Since the original appointments have been released, FIFA made several changes on the list. Due to his wedding scheduled for December 2016, Costa Rican referee Ricardo Montero and his team have been replaced by Roberto Garcia's trio from Mexico. In AFC, assistant referee Ebrahim Saleh (BHR) was replaced by 28-year-old Taleb Al Marri (QAT), who becomes the youngest match official at this competition. In CAF, assistant referee Marwa Range (KEN) will replace Berhe Tesfagiorghis (ERI), who was recently suspended. In OFC, assistant referee Ravinesh Kumar (FIJ) will no longer participate. Finally, Danny Makkelie (NED) will join the UEFA team as a second Video Assistant Referee.
AFC
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaser Tulefat (BHR, 1974)
Assistant Referee 2: Taleb Al Marri (QAT, 1988)
VAR: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, 1977)
CAF
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Marwa Range (KEN, 1977)
VAR: Bakary Gassama (GAM, 1979)
CONCACAF
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX, 1974, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX, 1980)
VAR: Mark Geiger (USA, 1974)
CONMEBOL
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR, 1975)
VAR: Andres Cunha (URU, 1976)
OFC
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH, 1981)
Assistant Referee: Philippe Revel (TAH, 1982)
VAR: Nicholas Waldron (NZL, 1982)
UEFA
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Toth (HUN, 1978)
VAR: Damir Skomina (SVN, 1976)
VAR: Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
