-Sweden 2-1 in Turin, Uruguay-South Korea 1-0 in Udine and the last 16 encounter Cameroon-Colombia (2-1 after extra time) in Naples. He also refereed the European Cup final in 1991 and the semi-final between Sweden and Germany at the 1992 European Championships.