Refereeing World: March 2024

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

2-4 April 2024

Sportivo Ameliano – Athletico Paranaense
Referee: Andres Merlos (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Del Yesso (ARG)
Fourth Official: Fernando Espinoza (ARG)
VAR: German Delfino (ARG)
AVAR: Hector Paletta (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Mirian Melgarejo (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano (PER)

Nacional – Argentinos Juniors
Referee: Felipe Gonzalez (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Sandoval (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Ureta (CHI)
Fourth Official: Francisco Gilabert (CHI)
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI)
AVAR: Benjamin Saravia (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Henry Gambetta (PER)

Belgrano – Internacional
Referee: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez (PER)
Fourth Official: Augusto Menendez (PER)
VAR: Diego Haro (PER)
AVAR: Johnny Bossio (PER)
Referee Assessor: Hector Baldassi (ARG)
VAR Supervisor: Luis Vera (ECU)

Racing – Corinthians
Referee: John Hinestroza (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: John Gallego (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mary Blanco (COL)
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas (COL)
VAR: John Perdomo (COL)
AVAR: Jenny Arias (COL)
Referee Assessor: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Universidad Cesar Vallejo – Defensa y Justicia
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alex Ang (BRA)
Fourth Official: Edina Alves (BRA)
VAR: Daniel Nobre (BRA)
AVAR: Jose Rocha (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Cesar Mongrut (PER)
VAR Supervisor: Cleidy Ribeiro (BRA)

Rayo Zuliano – Danubio
Referee: Carlos Betancur (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: John Leon (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Roldan (COL)
Fourth Official: John Ospina (COL)
VAR: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
AVAR: David Rodriguez (COL)
Referee Assessor: Luis Sanchez (VEN)
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)

Cuiaba – Lanus
Referee: Gery Vargas (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Antelo (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Edwar Saavedra (BOL)
Fourth Official: Dilio Rodriguez (BOL)
VAR: Fernando Vejar (CHI)
AVAR: Alejandro Molina (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Paolo Conceicao (BRA)
VAR Supervisor: Barbra Bastias (CHI)

Nacional Potosi – Boca Juniors
Referee: Piero Maza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Serrano (CHI)
Fourth Official: Maria Carvajal (CHI)
VAR: Jose Cabero (CHI)
AVAR: Juan Sepulveda (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Joaquin Antequera (BOL)
VAR Supervisor: Juan Cardellino (URU)

Sportivo Trinidense – Fortaleza
Referee: Francisco Gilabert (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Sandoval (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Ureta (CHI)
Fourth Official: Felipe Gonzalez (CHI)
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI)
AVAR: Benjamin Saravia (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Henry Gambetta (PER)

Red Bull Bragantino – Coquimbo Unido
Referee: Ivo Mendez (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Tapia (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Montano (BOL)
Fourth Official: Christian Aleman (BOL)
VAR: Yadir Acuna (COL)
AVAR: Leonard Mosquera (COL)
Referee Assessor: Marcelo Rogerio (BRA)
VAR Supervisor: Ricardo Casas (ARG)

Alianza – Union La Calera
Referee: Carlos Benitez (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nancy Fernandez (PAR)
Fourth Official: Giancarlo Juliadoza (PAR)
VAR: Fernando Lopez (PAR)
AVAR: Jose Villagra (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Abraham Gonzalez (COL)
VAR Supervisor: Oscar Viera (PAR)

Deportivo Garcilaso – Metropolitanos
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Dennys Guerrero (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Avila (ECU)
Fourth Official: Antony Diaz (ECU)
VAR: Bryan Loayza (ECU)
AVAR: Edson Vazquez (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Jorge Jaimes (PER)
VAR Supervisor: Joel Ruiz (PAR)

Sportivo Luqueno – Racing Club
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Pablo Llarena (URU)
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU)
VAR: Antonio Garcia (URU)
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez (URU)
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano (PER)

Universidad Catolica – Cruzeiro
Referee: Angel Arteaga (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte (VEN)
Fourth Official: Yorman Delgado (VEN)
VAR: Juan Lopez (PAR)
AVAR: Luis Onieva (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Jose Carpio (ECU)
VAR Supervisor: Angel Sanchez (ARG)

Always Ready – Independiente de Medellin
Referee: Flavio de Souza (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nailton de Sousa (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Luanderson Lima (BRA)
Fourth Official: Ramon Abatti (BRA)
VAR: Rodrigo Guarizo (BRA)
AVAR: Diego Pombo (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Oscar Maldonado (BOL)
VAR Supervisor: Cynthia Franco (PAR)

Real Tomayapo – Delfin
Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Britos (PAR)
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez (PAR)
VAR: Derlis Lopez (PAR)
AVAR: Jose Cuevas (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Pedro Saucedo (BOL)
VAR Supervisor: Jorge Mercado (PAR)

Moss left PGMOL after 'bitter fallout' with top refs

Former Premier League referee Jon Moss left his role with referees' body the PGMOL after clashing with other officials, it has been claimed. Moss, 53, spent more than a decade as a referee in English football's top tier. His final Premier League season came in 2021-22, while he also took charge of the Championship play-off final between Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest. The following year, he was handed a post by the PGMOL as the director of Premier League officials, having initially joined as manager of the group in question. However, he lasted less than a year in his most recent role, leaving this month with immediate effect. According to The Telegraph, his exit followed a "bitter" falling out with a number of leading officials. The same publication notes that referees chief Howard Webb will take over Moss' responsibilities for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Moss was initially appointed to the PGMOL by Mike Riley, before Riley stepped down from his own role at the end of the 2022-23 season. Webb took over from Riley ahead of the current campaign, and has been involved in shining a spotlight on contentious decisions on his Match Officials Mic'd Up show.

According to the Telegraph's report, Moss' departure was mutual, with neither he nor the PGMOL commenting to the publication. “PGMOL would like to thank Jon for his considerable efforts and service during his time at the organisation and wish him all the best for the future," the organisation had earlier said in a statement. The same Telegraph report notes that Moss' responsibilities included "critiquing performances and reviewing decisions". No referees said to have fallen out with him have been named. At the start of the 2023-24 season, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes demanded an apology from Moss in the light of a controversial moment in his team's defeat at Tottenham. United were denied a penalty at 0-0, before going on to lose by two goals to nil. "They have to start making interviews after the games so that they can explain themselves," Fernandes told Stadium Astro. It was a clear penalty, no excuses for not seeing, no excuses for the VAR to not see that. Last week they made a big thing on United not having a penalty against [them]. I want to see what is going to happen this week if it is going to happen the same show they did last week. I want to see if Jon Moss also comes to apologise to our dressing room like they did to the manager of Wolves. I hope he can come.” After the opening weekend of the campaign, Wolves manager Gary O'Neil spoke about Moss' apology after his team was denied a penalty against United. United keeper Andre Onana was ruled not to have fouled Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic after a VAR check, angering O'Neil. "Fair play to Moss afterwards for coming out and apologising," the Wolves boss said at the time. "I understand the rules [of sticking with the on field decisions as much as possible], but I don't fully accept it."

Source: Mirror

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2023/24 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

27 March 2024

Olympique Lyonnais – SL Benfica
Referee: Cheryl Foster WAL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ceri Williams WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Susann Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Riem Hussein GER
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA

Chelsea FCW – AFC Ajax
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Catarina Campos POR
VAR: Katalin Kulcsar HUN
AVAR: Tamas Bognar HUN
Referee Observer: Bente Skogvang NOR

28 March 2024
FC Barcelona – SK Brann
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Jana Adamkova CZE
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Anja Kunick GER

Paris St. Germain – BK Häcken
Referee: Rebecca Welch ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Franca Overtoom NED
Fourth Official: Sandra Bastos POR
VAR: David Coote ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Jelena Banjeglav SRB

Major pay raises for MLS referees

Members of the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) — the labor union that represents match officials in Major League Soccer — voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday night. The ratification of the CBA brings an end to a month-long lockout that had seen MLS start its season with replacement referees. The league’s usual group of officials will return to games this weekend. The new agreement runs through the end of the 2030 season and contains sizable raises for referees and assistant referees as well as video assistant referees. The financial specifics of the deal are laid out in a term sheet acquired by The Athletic, one whose authenticity was verified by a source briefed on the contents of the new CBA. “We thank the hundreds of officials in the U.S. and Canada who stood in solidarity with us showing their strength and professionalism,” PSRA President and lead negotiator Peter Manikowski said in a statement. “Together, we have won much-needed improvements while demonstrating the value of having the best referees in Major League Soccer on the pitch.”

MLS referee and assistant referee annual salary


Probationary	$85,150	$30,150
0-75	$125,650	$33,650
76-150	$131,150	$37,150
151-200	$137,150	$39,650
201-250	$142,150	$40,650
251-275	$147,150	$42,650
276-300	$155,150	$44,650
301+	$165,150	$45,650

MLS’s most experienced referees will also see a significant pay increase. A referee who has officiated 200 matches, for example, made around $108,000 under the terms of the previous agreement. That same referee’s pay will go up over $40,000 overnight, rising to $142,150 in 2024 and $182,470 by the end of the agreement.

MLS referee pay increase (percentage/referee, AR, VAR, AVAR)


Probationary	68%	88%	N/A	N/A
25	32%	87%	147%	219%
125	28%	89%	77%	150%
225	32%	90%	106%	135%
325	53%	113%	133%	164%

MLS referee pay increase (dollars/referee, AR, VAR, AVAR)


Probationary	$34,502	$14,112	N/A	N/A
25	$30,545	$15,642	$4,555	$4,305
125	$28,729	$17,454	$3,667	$5,073
225	$34,101	$19,265	$5,067	$4,573
325	$57,101	$24,265	$6,367	$5,523

Assistant referees (ARs), who in 2023 made as little as about $16,000 in base pay, will receive an even larger percentage raise than referees. A full-time, non-probationary AR who has participated in 100 MLS matches, for example, will see their pay climb from $19,696 in 2023 to $37,150 this year. By the end of the agreement, an official with the same level of experience will make $49,684.

Match officials are also paid a “match fee” in addition to their base pay. The PSRA made modest gains on that front. In 2024, for example, referees and assistant referees made $1350 per match they worked. That number has gone up to $1500; VARs and AVARs are seeing a similarly-sized increase, by percentage. The agreement also provides referees with some measure of security: for the first time, MLS referees will be guaranteed a minimum of 15 match fees a year. The measure was installed to provide a safety blanket in case of injury — under the previous CBA, an injured referee would only be paid for the games they participated in; if they were injured early in the season, for example, and could not return, they’d miss out almost entirely on that income stream.

MLS regular season match fees 2023/2024


Referee/AR	$1,350.61	$1,500.00
VAR	$984.82	$1,100.00
AVAR	$450.20	$550.00

The PSRA had previously pushed for aggressive changes to travel and accommodations for its officials. Gains made there were modest at best, according to multiple sources briefed on the contents of the proposed CBA. Officials will fly first class for MLS’ “Decision Day” as well as the MLS playoffs and gained some small concessions in terms of scheduling flights for regular season matches.

Source: The Athletic

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers Play-off (Finals)

26 March 2024

Wales – Poland
Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR: Paolo Valeri ITA
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec FRA

Ukraine – Iceland
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Finjean FRA
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA
VAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Georgia – Greece
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

UEFA Nations League – Play-Out

Lithuania – Gibraltar
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić CRO
Fourth Official: Fran Jović CRO
VAR: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN
AVAR: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Referee Observer: Pawel Gil POL

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 4)

26 March 2024

Vietnam – Indonesia
Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Ryan Gallagher (AUS)
Fourth Official: Bijan Heidari (IRN)

India – Afghanistan
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (KSA)

Kuwait – Qatar
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (TJK)

Lebanon – Australia
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (IRN)

Bangladesh – Palestine
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (TJK)

Philippines – Iraq
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)

China – Singapore
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (UAE)

Thailand – Korea
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)

Kyrgyzstan – Chinese Taipei
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)

Malaysia – Oman
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (KOR)

Uzbekistan – Hong Kong
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (JOR)

Tajikistan – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR)

Turkmenistan – Iran
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)

Bahrain – Nepal
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (JPN)

Jordan – Pakistan
Referee: Gamini Robesh (SRI)

Syria – Myanmar
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (IND)

Yemen – UAE

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Concacaf (Round 1, Second Leg)

26 March 2024

British Virgin Islands – U.S. Virgin Islands
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (ATG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Wasnah Barnarde (ATG)
Assistant Referee 2: Iroots Appleton (ATG)
Fourth Official: Ricangel de Leca (ARU)

Turks and Caicos Islands – Anguilla
Referee: Kimbell Ward (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Parry (SKN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jaden Rouse (SKN)
Fourth Official: Reginald Gumbs (SKN)

CONMEBOL U-17 Women’s Championship 2024

Paraguay, 13-31 March 2024

Referee: Gabriela Coronel (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gisela Bosso (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Carla Lopez (ARG)

Referee: Alejandra Quisberg (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Cabezas (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Noemi Flores (BOL)

Referee: Rejane Caetano (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Brigida Cirilo (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Gomes (BRA)

Referee: Dayared Ramirez (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Yomara Salazar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Yasna Moreno (CHI)

Referee: Paula Fernandez (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Carolina Vicuna (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Iris Alarcon (COL)

Referee: Maria Lupera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Viviana Segura (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Marianela Ramirez (ECU)

Referee: Angelina Rodas (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorena Miranda (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Liz Fleitas (PAR)

Referee: Priscila Vazquez (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Aquino (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Diana Ruiz (PER)

Referee: Silvia Rios (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Belen Clavijo (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sofia Sarzay (URU)

Referee: Maria Herran (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Garcia (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Elibith Higuera (VEN)

Referee Exchange (UEFA)
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli (ITA)

Concacaf Nations League Final 2024: Fischer (CAN)

24 March 202

Final

USA – Mexico

Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa (CAN)
Fourth Official: Mario Escobar (GUA)
VAR: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
AVAR: Daneon Parchment (JAM)

Match for Third Place
Panama – Jamaica
Referee: Tori Penso (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Fourth Official: Said Martinez (HON)
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
AVAR: Erick Miranda (MEX)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 Qualifiers (Matchday 9)

25-26 March 2024

Moldova – Netherlands
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Artur Godlyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Sargis Hovhannisyan ARM
Fourth Official: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

Armenia – Romania
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Malec POL
Referee Observer: Michail Koukoulakis GRE

Azerbaijan – Ukraine
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Janić CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

Gibraltar – Georgia
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Rene Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

North Macedonia – Sweden
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu TUR
Fourth Official: Çagdaş Altay TUR
Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX

Kazakhstan – Hungary
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Jevgeņijs Morozovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Referee Observer: Babak Quliyev AZE

Poland – Bulgaria
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler AUT
Fourth Official: Arnes Talic AUT
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

Montenegro – Finland
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Konstantinos Nikolaidis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstantinos Psarris GRE
Fourth Official: Stefanos Koumbarakis GRE
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Greece – Andorra
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Mulasmajić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev AZE

Norway – San Marino
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Kalaçov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Fourth Official: Aidyn Tasybaev KAZ
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gadoši SVK

Albania – Switzerland
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Mikael Hallin SWE
Fourth Official: Adi Aganovic SWE
Referee Observer: Christos Nikolaidis CYP

Czechia – Iceland
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Hristo Hadzhiyski BUL
Fourth Official: Kristiyan Kolev BUL
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Germany – Israel
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik TUR

Serbia – Northern Ireland
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro ISR
Fourth Official: Erez Papir ISR
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

Austria – Cyprus
Referee: Ondrej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondrej Pechanec CZE
Referee Observer: Besfort Kasumi KOS

Denmark – Lithuania
Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David Roome SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Macleod SCO
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO
Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

Italy – Turkey
Referee: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Alvarez Fernandez ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Pulido Santana ESP
Referee Observer: Radek Prihoda CZE

Portugal – Croatia
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Oystein Ytterland NOR
Fourth Official: Kai Steen NOR
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez ESP

Spain – Belgium
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Attila Harmath SRB
Fourth Official: Stanko Ostraćanin SRB
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

England – Luxembourg
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Jonathan Lardot BEL
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

Concacaf Nations League 2023/2024 – Play-In Matches

23 March 2024

Canada – Trinidad & Tobago
Referee: Marco Ortiz (MEX, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinosa (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Sanchez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Victor Caceres (MEX)
VAR: Erick Miranda (MEX)
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco (MEX)

Costa Rica – Honduras
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Armando Villarreal (USA)
VAR: Allen Chapman (USA)
AVAR: Chris Penso (USA)

UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 – Semi-finals

19 April 2024

Olympiakos SFP – FC Nantes
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alan Kijas AUT
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

FC Porto – AC Milan
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Komurcuoglu TUR
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 3)

21 March 2024

Afghanistan – India
Referee: Kim Hee-Gon (KOR, photo)

Qatar – Kuwait
Referee: Jumpei Iida (JPN)

Japan – Korea DPR
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (UAE)

Myanmar – Syria
Referee: Hassan Akrami (IRN)

Korea – Thailand
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (KSA)

Singapore – China
Referee: Shaun Evans (AUS)

Chinese Taipei – Malaysia
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (KSA)

Kyrgyzstan – Oman
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (IRN)

Hong Kong – Uzbekistan
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (KOR)

Iran – Turkmenistan
Referee: Yusuke Araki (JPN)

Indonesia – Vietnam
Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT)

Iraq – Philippines
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (KUW)

Pakistan – Jordan
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (UZB)

Saudi Arabia – Tajikistan
Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)

Nepal – Bahrain
Referee: Alex King (AUS)

UAE – Yemen
Referee: Mohanad Sarray (IRQ)

Australia – Lebanon
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (QAT)

Palestine – Bangladesh
Referee: Shen Yinhao (CHN)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Concacaf (Round 1, First Leg)

22 March 2024

Anguilla – Turks and Caicos Islands
Referee: Natalie Simon (USA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Felisha Forsberg (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen (USA)
Fourth Official: Joe Dickerson (USA)

U.S. Virgin Islands – British Virgin Islands
Referee: Katia Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Enedina Caudillo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz (MEX)
Fourth Official: Adonai Escobedo (MEX)

Concacaf Nations League 2023/2024 – Semi-finals

21 March 2024

USA – Jamaica
Referee: Selvin Brown (HON, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Emmanuel Aguirre (NCA)
Fourth Official: Keylor Herrera (CRC)
VAR: Ricardo Montero (CRC)
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty (CAY)

Panama – Mexico
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Raymoundo Feliz (DOM)
Fourth Official: Julio Luna (GUA)
VAR: Benjamin Pineda (CRC)
AVAR: Tristley Bassue (SKN)

PGMOL boss Webb backs referee Oliver on Liverpool penalty no-call

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb insisted that Michael Oliver didn't make a mistake in not awarding a 98th-minute penalty to Liverpool in their draw against Manchester City earlier this month. The game was poised at 1-1 when Liverpool won a late corner, from which City's Jeremy Doku caught Alexis Mac Alister in the chest when playing a bouncing ball inside the area and no penalty was given.

Speaking on the regular VAR show which broadcasts the audio between the officials, Webb said that whatever the on-field decision was should have stood, and that the VAR, Stuart Attwell, was correct not to view it as a clear and obvious error. "If the referee gives it on the field, it would have been a check complete by the VAR and equally, having not given it, it's also check complete," Webb said. "You hear Michael Oliver say the balls in between two players going together. The ball is too low to head. Doku lifts his foot to play the ball, and he does make contact on the ball. And yes, we know there's some contact on Mac Allister as well, Mac Allister comes into him, Mac Allister is not really playing the ball either. So, I understand why it's split opinion. I think it would have been checked complete either way, not wanting to re-referee the gaming situations that are not clear which is what we think the VAR is for in this situation. The VAR stays out of it. I think that is what we would expect." Webb added: "You want to know with clarity, with certainty that you're making the right decision. You know, you don't always have sufficient information in the moment to make that decision. Clearly, Michael [Oliver] didn't have it in this situation. And then the VAR looks at it and doesn't see a clear and obvious situation. You see something that's pretty subjective and therefore stays out of it, and the feedback we've had from people within the game is that this is a pretty subjective situation, it's split opinion. So, on that basis, the VAR, you know, working to that high threshold kind of followed the kind of the right course in not getting involved."

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said after the game that his side had been denied a clear penalty and questioned what Attwell had "for lunch". "Why would the guy in the VAR room think that's not clear and obvious?" Klopp said. "What did he have for lunch? It was 100 percent a penalty. They [officials] will find an explanation. It was 100 percent foul in all areas of the pitch and probably a yellow card."

The Premier League's Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has also ruled that the decision was correct. The panel's findings, seen by ESPN, said on a split 3-2 vote that "a genuine attempt to play the ball with both players coming into contact with each other as a result. Doku is just about entitled to challenge for the ball and, despite making contact with Mac Allister's chest, he makes contact with the ball." The panel also voted 4-1 that there should have been no VAR intervention. The panel has five members, made up of three former players and/or coaches, plus one representative each from the Premier League and PGMOL. It was set up at the start of last season to give an independent assessment of decision-making rather than relying on the views of PGMOL or the clubs themselves. The judgement is intended to provide an arm's-length assessment of all major match incidents.

Source: ESPN

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers Play-off (Semi-finals)

21 March 2024

Wales – Finland
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler GER
VAR: Marco Fritz GER
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Poland – Estonia
Referee: Slavko Vinčič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN
AVAR: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gomez ESP

Israel – Iceland
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: David Coote ENG
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ukraine
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni ITA

Georgia – Luxembourg
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Jesus Gil Manzano ESP
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Greece – Kazakhstan
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER

UEFA Nations League – Play-Out

Gibraltar – Lithuania
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
VAR: Alper Ulusoy TUR
AVAR: Abdulkadir Bitigen TUR
Referee Observer: Ferenc Szekely HUN

Italian referee Abbattista turns whistleblower

There is set to be more controversy over referees after Eugenio Abbattista turned whistleblower on the ‘disgusting things’ he saw at the AIA (Italian Referees Association). Italian television show Le Iene had already aired interviews with a former official whose identity remains unknown, as his face and voice were disguised. Now they will air another segment on Thursday, but this time the referee is open about his career and status.

Abbattista claims he tended his resignation several weeks ago from the AIA specifically so that he could be “free to denounce the disgusting things that were around me.” Referees are not allowed to speak to the media without authorisation and Abbattista said that after repeatedly being denied permission, he took the drastic step of resigning after 24 years of officiating. He sent a message to the group chat with several colleagues that also suggested what he has to say will be explosive. “Getting off a moving train is risky. But getting off a train that is stuck in the stink of prejudice, victimisation and ungrateful lack of memory is the smartest thing I could do at this point. I walk away just as I did with the pitch, thanking them for the gift and the opportunity. Now my priority is to defend my professional and managerial image, my family and to give a lesson to my children, that if your conscience is clear, you are always free for your actions and deliberations. This is not a protest, anything but. It is exclusively a personal need to look after myself. With the resignation to the AIA, which sadly is currently being raped by those who cling to power at all costs, I am finally free to be myself and express my thoughts. I will not need a disguise or to sit in shadows to talk, as some others did.” The 41-year-old from Bari officiated 34 Serie A matches in his career.

Source: Football Italia

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 Qualifiers (Matchday 8)

21-22 March 2024

North Macedonia – Gibraltar
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Emmett Dynan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Allen Lynch IRL
Fourth Official: Eoghan O’Shea IRL
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov BUL

Israel – Poland
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Evrard FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
Referee Observer: Zoltan Szarka HUN

Portugal – Faroe Islands
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Neeme Neemlaid EST
Fourth Official: Karl Koppel EST
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL

Andorra – Croatia
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Dennis Antamo FIN
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Belgium – Malta
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Edmond Zeqiri KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Granit Hyseni KOS
Fourth Official: Mentor Ajeti KOS
Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL

Scotland – Kazakhstan
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

Belarus – Greece
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: Lucian Rușandu ROU
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Azerbaijan – England
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Boris Dujmović BIH
Fourth Official: Mateo Musa BIH
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Montenegro – Armenia
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

Albania – Finland
Referee: Michal Očenaš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiaš Pacak SVK
Fourth Official: Filip Glova SVK
Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov UKR

San Marino – Ireland
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Germany – Kosovo
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović MNE

Slovenia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Elçin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Inqilab Mammadov AZE
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

Italy – Latvia
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Fourth Official: Glen Tonna MLT
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Wales – Lithuania
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Oystein Ytterland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukasen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Referee Observer: Rien Koopman NED

Luxembourg – Serbia
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Kyriakos Sokratous CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Marios Stylianou CYP
Fourth Official: Konstantinos Fellas CYP
Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2023/24 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

19 March 2024

AFC Ajax – Chelsea FCW
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez ESP
Fourth Official: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

SL Benfica – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL

20 March 2024
BK Häcken – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Fourth Official: Riem Hussein GER
VAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damkova CZE

SK Brann – FC Barcelona
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Costantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Georgia Komisopoulou GRE
Fourth Official: Eleni Antoniou GRE
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA

International Friendly Matches – March 2024

20-26 March 2024

England – Brazil
Referee: Artur Dias POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Hugo Miguel POR

France – Germany
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
AVAR: Jose Munuera Montero ESP

Cyprus – Latvia
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Marios Christoforou CYP

San Marino – St. Kitts and Nevis
Referee: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Mattia Andruccioli SMR

Russia – Serbia
Referee: Arda Kardeşler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Curbay TUR
Fourth Official: Sergei Cheban RUS
VAR: Hakan Ceylan TUR
AVAR: Serkan Tokat TUR

Belarus – Montenegro
Referee: Kadir Saglam TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Mehmet Türkmen TUR

Malta – Slovenia
Referee: Sandi Putros DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Kronlykke DEN
Fourth Official: Darryl Agius MLT

Portugal – Sweden
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Pau Cebrian Devis ESP
Fourth Official: Andre Dias POR
VAR: Jose Munuera Montero ESP
AVAR: Jon Nunez Fernandez ESP

Andorra – South Africa
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Abbes Zerhouni ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Asma Feriel ALG

Venezuela – Italy
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nick Uranga (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Da Silva (USA)
Fourth Official: Alejo Calume (USA)

Tanzania – Bulgaria
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE

North Macedonia – Moldova
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Wojcik POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Burak Pakkan TUR

Azerbaijan – Mongolia
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Tugral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Farida Lütfaliyeva AZE

Norway – Czechia
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Drouet FRA
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy FRA
VAR: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
AVAR: Jonas Hansen DEN

Liechtenstein – Faroe Islands
Referee: Jason Barcelo GIB
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Macias GIB
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Gordillo GIB

Romania – Northern Ireland
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU

Netherlands – Scotland
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Montey BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Lawrence Visser BEL
AVAR: Ella De Vries BEL

Hungary – Turkey
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Krzysztof Jakubik POL

Albania – Chile
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA

Spain – Colombia
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Jarred Gillett ENG

Slovakia – Austria
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Vella MLT
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK

Ireland – Belgium
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Robert Harvey IRL

Denmark – Switzerland
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig NED
Assistant Referee 2: Joost van Zuilen NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED

Azerbaijan – Bulgaria
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Sander Saga EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: Inqilab Mammadov AZE

Ecuador – Italy
Referee: Jon Freemon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson USA
Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
Fourth Official: Stephen Foster USA

Cyprus – Serbia
Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Fourth Official: Chrysovalandis Theouli CYP

Montenegro – North Macedonia
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Curbay TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydin TUR

Sweden – Albania
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Sebastian Gheorghe ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacşu ROU
Fourth Official: Victor Wolf SWE

Caymon Islands – Moldova
Referee: Kadir Saglam TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Tugral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Ömer Turtay TUR

Latvia – Liechtenstein
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Kyriakos Athanasiou CYP

Finland – Estonia
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Jakob Mastrup DEN
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh DEN

Norway – Slovakia
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
VAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
AVAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN

Malta – Belarus
Referee: Martin Dohal SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Dušan Štofik SVK
Fourth Official: Alex Johnson MLT

Hungary – Kosovo
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Sebastian Colțescu ROU

Czechia – Armenia
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Witschnigg AUT
Fourth Official: Jan Petrík CZE

Denmark – Faroe Islands
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Fourth Official: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
VAR: Sascha Stegemann GER

AVAR: Christian Gittelmann GER

Colombia – Romania
Referee: Alejandro Muniz Ruiz ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP

Cote d’Ivoire – Uruguay
Referee: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier FRA

Senegal – Benin
Referee: Jeremie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurelien Berthomieu FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Drouet FRA

England – Belgium

Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Harald Lechner AUT
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Walter Altmann AUT

Germany – Netherlands
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
VAR: Tom Hagen NOR
AVAR: Sivert Amland NOR

Ireland – Switzerland
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Radoslaw Siejka POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL

Slovenia – Portugal
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič SVN

Austria – Turkey
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Marco Serra ITA

Luxembourg – Kazakhstan
Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Ivo Fernandes LUX

France – Chile
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Christopher Kavanagh ENG

Spain – Brazil
Referee: Antonio Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Gustavo Correia POR

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