FIFA has announced the names of the match officials who will officiate at the forthcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021. A total of 24 FIFA beach soccer referees from 24 different countries will take charge of the matches. For the first time in FIFA’s history the selection of the match official for the most important Beach Soccer competition has been made following a new structured preparation program. The 24 referees have been selected from an open list of potential candidates, which have prepared the World Cup over the last two years. The competition will take place at the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow between 19 and 29 August 2021. (Source: FIFA)
1. Ebrahim Akbarpour (IRN, 1982)
2. Turki Al Salehi (OMA, 1976)
3. Yuichi Hatano (JPN, 1981)
4. Suhaimi Mat Hassan (MAS, 1976)
CAF
1. Hamdi Bchir (TUN, 1985)
2. Hany Farouk (EGY, 1987)
3. Said Hachim (MAD, 1979)
CONCACAF
1. Juan Angeles (DOM, 1979)
2. Gumercindo Batista (PAN, 1980)
3. Gonzalo Carballo (SLV, 1982)
CONMEBOL
1. Gustavo Dominguez (PAR, 1978)
2. Lucas Estevao (BRA, 1985)
3. Aecio Fernandez (URU, 1983)
4. Micke Palomino (PER, 1981)
5. Mariano Romo (ARG, 1981)
OFC
1. Aurelien Planchais-Godefroy (TAH, 1981)
UEFA
1. Sofien Benchabane (FRA, 1984)
2. Roman Borisov (RUS, 1981)
3. Francisco De Oses Bumedien (ESP, 1992)
4. Sergio Soares (POR, 1979)
5. Vitali Gomolko (LTU, 1989)
6. Ingilab Mammadov (AZE, 1983)
7. Gionni Matticoli (ITA, 1975)
8. Lukasz Ostrowski (POL, 1985)