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UEFA Euro 2024 – Round of 16

29 June 2024
Switzerland – Italy
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Facundo Tello ARG
Reserve AR: Gabriel Chade ARG
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Germany – Denmark
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook ENG
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

30 June 2024
England – Slovakia
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović SVN
Reserve AR: Jure Praprotnik SVN
VAR: Marco Fritz GER
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

Spain – Georgia
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Reserve AR: Johan Balder NED
VAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR 1: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR 2: Paolo Valeri ITA
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA

1 July 2024
France – Belgium
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderqvist SWE
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Reserve AR: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Portugal – Slovenia
Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR 1: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

2 July 2024
Romania – Netherlands
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert GER
Reserve AR: Jan Seidel GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Jerôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Austria – Turkey
Referee: Artur Soares Dias POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Mykola Balakin UKR
Reserve AR: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR 1: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
AVAR 2: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 – Group Stage

Argentina – Canada
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lubin Torrealba (VEN)
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Reserve AR: David Moran (SLV)
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
AVAR: Richard Trinidad (URU)
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Emerson de Carvalho (BRA)

Peru – Chile
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
Fourth Official: Edina Alves (BRA)
Reserve AR: Neuza Back (BRA)
VAR: Rodolpho Toski (BRA)
AVAR: Daniel Nobre (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera (URU)
VAR Supervisor: Luis Vera (ECU)

Mexico – Jamaica
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Tori Penso (USA)
Reserve AR: Brooke Mayo (USA)
VAR: Armando Villarreal (USA)
AVAR: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
Referee Assessor: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
VAR Supervisor: Pericles Cortez (BRA)

Ecuador – Venezuela
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: John Leon (COL)
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Reserve AR: Michael Orue (PER)
VAR: Juan Lara (CHI)
AVAR: Edson Cisternas (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Angel Sanchez (ARG)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Uruguay – Panama
Referee: Piero Maza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha (CHI)
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez (PAR)
Reserve AR: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR: Hector Paletta (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Olga Miranda (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic (CHI)

USA – Bolivia
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: John Ospina (COL)
Reserve AR: John Gallego (COL)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA)
Referee Assessor: Enrique Osses (CHI)
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)

Colombia – Paraguay
Referee: Dario Herrera (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro (ARG)
Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez (BOL)
Reserve AR: Jose Antelo (BOL)
VAR: Silvio Trucco (ARG)
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Ricardo Casas (ARG)
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino (URU)

Brazil – Costa Rica
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Bisguerra (MEX)
Fourth Official: Alexis Herrera (VEN)
Reserve AR: Alberto Ponte (VEN)
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco (MEX)
AVAR: Erick Miranda (MEX)
Referee Assessor: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
VAR Supervisor: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)

Chile – Argentina
Referee: Andres Matonte (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro (URU)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera (URU)
Reserve AR: Pablo Llarena (URU)
VAR: Carlos Orbe (ECU)
AVAR: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Leonel Leal (CRC)
VAR Supervisor: Pericles Cortez (BRA)

Peru – Canada
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj (GUA)
Fourth Official: Augusto Aragon (ECU)
Reserve AR: Ricardo Baren (ECU)
VAR: Juan Soto (VEN)
AVAR: Gery Vargas (BOL)
Referee Assessor: Regildenia Moura (BRA)
VAR Supervisor: Gregory Barkey (USA)

Ecuador – Jamaica
Referee: Cristian Garay (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Serrano (CHI)
Fourth Official: Yael Falcon (ARG)
Reserve AR: Facundo Rodriguez (ARG)
VAR: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
AVAR: Derlis Lopez (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Roberto Silvera (URU)

Venezuela – Mexico
Referee: Raphael Claus (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigo Correa (BRA)
Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Reserve AR: Bruno Pires (BRA)
VAR: Pablo Gonçalves (BRA)
AVAR: Eduardo Britos (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Uruguay – Bolivia
Referee: Juan Benitez (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Fourth Official: Edina Alves (BRA)
Reserve AR: Migdalia Rodriguez (VEN)
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI)
AVAR: Jose Cuevas (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Angel Sanchez (ARG)
VAR Supervisor: Pericles Cortez (BRA)

Panama – USA
Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro (NCA)
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Reserve AR: Stephen Atoche (PER)
VAR: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
AVAR: David Rodriguez (COL)
Referee Assessor: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
VAR Supervisor: Luis Vera (ECU)

Colombia – Costa Rica
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Pablo Llarena (URU)
Fourth Official: Augusto Aragon (ECU)
Reserve AR: Ricardo Baren (ECU)
VAR: Hector Paletta (ARG)
AVAR: Christian Ferreyra (URU)
Referee Assessor: Gregory Barkey (USA)
VAR Supervisor: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)

Paraguay – Brazil
Referee: Piero Maza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha (CHI)
Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Reserve AR: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
VAR: Juan Lara (CHI)
AVAR: Edson Cisternas (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera (URU)
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic (CHI)

Argentina – Peru
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra (MEX)
Fourth Official: Alexis Herrera (VEN)
Reserve AR: Lubin Torrealba (VEN)
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco (MEX)
AVAR: Erik Miranda (MEX)
Referee Assessor: Regildenia Moura (BRA)
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)

Canada – Chile
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: John Leon (COL)
Fourth Official: John Ospina (COL)
Reserve AR: Corey Parker (USA)
VAR: Armando Villarreal (USA)
AVAR: Yadir Acuna (COL)
Referee Assessor: Olga Miranda (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Emerson de Carvalho (BRA)

Mexico – Ecuador
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Brooke Mayo (USA)
Fourth Official: Tori Penso (USA)
Reserve AR: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
VAR: Silvio Trucco (ARG)
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Gregory Barkey (USA)
VAR Supervisor: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)

Jamaica – Venezuela
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Andres Matonte (URU)
Reserve AR: Miguel Roldan (COL)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA)
Referee Assessor: Leonel Leal (CRC)
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino (URU)

USA – Uruguay
Referee: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Atoche (PER)
Fourth Official: Augusto Menendez (PER)
Reserve AR: Jose Antelo (BOL)
VAR: Carlos Orbe (ECU)
AVAR: Bryan Loayza (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Angel Sanchez (ARG)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Bolivia – Panama
Referee: Edina Alves (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mary Blanco (COL)
Fourth Official: Raphael Claus (BRA)
Reserve AR: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
VAR: Rodolpho Toski (BRA)
AVAR: Joel Alarcon (PER)
Referee Assessor: Olga Miranda (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Emerson de Carvalho (BRA)

Costa Rica – Paraguay
Referee: Yael Falcon (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Facundo Rodriguez (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Del Yesso (ARG)
Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez (BOL)
Reserve AR: Edward Saavedra (BOL)
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
AVAR: Carlos Lopez (VEN)
Referee Assessor: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
VAR Supervisor: Carlos Pastorino (URU)

Brazil – Colombia

Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte (VEN)
Fourth Official: Augusto Aragon (ECU)
Reserve AR: Christian Lescano (ECU)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Referee Assessor: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
VAR Supervisor: Luis Vera (ECU)

UEFA Euro 2024 – Group Stage

Germany – Scotland
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA
Reserve AR: Cyril Mugnier FRA
VAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR 1: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR 2: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA

Hungary – Switzerland
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Reserve AR: Jure Praprotnik SVN
VAR: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Spain – Croatia
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor ENG
Reserve AR: Gary Beswick ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Italy – Albania
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert GER
Reserve AR: Jan Seidel GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

Poland – Netherlands
Referee: Artur Soares Dias POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Slovenia – Denmark
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stephane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj SUI
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Reserve AR: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Serbia – England
Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Reserve AR: Branislav Hancko SVK
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR 1: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR 2: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Romania – Ukraine
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderqvist SWE
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR 1: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR 2: Jerôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan ESP

Belgium – Slovakia
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Reserve AR: Johan Balder NED
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: Alper Ulusoy TR
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

Austria – France
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez ESP
Fourth Official: Mykola Balakin UKR
Reserve AR: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
AVAR 1: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
AVAR 2: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

Turkey – Georgia
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky ARG
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Reserve AR: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
AVAR 1: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
AVAR 2: David Coote ENG
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

Portugal – Czechia
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović SVN
Reserve AR: Jure Praprotnik SVN
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR 1: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR 2: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Croatia – Albania
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stephane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR 1: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR 2: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Germany – Hungary
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük
Reserve AR: Johan Balder NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR 1: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR 2: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Scotland – Switzerland
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Nejc Kajtazović SVN
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Slovenia – Serbia
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR 1: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan ESP

Denmark – England
Referee: Artur Soares Dias POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Mykola Balakin UKR
Reserve AR: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR 1: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
AVAR 2: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

Spain – Italy
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Clement Turpin FRA
Reserve AR: Nicolas Danos FRA
VAR: Nejc Kajtazović SVN
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Slovakia – Ukraine
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook ENG
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Reserve AR: Johan Balder NED
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

Poland – Austria
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eysoiy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović SVN
Reserve AR: Jure Praprotnik SVN
VAR: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR 1: Alper Ulusoy TUR
AVAR 2: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Netherlands – France
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi SWE
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR 1: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Georgia – Czechia
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
VAR: Marco Fritz GER
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Turkey – Portugal

Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Jesus Gil Manzano ESP
Reserve AR: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Belgium – Romania
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Reserve AR: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Nejc Kajtazović SVN
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Switzerland – Germany
Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Marco Guida ITA
Reserve AR: Filippo Meli ITA
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR 1: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR 2: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Scotland – Hungary
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Chade ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky ARG
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
AVAR 1: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
AVAR 2: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Albania – Spain
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderqvist SWE
Fourth Official: Mykola Balakin UKR
Reserve AR: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2:Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

Croatia – Italy
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Reserve AR: Johan Balder NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR 1: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR 2: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Netherlands – Austria
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
VAR: Marco Fritz GER
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Nejc Kajtazović SVN
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

France – Poland

Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović SVN
Reserve AR: Jure Praprotnik SVN
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR 1: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR 2: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

England – Slovenia
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Halil Meler TUR
Reserve AR: Mustafa Eyisoy TUR
VAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR 1: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR 2:Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Denmark – Serbia
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Reserve AR: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR 2: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan ESP

Slovakia – Romania
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Felix Zwayer GER
Reserve AR: Marco Achmüller GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR 2: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

Ukraine – Belgium
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi SWE
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Georgia – Portugal
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj SUI
Fourth Official: Mykola Balakin UKR
Reserve AR: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR 1: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR 2: Jerôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Czechia – Turkey
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Pol van Boekel NED 
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024

Uzbekistan, 14 September - 6 October 2024

AFC
1. Ryan Shepheard (AUS, 1977, photo)
2. An Ran (CHN, 1980)
3. Ebrahim Mehrabi (IRN, 1982)
4. Hiroyuki Kobayashi (JPN, 1980)
5. Pornnarong Grairod (THA, 1984)
6. Fahad Al-Hosani (UAE, 1979)
7. Anatoli Rubakov (UZB, 1986)
8. Quoc Truong (VIE, 1982)

CAF
1. Tarek El-Khataby (EGY, 1977)
2. Mohamed Hassan (EGY, 1977)
3. Khalid Hnich (MAR, 1981)
4. Aymen Kammoun (TUN, 1984)

CONCACAF
1. Diego Molina (CRC, 1986)
2. Reinier Fiss (CUB, 1987)
3. Ricardo Lay (PAN, 1987)
4. Roberto Lopez (PAN, 1989)
5. Jorge Flores (SLV, 1981)
6. Josh Wilkens (USA, 1982)

CONMEBOL
1. Lautaro Romero (ARG, 1991)
2. Anelize Schulz (BRA, 1985)
3. Cristian Espindola (CHI, 1979)
4. Daniel Manrique (COL, 1994)
5. Rafael Villalba (PAR, 1992)
6. Rolly Rojas (PER, 1980)
7. Daniel Rodriguez (URU, 1979)
8. Oriana Zambrano (VEN, 1995)

OFC
1. Antony Riley (NZL, 1985)
2. Chris Sinclair (NZL, 1986)

UEFA
1. Nikola Jelic (CRO, 1982)
2. Ondrej Cerny (CZE, 1979)
3. Nicola Manzione (ITA, 1983)
4. Damian Grabowski (POL, 1991)
5. Eduardo Coelho (POR, 1979)
6. Cristiano Santos (POR, 1989)
7. Juan Cordero Gallardo (ESP, 1978)
8. Alejandro Martinez Flores (ESP, 1977)
9. Dejan Veselic (SVN, 1986)
10. Daniel Matkovic (SUI, 1989)

Support Referee (AFC)
Liu Jianqiao (CHN, 1984)

Referee Coordinator
Pedro Galan Nieto (ESP)

Referee Assessors/Instructors
1. Massimo Cumbo (ITA)
2. Perry Gautier (BEL)
3. Yasuhiro Matsuzaki (JPN)
4. Shane Butler (USA)

Referee Siebert feeling great ahead of 'home' EURO

As part of their preparations for UEFA EURO 2024, all selected referees, assistants and video match officials – 89 people in total – attended a two-day workshop in Frankfurt last month. For Daniel Siebert, one of 19 referees, it was the moment the reality of his role in a home European Championship sank in. "Now that I’m here, I can fully realise that I am part of the referee team for the EURO in Germany," said the 40-year-old. "I am thankful and happy to be selected for this tournament. It feels great."
Born in Berlin, Siebert can also sense the excitement among the German population growing, as the home fans dare to dream of victory on home soil. "The atmosphere and the tension are rising," he said. "It’s a little bit like the World Cup in 2006. By the start of that tournament the whole country was going crazy." Siebert was also part of the officiating team for EURO 2020, taking charge of three games. It is an experience he can lean on to prepare for the 2024 edition, but he also has the added benefit of feeling right at home. "The difference with EURO 2020 is that I already know many people, I know all the stadiums, I know the people working around the matches from the German Football Association (DFB) and UEFA," he explained. "I’m really happy and looking forward to this tournament. During the last EURO, because of COVID-19, some stadiums were only half full, and it can make a difference. But the pressure, the important matches, the fact that all eyes are on you, remain the same. I know the situation and I hope that’s a benefit for me."
Referees are already feeling the benefit of spending time together ahead of the tournament, with a family atmosphere building at the group's base camp. "We have already met each other several times on UEFA courses," said Siebert. "We have good communication, good conversation, and we can also share our experiences. I’m really enjoying being a part of this." The referees’ time together during last month’s workshop was also an opportunity to familiarise themselves with their surroundings; they are based at the same hotel complex just outside Frankfurt for the tournament. "I think it’s really important that you feel comfortable if you are spending three or four weeks together as a group," explained Siebert. "Everyone is happy to be there and it has a benefit for your performance."
In order to encourage fair play and respect, UEFA has issued a new directive for EURO 2024 whereby referees will speak directly with team captains to explain decisions on the pitch. "I think it’s a good message," said Siebert. "We will invite captains to speak with us if there is a situation, but now the captain also has the responsibility to protect us from teammates." UEFA’s managing director of refereeing, Roberto Rosetti, published an open letter last month detailing the rationale and aims of the new approach. "I’m sure it will work very well," said Siebert. "I hope everyone can say after that tournament that this was a great idea for the good of football."

Source: UEFA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 6)

11 June 2024

Korea – China
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish KSA (photo)

Thailand – Singapore
Referee: Mohanad Sarray IRQ

Oman – Kyrgyzstan

Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS

Qatar – India
Referee: Kim Woo Sung KOR

Kuwait – Afghanistan
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura JPN

Japan – Syria
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali KUW

Korea DPR – Myanmar
Referee: Shen Yinhao CHN

Malaysia – Chinese Taipei
Referee: Abdullah Jamali KUW

Iran – Uzbekistan
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR

Turkmenistan – Hong Kong
Referee: Hussein Yehia LBN

Iraq – Vietnam
Referee: Omar Al-Ali UAE

Indonesia – Philippines
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB

Saudi Arabia – Jordan
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE

Tajikistan – Pakistan
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard IRN

UAE – Bahrain
Referee: Ma Ning CHN

Yemen – Nepal
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim JOR

Australia – Palestine
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais KSA

Lebanon – Bangladesh
Referee: Razlan Joffri MAS

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Matchday 4)

9-11 June 2024

Namibia – Tunisia
Referee: Dahane Beida (MTN, photo)

Mauritania – Senegal
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (MAR)

Djibouti – Ethiopia
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (UGA)

DR Congo – Togo
Referee: Mehrez Malki (TUN)

Uganda – Algeria
Referee: Adissa Ligali (BEN)

Somalia – Botswana
Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (LIB)

Sao Tome and Principe – Liberia
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (MAD)

Equatorial Guinea – Malawi
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (GAM)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 2, Matchday 1)

5-11 June 2024

El Salvador – Puerto Rico
Referee: Said Martinez (HON, photo)

Honduras – Cuba
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC)

Trinidad and Tobago – Grenada
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA)

Curacao – Barbados
Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)

Haiti – Saint Lucia
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)

Aruba – Curacao
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)

Nicaragua – Montserrat
Referee: Tori Penso (USA)

Jamaica – Dominican Republic
Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)

Bahamas – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Marco Ortiz (MEX)

Antigua and Barbuda – Bermuda
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (DOM)

Cayman Islands – Antigua and Barbuda
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (CAN)

Costa Rica – Saint Kitts and Nevis
Referee: Julio Luna (GUA)

Belize – Nicaragua

Referee: Bryan Lopez (GUA)

Montserrat – Panama
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)

Guatemala – Dominica
Referee: Victor Caceres (MEX)

British Virgin Islands – Guatemala
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (TRI)

Suriname – St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Referee: Joe Dickerson (USA)

Anguilla – Suriname

Referee: Hakeem Harvey (SKN)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines – El Salvador
Referee: Shavin Greene (GUY)

EURO 2024 referee Michael Oliver: “The eyes of the world are on us”

UEFA EURO 2024 is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication for every person that will step foot on the pitch in Germany – including the referees. Just as the players are preparing for the extra demands brought by the world’s third-biggest sporting event, so are the officials. "The eyes of the world are on this tournament," says Michael Oliver, one of 19 referees selected to officiate at UEFA EURO 2024. "You get a sense when you arrive at the stadium that the atmosphere is different. The pressure, the competition, and the quality of matches are all higher. You’re aware of that pressure, but you just try to prepare the best you can and make sure you’re ready for it."
Oliver has been an international referee since 2012, and part of UEFA’s Elite Group since 2018. The Englishman will be appearing at his second European Championship after officiating in three games at UEFA EURO 2020. The referees at UEFA EURO 2024 will be based together just outside Frankfurt, chosen as a convenient central location for them to return to after each match, and where they can recuperate and prepare for their next assignment. "The camaraderie, it’s like a friendship group," Oliver explains. "It’s the same as a team or squad. We’re all in the same boat, we understand what each other goes through and it’s a good atmosphere. "While it’s friendship first and foremost, you’re also in competition with each other," he adds. "It’s a polite competitiveness, with everyone striving to be the best. One thing I can really say for sure is that we all want each other to do well. We all work to cut out mistakes, but some can unfortunately happen, so it helps to have people around who understand what it feels like to be in our position."
Supporting the officials throughout the tournament will be UEFA managing director of refereeing, Roberto Rosetti, and members of the UEFA Referees Committee. This includes Vlado Sajn, experienced committee member of over 20 years, Björn Kuipers, who took charge of the UEFA EURO 2020 final, and Carlos Velasco Carballo, referee for the 2011 UEFA Europa League showpiece. "That support is very important," says Oliver. "Roberto is a proper people person, a really nice guy, and he's got great staff round him. There’s a lot of experience in terms of the refereeing with the likes of Björn, Vlado and Carlos. The off-field staff are also fantastic and really help take the pressure off. You know that everything you need will be there for you, and if you have any problems then you can speak to somebody, and it's all sorted. It allows us to concentrate on the football."
Ahead of the tournament, UEFA will speak with teams to encourage that during matches, only their captain speaks to the referee, and that players do not crowd the officials. Any player who ignores this will be shown a yellow card. This will allow referees to communicate their decisions more clearly and to build trust between themselves and the captains, setting a better example for young players and fans. Reflecting on this guidance, Oliver agrees that it’s a step in the right direction. "It will definitely help," he says. "A lot of the situations you see now are players and fans wanting answers and clarification. Having that link and that dialogue with a designated person can only help provide that. To be able to establish that bond or relationship with the captain means you can get your point across, you can listen to theirs, you provide that explanation and clarity to them. It can only be a positive." One thing Oliver hopes more people will understand is that referees love the game just as much as players and fans. "There’s a perception that we turn up five minutes before kick-off, leave straight after, and don’t think about football for a week," he says. "But we put so much training and work into it, to be the best, to limit mistakes. Nobody needs to tell me after a game how well I’ve done – or not. I know that more than anybody."

Source: UEFA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Matchday 3)

5-8 June 2024

Senegal – DR Congo
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz LBY (photo)

Benin – Rwanda
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN

Mali – Ghana
Referee: Amin Omar EGY

Algeria – Guinea
Referee: Bamlak Tessema ETH

Egypt – Burkina Faso
Referee: Peter Waweru KEN

Sierra Leone – Djibouti
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga MWI

Togo – South Sudan
Referee: Celso Alvacao MOZ

Namibia – Liberia
Referee: Messie Nkounkou CGO

Central African Republic – Chad
Referee: Patrice Milazare MRI

Tunisia – Equatorial Guinea
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA

Malawi – Sao Tome and Príncipe
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga TAN

Libya – Mauritius
Referee: Brighton Chimene ZIM

Mauritania – Sudan
Referee: Daniel Laryea GHA

Guinea Bissau – Ethiopia
Referee: Louis Hougnandande BEN

Zimbabwe – Lesotho
Referee: Thulani Sibandze SWZ

Kenya – Burundi
Referee: James Ouattara BFA

Mozambique – Somalia
Referee: Tsegay Mogos ERI

Angola – Eswatini
Referee: Hillary Hambaba ZAM

Uganda – Botswana
Referee: Clement Kpan CIV

Madagascar – Comoros
Referee: Jean Ndala COD

Nigeria – South Africa
Referee: Mahamat Alhadji CHA

Morocco – Zambia
Referee: Issa Sy SEN

Cote d’Ivoire – Gabon
Referee: Omar Artan SOM

Cameroon – Cape Verde
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG

Gambia – Seychelles
Referee: Joseph Ogabor NGA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 5)

6 June 2024

Indonesia – Iraq
Referee: Shaun Evans (AUS, photo)

Bangladesh – Australia
Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Chinese Taipei – Oman
Referee: Zaid Mohammed (IRQ)

China – Thailand
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)

Hong Kong – Iran
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (OMA)

Singapore – Korea
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (TJK)

Vietnam – Philippines
Referee: Hanna Hattab (SYR)

Myanmar – Japan

Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (KSA)

Korea DPR – Syria
Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT)

India – Kuwait
Referee: Fu Ming (CHN)

Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan
Referee: Yusuke Araki (JPN)

Kyrgyzstan – Malaysia
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)

Pakistan – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)

Afghanistan – Qatar
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)

Nepal – UAE
Referee: Payam Heydari (IRI)

Palestine – Lebanon
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)

Bahrain – Yemen
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)

Jordan – Tajikistan
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA)

UEFA U-17 Euro Final 2024: Gidzhenov (BUL)

For some, the first step into refereeing can come a little later in life, but Bulgarian Radoslav Gidzhenov’s rapid ascent up the ladder shows the benefit of an early start. Gidzhenov, 32, has already had some experience at a U17 EURO as a fourth official in Hungary in 2023, but following his impressive displays over the past year, he has been selected to referee the final of the 2024 U17 EURO between Italy and Portugal. "I can't explain how I felt when I saw my name as the referee for the final," he said. "My eyes were full of happiness and I couldn't sleep because of the emotion. No doubt it's the biggest moment of my career. I’m feeling proud to be the referee of the final," he added. "It is a fantastic experience because these players are future stars.” Having turned from playing to refereeing at the age of 19, Gidzhenov quickly rose through the ranks to become the youngest referee in the Bulgarian top tier at the time. "My federation enrolled me in a UEFA Centre of Refereeing Excellence (CORE) programme for non-international referees, which was a fantastic experience, and I then became a UEFA referee. In 2023, I was invited by UEFA to the U-17 finals in Hungary as a fourth official and officiated one match as a referee. Now I’m in Cyprus as a referee – it has been a fantastic appointment for me and a tournament I’ll never forget. Every day I get up, I’m thinking about refereeing," said Gidzhenov. "Refereeing is my passion. I love being a referee and I do my best." Despite his impressive progress, Gidzhenov remains firmly focused on the job at hand. "The most important thing now is to focus on the final match," he said. "I don't think too far ahead. I’m focused on the final and I’ll do my best. Refereeing the U-17s, there is a different style compared to senior football, but in every match, I try to be myself, to be calm and I don't want to do anything extra." (Source: UEFA)


5 June 2024
Italy – Portugal
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriakos Sokratous CYP
Fourth Official: Menelaos Antoniou CYP
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

Referee Orsato honoured for his long and successful Serie A career

The experienced Italian referee Daniele Orsato will retire after the Euros this summer. He took charge of his final Serie A match on Sunday when Fiorentina won 3-2 over Atalanta in Bergamo.
After his 290 Serie A game, the 48-year-old was given a guard of honour by Atalanta and Fiorentina players and received shirts from both teams, which he proudly held with his son on the pitch. "Thank you, thank you all", responded Orsato.
After the final whistle, Fiorentina director Daniele Prade and Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini congratulated the Italian referee. “It was deserved,” said Gasperini. “I don’t know if the rule of making referees retire due to their age is correct. Other criteria should be considered, but he [Orsato] must be congratulated, and I am sure he will make his experience available to young referees. He still has a lot to give.
Prade agreed with Gasperini. “One of the best referees in history quits football today,” the Tuscans’ director told DAZN. “I hope he remains inside the system. He was not a friendly referee, but he was authoritative and authoritarian. Most importantly, when we knew he had been appointed, we were sure we had the best referee on the pitch.”

UEFA U-17 Euro 2024 – Semi-finals

2 June 2024

Serbia – Portugal
Referee: David Fuxman (ISR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rotislav Talis (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriakos Sokratous (CYP)
Fourth Official: Menelaos Antoniou (CYP)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

Denmark – Italy
Referee: Antoni Bandic (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tesanovic (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev (BIH)
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov (BUL)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)