UEFA Europa League – First Qualifying Round (First Leg)

2 July 2015

Olimpic Sarajevo – Spartak Trnava
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (POL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafal Rostkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Fourth Official: Zbigniew Dobrynin (POL)
Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

Kruoja – Jagiellonia
Referee: João Capela (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nuno Pereira (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Campos (POR)
Fourth Official: Cosme Machado (POR)
Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP)

Dinamo Batumi – Omonia Nicosia
Referee: Mitja Žganec (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Nejc Kajtazovic (SVN)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Balzan – Zeljeznicar
Referee: Dennis Antamo (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mikko Alakare (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Antti Munukka (FIN)
Referee Observer: Leif Sundell (SWE)

Progres – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 2: Arman Ghushchyan (ARM)
Fourth Official: Suren Baliyan (ARM)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

Renova – Dacia
Referee: Eiko Saar (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitri Vinogradov (EST)
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen (EST)
Referee Observer: Jari Maisonlahti (FIN)

Ordabasy – Beitar Jerusalem
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrei Bodean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Borisov (MDA)
Fourth Official: Iuri Covtun (MDA)
Referee Observer: Brian Lawlor (WAL)

Shirak – Zrinjski
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Chasan Koula (GRE)
Fourth Official: Georgios Kominis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)

Alashkert – St. Johnstone
Referee: Jacob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Rix (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Derya Oguz (DEN)
Fourth Official: Dennis Mogensen (DEN)
Referee Observer: Günter Benkö (AUT)

Laçi – Inter Baki
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Abraham Alvarez Cantón (ESP)
Fourth Official: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (ESP)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Neftçi – Mladost Podgorica
Referee: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Çem Satman (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ceyhun Sesiguzel (TUR)
Fourth Official: Hakan Ceylan (TUR)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Jelgava – Litex Lovech
Referee: Tiago Lopes (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Pinto (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida (POR)
Fourth Official: Hugo Ferreira (POR)
Referee Observer: Ioannis Tsachilidis (GRE)

Dinamo Tbilisi – Qäbälä IK
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni (ISR)
Fourth Official: Zvi Levi (ISR)
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)

Kukësi – Torpedo Belaz Zhodino
Referee: Sascha Amhof (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sladan Josipović (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Referee Observer: Michael Ross (NIR)

Seinäjoen – FH
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Fourth Official: Mario Zebec (CRO)
Referee Observer: Kaj Østergaard (DEN)

Flora Tallinn – Rabotnicki
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Per Brogevik (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Magnus Sjöblom (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

UE Sant Julià – Randers FC
Referee: Tim Marshall (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Storey (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: David Anderson (NIR)
Fourth Official: Ian Mc Nabb (NIR)
Referee Observer: Patritiu Abrudan (ROU)

Aktobe FK – Kalju
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyy (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Voytyuk (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Fourth Official: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (UKR)
Referee Observer: Aleh Chykun (BLR)

Skonto – St. Patrick's
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Vrabec (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Marko Matoc (CRO)
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)

Lahti – Elfsborg
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Veslin Radunović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jovica Tatar (MNE)
Fourth Official: Milovan Milacić (MNE)
Referee Observer: Emil Bozhinovski (MKD)

Atlantas – PFC Beroe
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Bryngeir Valdimarsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Gunnar Jónsson (ISL)
Referee Observer: Karel Bohunek (CZE)

Debrecen – Sutjeska
Referee: Raymond Crangle (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Neeson (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: James Eakin (NIR)
Fourth Official: Evan Boyce (NIR)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Radoman (SRB)

Sillamäe – Hajduk Split
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: David Canales Cerda (ESP)
Fourth Official: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (ESP)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)

Saxan – Apollon
Referee: Denis Izmailov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Yevgeniy Belskiy (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Anatoliy Khodin (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Artyom Kuchin (KAZ)
Referee Observer: Dušan Krchnak (SVK)

Brøndby IF – Juvenes Dogana
Referee: Adrian Azzopardi (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Vella (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Francalanza (MLT)
Fourth Official: Fyodor Zammit (MLT)
Referee Observer: Muharrem Aksoy (TUR)

Differdange – Bala Town
Referee: Milan Ilić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Minić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivica Stojanović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Srdjan Obradović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Charles Agius (MLT)

Sheriff – Odds BK
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Divan Valkov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Atanasov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL)
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely (HUN)

Trakai – HB Tórshavn
Referee: Lasha Silagava (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Zaza Menteshashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia (GEO)
Fourth Official: George Vadachkoria (GEO)
Referee Observer: Salustia Chato (AND)

Strømsgodset – FK Partizani
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Gavin (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Kenneth Hennessy (IRL)
Fourth Official: Sean Grant (IRL)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

Botosani – Tskhinvali
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Ermal Burushi (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Germat Qirici (ALB)
Fourth Official: Klajdi Kola (ALB)
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR)

Europa FC – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Geir Isaksen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Eivin Hansen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Anders Johansen (NOR)
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason (ISL)

AUK Broughton – Lokomotiva Zagreb
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Askell Gislason (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Bjorn Valdimarsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Erlendur Eiriksson (ISL)
Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)

Celje – Slask Wroclaw
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo (ALB)
Fourth Official: Remzi Sadiku (ALB)
Referee Observer: Zdravko Jokić (SRB)

NK Domžale – Čukarički
Referee: Bart Vertenten (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Fourth Official: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Referee Observer: Alan Snoddy (NIR)

Vikingur – Rosenborg BK
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL)
Assistant Referee 1: John Roberts (WAL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Bird (WAL)
Fourth Official: Ryan Stewart (WAL)
Referee Observer: Drazenko Kovacić (CRO)

Go Ahead Eagles – Ferencváros
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: John Brooks (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Lennard (ENG)
Fourth Official: Robert Madley (ENG)
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)

Newtown – Valletta
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomas Vorel (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bollo (SVK)
Fourth Official: Pavol Suniar (SVK)
Referee Observer: Vencel Tóth (HUN)

MTK Budapest – FC Vojvodina
Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Vivenzi (ITA)
Fourth Official: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Stefan Ormandjiev (BUL)

Budućnost Podgorica – Spartaks Jūrmala
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleg Pluzhnyk (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ievgenii Khalamendyk (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov (UKR)
Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy (TUR)

Birkirkara – Ulisses FC
Referee: Erez Papir (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nissan Davidy (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR)
Fourth Official: Liran Wachsberger (ISR)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Medved (SVK)

University College Dublin – F91 Dudelange
Referee: Petur Reinert (FRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Regin Egholm (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Christiansen (FRO)
Fourth Official: Eiler Rasmussen (FRO)
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)

Crvena Zvezda – FC Kairat Almaty
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Obukowicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Igor Golis (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN)

Cork City FC – KR
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Henrik Sønderby (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Niels Høg (DEN)
Fourth Official: Michael Tykgaard (DEN)
Referee Observer: Plarent Kotherja (ALB)

Lindfield – NSI Runavík
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Jiri Molacek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomas Mokrusch (CZE)
Fourth Official: Michal Patak (CZE)
Referee Observer: Gudmunder Jónsson (ISL)

West Ham United – FC Lusitans
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Jevgenijs Morozovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA)
Referee Observer: Jan Fasung (SVK)

Glenavon – Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Svein Inge Wiken (NOR
Fourth Official: Martin Lundby (NOR)
Referee Observer: Dragutin Poljak (CRO)

Glentoran – MSK Zilina
Referee: Jari Järvinen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Sami Nykänen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Turunen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Ville Nevalainen (FIN)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

Shkëndija – Aberdeen
Referee: Tolga Ozkalfa (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ekrem Kan (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Bozbey (TUR)
Fourth Official: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

Vikingur – Koper
Referee: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Stevenson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Fourth Official: Euan Anderson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Marcel Vanelshocht (BEL)

UEFA Champions League – First Qualifying Round (First Leg)

30 June - 1 July 2015

B36 Torshavn – The New Saints
Referee: Sven Bindels (LUX, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Da Costa (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Pires (LUX)
Fourth Official: Alex Krueger (LUX)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Vitkovic (CRO)

Pyunik – Folgore
Referee: Demetrios Masias (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Marios Demetriades (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Stelios Nikita (CYP)
Fourth Official: Christos Nicolaides (CYP)
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)

Lincoln Red Imps – Santa Coloma
Referee: Johnny Casanova (SMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Francesco Lunardon (SMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvatore Tuttifrutti (SMR)
Fourth Official: Leonardo Guidi (SMR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Almeida Costa (POR)

Crusaders – Levadia Tallinn
Referee: Thorvaldur Arnason (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Gunnar Gunnarsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Frosti Gunnarsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Gardar Hinriksson (ISL)
Referee Observer: Guy Goethals (BEL)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Semi-finals

30 June 2015
USA – Germany
Referee: Teodora Albon (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Sukenikova (SVK)
Fourth Official: Salome Di Iorio (ARG)
Fifth Official: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)

1 July 2015
Japan – England
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Sarah Walker (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Allyson Flynn (AUS)
Fourth Official: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
Fifth Official: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Referees for semi-finals and finals

AFC
1. Ri Hyang Ok (PRK, photo)

CAF
1. Gladys Lengwe (ZAM)

CONCACAF
1. Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
2. Lucila Venegas (MEX)

CONMEBOL
1. Salome Di Iorio (ARG)
2. Claudia Umpierrez (URU)

OFC
1. Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)

UEFA
1. Teodora Albon (ROU)
2. Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
3. Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
4. Esther Staubli (SUI)
5. Carina Vitulano (ITA)

Copa America 2015 – Semi-finals

29 June 2015
Chile – Peru
Referee: Jose Argote (VEN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU)
Fourth Official: Raul Orosco (BOL)
Fifth Official: Javier Bustillos (BOL)
Referee Observer: Wilson Seneme (BRA)

30 June 2015
Argentina – Paraguay
Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabio Pereira (BRA)
Fourth Official: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Fifth Official: Christian De la Cruz (COL)
Referee Observer: Mario Vargas (CHI)

UEFA U-21 Euro Final 2015: Marciniak (POL)

Szymon Marciniak was once a fiery young midfielder with Polish top-flight club Wisla Plock and was, in his own words, "a difficult player to referee". Times have certainly changed for the 34-year-old poacher-turned-gamekeeper, who on Tuesday will have his first taste of a European final when refereeing the U21 EURO final between Sweden and Portugal. It is an honour that represents another rung on the ladder for Marciniak, who officiated the 2014 Polish Cup final before receiving his first taste of the UEFA Champions League in the season just gone. He sat down with UEFA.com to discuss his transformation from "crazy" footballer to highly promising young referee.

- UEFA.com: How does it help you having been a footballer yourself?

- Szymon Marciniak: It helps being a former player, for sure. I was a leader, playing in central midfield, and was a crazy player to be honest. If you'd asked me many years ago if I'd like to become a referee, I'd have replied: 'Absolutely not'. I was a difficult player to referee. This makes it much easier for me now to have good relationships with troublemakers on the pitch because I was the same. It helps me know what I should say or do in some situations – sometimes I just do nothing because I know a player's frustration can be so high it is better not to say anything and then after a short while make a joke or say something funny.

- UEFA.com: How did you become a referee?

- Marciniak: I started refereeing in 2002. At the beginning I was still a player, in the fourth division, but I knew it would be very difficult to achieve success as a big player. I got promoted very quickly as a referee because they had a special pathway for former players – a lot of referees had retired and they needed young referees so it was a big chance for me.

- UEFA.com: What were your first steps as an international referee?

- Marciniak: My career started with the UEFA CORE [Centre of Refereeing Excellence] training programme. One referee from Poland got invited and fortunately it was me. This was the most important thing for me, working with David Elleray – he has been the most important person for my career so far and we are still in contact now. When I started with CORE, I thought I could referee but when you go to a UEFA competition it is a totally different world.

- UEFA.com: You began this season with your first taste of the UEFA Champions League and are ending it with a first European final. How do you reflect on your progress?

- Marciniak: When I said many years ago that I would referee a World Cup final, a lot of referees laughed at me but last year I had my Champions League debut at Juventus-Malmö and people said, 'Maybe he wasn't joking'. This year has been brilliant – my debut in the Champions League is a game I will always remember. It was such a huge experience and I had three in total in the Champions League as well as four in the Europa League. Now I've got an U21 final, which is a huge step. This year is really important but we have to remember that next year is another great tournament – every referee dreams of going to Euro 2016 in France and it's also my target.

- UEFA.com: How have you found this experience at the U21 Euro?

- Marciniak: These international games have something special; every one gives us more experience. The refereeing in this tournament so far has been very good – nobody has spoken about the referees so that means it must have been good. I've not had any difficulties, I've just enjoyed it, used my experience and it's worked.

- UEFA.com: And how did you feel to be selected for this match?

- Marciniak: I was proud of myself and my team – it is not just me, we are strong as a team. We support each other a lot and this is something I have to stress.

- UEFA.com: Finally, there aren't many referees who've done both the opening match and the final, are there?

- Marciniak: I know one referee who did it. It was Paweł Raczkowski who is our first additional referee here and who refereed the U17s final tournament last month. He opened the tournament and he finished it. We were joking that because of him I would not be getting the final but it's great to start and finish like this because it happens so rarely. (Source: UEFA)

30 June 2015

Sweden – Portugal
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Additional AR 1: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Fourth Official: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Fifth Official: Frederic Cano (FRA)
Referee Observer: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)

Teixeira Vitienes brothers relegated and retire from officiating

Spanish football referees Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (photo) and Jose Teixeira Vitienes have both been relegated from the Primera Division and, as a result, have chosen to retire from officiating altogether.

The embattled officiating duo, like many referees, have come under fire from the clubs and fans multiple times throughout their careers and, as is customary in Spanish football, referees, like clubs, also get relegated and the Teixeira Vitienes brothers have suffered the same fate as Cordoba, Elche and Almeria according to Radio Cope. However, in the case of the Teixeira Vitienes, the relegation was not the cause for their retirement as many would expect, the true reason for their retirement is that officials aged 45 or older can no longer be promoted back to the Primera Division and thus, fall down each tier of Spanish football until they end up at the base level. As Jose (ex-Primera referee) will be 45 on the 18th July and Fernando (ex-FIFA referee) will be 44 on the 28th July, they will no longer have the opportunity to be “promoted” again. The Santander-born duo, as is normal with Primera and international referees, will likely join the Spanish Referees Committee or take another administrative position.

Source: Inside Spanish Football

Two-year suspension for tearing up the referee’s notebook

Six days after getting suspended three MLS matches for tearing up the referee's notebook during a U.S. Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey was suspended from the U.S. Open Cup competition for either six matches or two years.

Passion has characterized Clint Dempsey’s soccer career but it boiled over into farce Tuesday night. Dempsey was shown a red card for snatching the referee’s notebook and tearing it up in the Seattle Sounders’ loss to rivals Portland Timbers in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup. Teammates restrained Dempsey following the red card, and he sarcastically applauded the referee’s assistant as he left the field, according to the BBC. Dempsey initially was fuming after referee Daniel Radford dismissed Seattle’s Michael Ariza. Radford already had sent off Brad Evans, and Obafemi Martins was stretchered off the field in extra time with an apparent groin injury. Ariza’s exit reduced Seattle to eight players. Dempsey’s initial fury earned him a yellow card. His entry into the referee’s notebook earned him a red, and made Seattle finish the game with seven players. The U.S. Open Cup Adjudication and Discipline Panel announced that he would also be fined. The U.S. Soccer Federation could ban Dempsey for a long time.

Source: Time

UEFA U-19 Euro 2015

Greece, 6-19 July 2015

Referees
1. Tamas Bognar (HUN, 1978)
2. Andreas Ekberg (SWE, 1985)
3. Marco Guida (ITA, 1981, photo)
4. Georgi Kabakov (BUL, 1986)
5. Anthony Taylor (ENG, 1978)
6. Andris Treimanis (LVA, 1985)

Assistant Referees
1. Petr Blazej (CZE, 1983)
2. Ricardo Fernandes (LUX, 1983)
3. Vital Jobin (SUI, 1986)
4. Tomaz Klančnik (SVN, 1982)
5. Dejan Nedelkoski (MKD, 1980)
6. Neeme Neemlaid (EST, 1985)
7. Nemanja Petrovic (SRB, 1980)
8. Dennis Rasmussen (DEN, 1979)

Fourth Officials
1. Athanasios Giahos (GRE, 1976)
2. Andreas Pappas (GRE, 1978)

Referee Observers
1. Jaap Uilenberg (NED)
2. Konrad Plautz (AUT)
3. Murat Ilgaz (TUR)
4. Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Quarter-finals (Matches 47-48)

27 June 2015

Australia – Japan
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Rachynska (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sanja Rodak (CRO)
Fourth Official: Melissa Borjas (HON)
Fifth Official: Shirley Perello (HON)

Canada – England
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Luciana Mascarana (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Loreto Toloza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Rita Gani (MAS)
Fifth Official: Widiya Shamsuri (MAS)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2015 – Semi-finals

27 June 2015

Portugal – Germany
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthymiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Additional AR1: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)
Additional AR2: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Jan Patak (CZE)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

Denmark – Sweden
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Additional AR1: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS)
Additional AR2: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Ondrej Pelikan (CZE)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

FIFA referee Amarilla suspended over Grondona claims

Three Paraguayan referees were suspended after being implicated in a corruption scandal following the emergence of recorded conversations featuring the late Argentinian football godfather Julio Grondona.

Carlos Amarilla (photo), Rodney Aquino and Carlos Caceres were suspended by the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) after the release of the Grondona tapes in Argentina on Sunday. Former FIFA vice-president Grondona, who died in 2014 aged 82, was regarded as one of the most powerful figures in South American football until his death last year. However, he was repeatedly linked to corruption allegations during his 35-year reign over Argentine football. Conversations published on Sunday by Canal America TV in Argentina appeared to confirm Grondona's role in corruption, pointing to his involvement in match-fixing, rigging schedules and refereeing appointments. In one of the recordings, Grondona appears to be discussing a 2013 Copa Libertadores match between Argentine giants Boca Juniors and Brazilian team Corinthians which was overseen by referee Amarilla. "It turned out well in the end. Nobody wanted this crazy bastard, and the guy who gave Boca the best support it had last year was (referee Carlos) Amarilla," Grondona is heard to say before bursting into laughter. Paraguyan media linked the comment to the 2013 match, in which Boca defeated Corinthians 1-0 in controversial circumstances, with Amarilla disallowing two goals scored by the beaten Brazilian club. Grondona was speaking to Abel Gnecco, an Argentine official on the CONMEBOL Referees Committee.

In response to his suspension, Amarilla denied any wrongdoing, saying his accusers were "killing football": "I am surprised by this news, but I am the first to seek clarification," Amarilla said. "Football is a sport where you make mistakes. Referees are humans".

Other Grondona conversations involve Argentine sports marketing executive Alejandro Burzaco, who is currently in Italy facing extradition to the United States after being embroiled in the FIFA corruption scandal.

Source: Yahoo Sports

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Quarter-finals (Matches 45-46)

26 June 2015

Germany – France
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marie Charbonneau (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)
Fourth Official: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)
Fifth Official: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)

China – USA
Referee: Carina Vitulano (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Michelle O’Neill (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tonja Paavola (FIN)
Fourth Official: Salome Di Iorio (ARG)
Fifth Official: Maria Rocco (ARG)

UEFA Women’s U-17 Euro 2015

Iceland, 22 June – 4 July 2015

Referees
1. Barbara Bollenberg (AUT, photo)
2. Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
3. Vivian Peeters (NED)
4. Graziella Pirriatore (ITA)
5. Ivana Projkovska (MKD)
6. Viola Raudziņa (LVA)

Assistant Referees
1. Liana Grigoryan (ARM)
2. Aleksandra Kojović (SRB)
3. Julia Magnusson (SWE)
4. Slavomira Majkuthová (SVK)
5. Androniki Nioti (GRE)
6. Rúna Stefánsdóttir (ISL)
7. Maryna Striletska (UKR)
8. Bjorn Valdimarsson (ISL)

Fourth Officials
1. Dimitrina Milkova (BUL)
2. Lois Otte (BEL)

Copa America 2015 – Quarter-finals

24 June 2015
Chile – Uruguay
Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabio Pereira (BRA)
Fourth Official: Carlos Vera (ECU)
Fifth Official: Byron Romero (ECU)
Referee Observer: Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

25 June 2015
Bolivia – Peru
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian De La Cruz (COL)
Fourth Official: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Fifth Official: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

26 June 2015
Argentina – Colombia
Referee: Roberto García (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Fourth Official: Raul Orosco (BOL)
Fifth Official: Juan Montano (BOL)
Referee Observer: Wilson Seneme (BRA)

27 June 2015
Brazil – Paraguay
Referee: Andrés Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Pastorino (URU)
Fourth Official: Jose Argote (VEN)
Fifth Official: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Referee Observer: Ricardo Casas (ARG)

Referee Osses insulted by Neymar in tunnel outburst

Neymar will play no further part in Brazil's Copa America campaign after he was banned for four matches. The Barcelona forward was sent off after the final whistle of Brazil's defeat by Colombia in Santiago on Wednesday. He was initially suspended for one match but the South American football confederation have decided to extend the ban and impose a $10,000 fine. 

Neymar received his second booking of the tournament for attempting to score with his hand against Colombia. He was then sent off for kicking the ball at Pablo Armero and aiming a headbutt at Jeison Murillo. It was also revealed that Neymar verbally abused Chilean referee Enrique Osses after waiting for him in the tunnel. According to the official's report, Neymar said: "You want to make yourself famous at my expense, you son of a bitch”. Neymar will now face a four-match Copa America band, ruling him out for the reminder of the tournament.

Aberto Lozada, a member of the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Committee, said: "Based on what the report says, it was premeditated, waiting for the referee in the tunnel and insulting him. His punishment could have been harsher. He got off lightly". 

Source: Express

UEFA U-21 Euro 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)

23 June 2015
Czech Republic – Germany
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Additional AR1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional AR2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Fourth Official: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Denmark – Serbia
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthymiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Additional AR1: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)
Additional AR2: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

24 June 2015
England – Italy
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Additional AR1: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS)
Additional AR2: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pelikán (CZE)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Portugal – Sweden
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Additional AR1: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)
Additional AR2: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jan Paták (CZE)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Round of 16 (Match 44)

23 June 2015

Japan – Netherlands
Referee: Lucila Venegas (MEX, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mayte Chavez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Enedina Caudillo (MEX)
Fourth Official: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)
Fifth Official: Luciana Mascarana (URU)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Round of 16 (Matches 42-43)

22 June 2015

Norway – England
Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ella De Vries (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Lucie Ratajova (CZE)
Fourth Official: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)
Fifth Official: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)

USA – Colombia
Referee: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Yolanda Parga (ESP)
Fourth Official: Abirami Naidu (SIN)
Fifth Official: Sarah Ho (AUS)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 7-8)

21 June 2015

Sweden – England
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Additional AR1: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Additional AR2: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pelikán (CZE)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Italy – Portugal
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Additional AR1: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR2: Tomasz Musiał (POL)
Fourth Official: Jan Paták (CZE)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

Ri Hyang Ok: from World Cup player to World Cup referee

Ri Hyang Ok used to play (number 19) for the North Korean national team as a midfielder/playmaker. She participated in two FIFA World Cups (1999 and 2003) and two AFC Asian Cups (2001 and 2003), where she became Asian champion with North Korea.

Ri Hyang Ok is the only player in the North Korean team who played all 90 minutes in all their World Cup matches. In the last match of her career, Hyang Ok scored two goals. It was the game for third place in the missed Olympic qualification 2004. North Korea eventually won 5-1 against the South Koreans, but the result was not enough and Japan qualified to the Olympic Games. That changed the course of her career: the dream of Athens 2004 has been burst, Ri Hyang Ok, as a number of other North Korean players retired. She started to learn English at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Languages and is now one of the four FIFA referees from North Korea, being selected for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 in Canada.

Her former team-mate, Re Mi Ae, said about the midfielder to be the "beauty of their team" and that all men were crazy about her. A year later, she got married with a functionary in the sports sector. Ri still remembers that her desire to be a footballer was met by massive resistance from her parents. Today, they apologized for it and Hyang Ok is proud that she has embarked on a very successful pathway.

Source: Hana, Dul, Sed

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Round of 16 (Matches 39-41)

21 June 2015

Brazil – Australia
Referee: Teodora Albon (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Sukenikova (SVK)
Fourth Official: Therese Neguel (CMR)
Fifth Official: Mana Dzodope (TOG)

France – Korea
Referee: Salome Di Iorio (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Rocco (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)
Fourth Official: Marilin Miranda (PAR)
Fifth Official: Elizabeth Aguilar (SLV)

Canada – Switzerland
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Sarah Walker (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Allyson Flynn (AUS)
Fourth Official: Gladys Lengwe (ZAM)
Fifth Official: Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (MAD)

Webb: “Amazing things are possible”

At the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the focus is always on unearthing the next Maradona or Messi. And so it should be. However, while this central aim is both understandable and laudable, this tournament's reputation for developing the stars of tomorrow does not begin and end with its players. Howard Webb knows that only too well. In 2010, the Englishman took charge of the biggest game of all, refereeing a FIFA World Cup Final that ended with Iker Casillas lifting a trophy secured by Andres Iniesta's decisive extra time goal. Both those players are graduates of the U-20 World Cup, and so too is Webb. That they should have progressed to share the beautiful game's ultimate stage is, he believes, is no accident. Now Webb is back at FIFA's youth showpiece, only this time as a teacher rather than as a pupil. Having retired from active officiating last year, the 43-year-old is in New Zealand on his first assignment as a FIFA referee instructor, and is relishing the challenge. In an exclusive interview, the esteemed former referee spoke to FIFA.com about the transition to his new role, the importance of the U-20 World Cup in developing young officials and the recent innovations in the rules they enforce.

- FIFA.com: Howard, tell us about your role as referee instructor at the U-20 World Cup.

- Howard Webb: Well, as you know, I retired from active officiating last year at the World Cup in Brazil. But before leaving that tournament I was approached by Massimo Busacca, the head of FIFA's refereeing department. He told me that he'd like me to stay involved and that, if I was set on retiring, he was keen to utilise my experience as an instructor. I jumped at that chance. I became a qualified FIFA referee instructor in the early part of this year, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. It's wonderful for me still to be involved because, looking back on my career, the real highlights were always these FIFA tournaments. I was lucky enough to go to six of them - two World Cups, two Confederations Cups, a U-20 World Cup and a U-17 World Cup - and I loved all of them. So to have the chance to come along here and pass on my experience to these younger, developing referees has been fantastic, and a great honour. Make no mistake though: I'm still learning when it comes to this role. Even though I was a high-profile referee at the top level for many years, I'm still learning my skills as an instructor. I'm watching the more experienced guys here - guys who've been around this role for a long time, honing their skills - and I'm learning as I go.

- Do you feel that the young referees are responding well to you?

- I do, and I like to think that I've had a positive influence here. I think they appreciate too that I'm only recently off the pitch. I certainly hope they've enjoyed having me around and listening to my experiences. I've definitely learned a lot, and I very much hope it's not the last time I'm involved in one of these tournaments with FIFA.

- Some footballers find the move into coaching very natural, whereas others immediately find that they are lost without the thrill of playing. Is it similar for referees? And do you miss being out there on the field?

- I'll be honest: I found it harder to adjust than I had expected it would be. That said, I've no regrets - I still think it was the right time to finish. But it gives you such a buzz being out there in the middle of great football occasions, with the responsibility of controlling them. When those kind of games go well, it does give you a big high, and replacing that isn't easy. But being involved here goes some way towards doing that because I get a genuine thrill from being on the training ground with these young officials and talking through match situations in the classroom. The big emphasis, the big focus, is consistency. We have 21 referee teams from around the world here and the idea is that, no matter where you're from, you should approach the games in the same way. And I must say that seeing the manner in which they've taken on board the messages, and also seeing the level of officiating they've achieved, has given me a real buzz. It's not quite the same as being out there yourself, but it's the next best thing.

- You mention the level of officiating at this tournament, and there has been praise for that in the media here, which is fairly unusual to see. That must be of great satisfaction to everyone involved.

- It's been good to see. Credit for that goes to the players and team management too. Every one of the 24 teams had a visit from one of the referee instructors before the tournament, going through topical issues and areas where the referees have been instructed to be tough on. They took on those messages really well. But the referees also deserve great credit and I've heard the praise on TV myself. We make sure to pass that on to the guys because it's always nice in any profession to know that your good work is being recognised.

- How important are tournaments like this for developing the next batch of top-level referees?

- Hugely important. This competition is often seen as the tournament of future football stars, but I know from my experiences that it's also the tournament of future top referees. Many of the players on show here will feature at the next couple of World Cups and the same applies to the match officials. For almost every one of them, this has been their first FIFA tournament and it's a different experience, being away from home for four weeks, living with the referee team and being surrounded by the tournament day in, day out. It takes some getting used to, but this will be massively valuable for their development. Speaking personally, I was involved in the U-20 World Cup in Canada in 2007 and three years later there I was, refereeing the World Cup Final in South Africa. So I've said to the guys: 'Amazing things are possible'. Who knows which of them will be refereeing the biggest games in 2018 and 2022? If they can keep their feet on the ground, and continue learning and developing, the sky's the limit.

- You mention Canada 2007. What are your memories of that experience?

- I have to be honest and say it wasn't until I got there that I realised what a big event the U-20 World Cup is. I remember being taken aback by the quality, the intensity and just the whole experience of being away for four weeks, taking charge of games involving the likes of Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez and Sergio Aguero. I was lucky enough to have five games there, including a semi-final, and I'm sure the officials here will find the same as I did: that it's a springboard towards future success. It gets them into the tournament way of thinking in terms of the key messages we're giving them and managing a game involving two teams from completely different parts of the world. It's something we as referees are not exposed to on a week-to-week basis and it's a great learning experience and step forward in your development.

- The game is always evolving and there have been fairly recent developments in officiating, with the adoption of goal-line technology and the use of the vanishing spray. What have you made of these innovations?

- When the vanishing spray was first brought in ahead of the World Cup, I must admit that I was really doubtful. I thought, 'Do I really need this?' But it became very quickly apparent to me that it added to the game in a positive way, that players responded well to having a defined line, and that it helped our management of free-kick situations. It has undoubtedly been a success. As for goal-line technology, that too has been an overwhelming triumph. Speak to any referee and they'll tell you that it makes their life easier. Logistically and financially, there's an understanding it can't be used everywhere. But it's been a positive addition and I'm sure it is now there to stay at future World Cups. Other technological additions are always debated but it's a difficult one to achieve without changing the basic way the game is played. Anything that makes us more accurate, we as referees would gladly look at. But we have to be careful and remember that the game is very successful in its current format. Any future changes should always be made with the aim of maintaining the basic fabric of football as a high-tempo spectacle.

Source: FIFA

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Round of 16 (Matches 37-38)

20 June 2015

Germany – Sweden
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (PRK, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hong Kum Nyo (PRK)
Assistant Referee 2: Widiya Shamsuri (MAS)
Fourth Official: Carina Vitulano (ITA)
Fifth Official: Fang Yan (CHN)

China – Cameroon
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Wozniak (GER)
Fourth Official: Rita Gani (MAS)
Fifth Official: Sarah Ho (AUS)

Copa America 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 13-18)

19 June 2015
Mexico – Ecuador
Referee: Jose Argote (VEN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian De La Cruz (COL)
Fourth Official: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Fifth Official: Carlos Caceres (PAR)
Referee Observer: Wilson Seneme (BRA)

Chile – Bolivia
Referee: Andres Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Pastorino (URU)
Fourth Official: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Fifth Official: Fabio Pereira (BRA)
Referee Observer: Oscar Ruiz (COL)

20 June 2015
Uruguay – Paraguay
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Fourth Official: Enrique Osses (CHI)
Fifth Official: Raul Orellana (CHI)
Referee Observer: Guido Aros (CHI)

Argentina – Jamaica
Referee: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Barraza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Raul Orosco (BOL)
Fifth Official: Javier Bustillos (BOL)
Referee Observer: Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

21 June 2015
Colombia – Peru
Referee: Nestor Pitana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Fourth Official: Carlos Vera (ECU)
Fifth Official: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Referee Observer: Ricardo Casas (ARG)

Brazil – Venezuela
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Caceres (PAR)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Fifth Official: Garnet Page (JAM)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

FIFA U-20 World Cup Final 2015: Al Mirdasi (KSA)

20 June 2015

Final
Brazil – Serbia
Referee: Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Al Shalwai (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Abu Al Amri (OMA)
Fourth Official: Matt Conger (NZL)
Fifth Official: Tevita Makasini (TGA)

Match for Third Place
Senegal – Mali
Referee: Ghead Grisha (EGY)
Assistant Referee 1: Waleed Ahmed (SDN)
Assistant Referee 2: Berhe Tesfagiorghis (ERI)
Fourth Official: Roddy Zambrano (ECU)
Fifth Official: Luis Vera (ECU)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 1-6)

17 June 2015

Czech Republic – Denmark
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Additional AR1: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR2: Tomasz Musiał (POL)
Fourth Official: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Germany – Serbia
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Additional AR1: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Additional AR2: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Fourth Official: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

18 June 2015
Italy – Sweden
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthimiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Additional AR1: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)
Additional AR2: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Jan Paták (CZE)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

England – Portugal
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Additional AR1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional AR2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pelikán (CZE)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

20 June 2015
Serbia – Czech Republic
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Additional AR1: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)
Additional AR2: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Fourth Official: Damianos Efthymiadis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Germany – Denmark
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Additional AR1: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS)
Additional AR2: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Mario Diks (NED)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 33-36)

17 June 2015

France – Mexico
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Naomi Teshirogi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Fang Yan (CHN)
Fourth Official: Qin Liang (CHN)
Fifth Official: Cui Yongmei (CHN)

Korea – Spain
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Sarah Walker (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Allyson Flynn (AUS)
Fourth Official: Margaret Domka (USA)
Fifth Official: Cui Yongmei (CHN)

England – Colombia
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Marie Charbonneau (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morriset (CAN)
Fourth Official: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Fifth Official: Princess Brown (JAM)

Costa Rica – Brazil
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Angela Kyriakou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Marilin Miranda (PAR)
Fifth Official: Souad Oulhaj (MAR)

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 – Semi-finals

17 June 2015

Brazil – Senegal
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Fourth Official: Ryuji Sato (JPN)

Serbia – Mali
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Nunez (ARG)
Fourth Official: John Pitti (PAN)

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 – Referees for semi-finals and finals

AFC
1. Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA)
2. Ryuji Sato (JPN)

CAF
1. Ghead Grisha (EGY, photo)

CONCACAF
1. John Pitti (PAN)

CONMEBOL
1. Roddy Zambrano (ECU)
2. Mauro Vigliano (ARG)

OFC
1. Matt Conger (NZL)

UEFA
1. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
2. Daniele Orsato (ITA)

FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, MD2)

16 June 2015

Kyrgyzstan – Australia
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (QAT, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Juma Al Burshaid (QAT)
Fourth Official: Feras Taweel (SYR)

Guam – India
Referee: Minh Tri Vo (VIE)
Assistant Referee 1: Pham Manh Long (VIE)
Assistant Referee 2: Nguyen Trung Hau (VIE)
Fourth Official: Alongkron Feemuechang (VIE)

Timor – UAE
Referee: Ma Ning (CHN)
Assistant Referee 1: Huo Weiming (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ma Ji (CHN)
Fourth Official: Wang Zhe (CHN)

Korea DPR – Uzbekistan
Referee: Mohd Bin Yaacob (MAS)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohd Muhhamad (MAS)
Assistant Referee 2: Azman Ismail (MAS)
Fourth Official: Mohd Abdul Wahab (MAS)

Bhutan – China
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (IND)
Assistant Referee 1: Kennedy Sapam (IND)
Assistant Referee 2: Samar Pal (IND)
Fourth Official: Pranjal Banerjee (IND)

Japan – Singapore
Referee: Mohanad Sarray (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Najah Alhamamidah (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Muayad Ali (IRQ)
Fourth Official: Ali Al Qaysi (IRQ)

Bangladesh – Tajikistan
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bang Giyeol (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Priyanga Palliya (SRI)
Fourth Official: Ashantha Ponhen (SRI)

Taipei – Thailand
Referee: Ali Shaban (KUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Humoud Alsahli (KUW)
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Behzad (KUW)
Fourth Official: Jasem Ahmad (KUW)

Cambodia – Afghanistan
Referee: Marai Alawaji (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Badr Al Shumrani (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fahad Al Umri (KSA)
Fourth Official: Wathik Al Baag (IRQ)

Myanmar – Korea
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaaf (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamed Al Mayahi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al Ghaiti (OMA)
Fourth Official: Omar Al Yaquobi (OMA)

Laos – Lebanon
Referee: Yu Ming Hsun (TPE)
Assistant Referee 1: Kuo Chang Yu (TPE)
Assistant Referee 2: Pong Shing Fok (HKG)
Fourth Official: Ho Wai Sing (HKG)

Hong Kong – Maldives
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmad Alroalle (JOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Yousef Aljararwah (JOR)
Fourth Official: Mohammad Abu Loum (JOR)

Malaysia – Palestine
Referee: Kim Sang Woo (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Choi Min Byoung (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Binla Preeda (THA)
Fourth Official: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)

Turkmenistan – Iran
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nawaf Moosa (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sayed Mahfoodh (BHR)
Fourth Official: Yusuf Abdulla (BHR)

Yemen – Philippines
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (KGZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Bakhadyr Kochkarov (KGZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ismailzhan Talipzhanov (KGZ)
Fourth Official: Rysbek Shekerbekov (KGZ)

FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 2, Second Leg)

14-16 June 2015

Cuba – Curacao
Referee: Jafeth Perea (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Melvyn Cruz (HON)
Fourth Official: Jose Kellys (PAN)

Belize – Dominican Republic
Referee: Sherwin Moore (GUY)
Assistant Referee 1: Venton Mars (GUY)
Assistant Referee 2: Lenval Peart (GUY)
Fourth Official: Sherwin Johnson (GUY)

Guyana – St. Vincent
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Kedlee Powell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Washington (JAM)
Fourth Official: Karl Tyrell (JAM)

St. Lucia – Antigua & Barbuda
Referee: David Gantar (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Garner (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Wienckowski (USA)
Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo (USA)

Barbados – Aruba
Referee: Marlon Mejia (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Mangandi (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia (SLV)
Fourth Official: Edenilson Ventura (SLV)

Bermuda – Guatemala
Referee: Luis Santander (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Rangel (MEX)
Fourth Official: Jorge Perez (MEX)

Suriname – Nicaragua
Referee: Leon Clarke (LCA)
Assistant Referee 1: Eugene Farro (ARU)
Assistant Referee 2: Jason Colina (ARU)
Fourth Official: Vivian Robinson (LCA)

Grenada – Puerto Rico
Referee: Adrian Skeete (BRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Adrian Goddard (BRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Clifton Garnes (BRB)
Fourth Official: Trevor Taylor (BRB)

Canada – Dominica
Referee: Gianni Ascani (TCA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ainsley Rochard (TRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Caleb Wales (TRI)
Fourth Official: Bryan Willett (ATG)

El Salvador – St. Kitts & Nevis
Referee: Oscar Davilla (NCA)
Assistant Referee 1: Henry Pupiro (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Fourth Official: Rodolfo Paiz (NCA)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 29-32)

16 June 2015

Ecuador – Japan
Referee: Melissa Borjas (HON, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Yolanda Parga (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)
Fourth Official: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX)
Fifth Official: Shirley Perello (HON)

Switzerland – Cameroon
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Luciana Mascarana (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Loreto Toloza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Yeimy Martinez (COL)
Fifth Official: Janette Arcanjo (BRA)

Nigeria – USA
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Rachynska (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sanja Rodak (CRO)
Fourth Official: Rita Gani (MAS)
Fifth Official: Widiya Shamsuri (MAS)

Australia – Sweden
Referee: Lucila Venegas (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Mayte Chaves (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Enedina Caudillo (MEX)
Fourth Official: Tupou Patia (COK)
Fifth Official: Janette Arcanjo (BRA)

Copa America 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 7- 12)

15 June 2015
Bolivia – Ecuador
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Garnet Page (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Fourth Official: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Fifth Official: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

Chile – Mexico
Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Cesar Escano (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Fourth Official: Jose Argote (VEN)
Fifth Official: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Referee Observer: Wilson Seneme (BRA)

16 June 2015
Paraguay – Jamaica
Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU)
Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio (CHI)
Fifth Official: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Referee Observer: Ivan Guerrero (CHI)

Argentina – Uruguay
Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabio Pereira (BRA)
Fourth Official: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
Fifth Official: Raul Orellana (CHI)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

17 June 2015
Brazil – Colombia
Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Barazza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Nestor Pitana (ARG)
Fifth Official: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Referee Observer: Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

Peru – Venezuela
Referee: Raul Orosco (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Javier Bustillos (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Montano (BOL)
Fourth Official: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
Fifth Official: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 – Group Stage (Matches 25-28)

15 June 2014

Côte d'Ivoire – Norway
Referee: Salome Di Iorio (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Rocco (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)
Fourth Official: Ledya Tafesse (ETH)
Fifth Official: Mana Dzodope (TGA)

China – New Zealand
Referee: Katalin Kulcsar (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Wozniak (GER)
Fourth Official: Abirami Naidu (SIN)
Fifth Official: Anna Nystrom (SWE)

Thailand – Germany
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (ZAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (MAD)
Assistant Referee 2: Bernadettar Kwimbira (MWI)
Fourth Official: Pernilla Larsson (SWE)
Fifth Official: Anna Nystrom (SWE)

Netherlands – Canada
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (PRK)
Assistant Referee 1: Hong Kum Nyo (PRK)
Assistant Referee 2: Kim Kyoung Min (KOR)
Fourth Official: Teodora Albon (ROU)
Fifth Official: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)