Cesar Muniz Fernandez is a Spanish national and a well-known figure in La Liga where he has become one of the country’s top officials, but he was born in the Brussels district of Anderlecht.
The 41-year-old, pictured above right, has been on the Fifa list since 2007, but it is understood that this is the first time the Oviedo-based official has been given a match involving Belgium. France’s L’Equipe website referred to the appointment as a “peculiarity” and said his nickname was El Engominado - “the one with the slicked-back hair”.