Career
Fédération internationale de football association World Cup
At the Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, Petrović refereed the total of four matches and was a linesman at further two. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico he main refereed the Iraq versus Mexico group stage match in front of 103,763 spectators at Mexico City"s Estadio Azteca as well as the Morocco versus
West Germany round of 16 contest in Monterrey.
At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, 38-year-old Petrović was the main referee for the England versus Netherlands group stage match in Cagliari and also the Sweden versus
Costa Rica group stage match in Genoa. At the same tournament he performed the linesman duties at two more matches, assisting Jamal First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sharif for the Austria vs United States group stage clash as well as assisting George Courtney for the Italy versus
Uruguay round of 16 contest.
J.League
After being referee on two World Cups, Zoran Petrović signed a professional contract with Japanese Football Association and had been a referee in Japan"s J. League from 1994 until 1997. His mission in Japan was to pass his experience and knowledge to new Japanese referees. Profile at Ogol.