UEFA Euro 2024 – Quarter-finals

5 July 2024

Spain – Germany
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Reserve AR: Branislav Hancko SVK
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR 1: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR 2: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA

Portugal – France
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook ENG
Fourth Official: Szymon Marciniak POL
Reserve AR: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR 1: David Coote ENG
AVAR 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

6 July 2024
England – Switzerland
Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert GER
Reserve AR: Jan Seidel GER
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
AVAR 1: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR 2: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

Netherlands – Turkey
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Felix Zwayer GER
Reserve AR: Stefan Lupp GER
VAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR 1: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR 2: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 – Quarter-finals

4 July 2024

Argentina – Ecuador

Referee: Andres Matonte (URU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Soppi (URU)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera (URU)
Reserve AR: Pablo Llarena (URU)
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
AVAR 1: Richard Trinidad (URU)
AVAR 2: Christian Ferreyra (URU)
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

5 July 2024
Venezuela – Canada
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez (PAR)
Reserve AR: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
VAR: Rodolpho Toski (BRA)
AVAR 1: Daniel Nobre (BRA)
AVAR 2: Paulo Goncalves (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Gregory Barkey (USA)
VAR Supervisor: Roberto Silvera (URU)

6 July 2024
Uruguay – Brazil
Referee: Dario Herrera (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro (ARG)
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Reserve AR: Henri Pupiro (NCA)
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco (MEX)
AVAR 1: Erick Miranda (MEX)
AVAR 2: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
Referee Assessor: Leonel Leal (CRC)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

Colombia – Panama
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Reserve AR: Michael Orue (PER)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR1: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA)
AVAR 2: Gery Vargas (BOL)
Referee Assessor: Olga Miranda (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)

Referee Makkelie dumped by UEFA

Referee Danny Makkelie is back home. The 41-year-old referee from Dordrecht has been told that he will no longer stay at the European Championships in Germany after the group stage.

The best referee in the Netherlands whistled matches Germany-Hungary and Italy-Croatia in the group stage. In both matches, UEFA seemed satisfied with his performances, although the Hungarians were angry that a goal by the German Ilkay Gundogan was not cancelled, and Croatia questioned the amount of injury time (eight minutes) that was added to the match. The Croats were eliminated by a goal scored by the Italian substitute Mattia Zaccagni in the last action of the match. However, the referee does not determine how many extra minutes are played, but the VAR, in consultation with the fourth official, who then communicate it to the referee. Makkelie was the only Dutch referee at this European Championship. The competition between the match officials is very tight and UEFA is very satisfied with the level of refereeing.

Source: AD

Alves became the first ever female referee in 108 years of Copa America

For the first time ever, a female referee, Edina Alves, was appointed in the 108-year history of Copa America. The South American Football Confederation, through its Referee Commission, has appointed a female trio with Brazilians Edina Alves and Neuza Back, along with Colombian Mary Blanco, to officiate the match between Bolivia and Panama during the Group Stage of the CONMEBOL Copa America USA 2024.

The milestone began in 2021 when Alves and Back officiated the match between Defensa y Justicia and Independiente del Valle in the Group Stage of the CONMEBOL Libertadores men's tournament. Both Brazilian referees have considerable experience, including being part of the first female designation for the FIFA Men's Club World Cup in Qatar, where South Americans led the way towards equality. Alves has a distinguished career, starting to referee in 2000 and rising through the ranks to officiate in tournaments such as the Women's World Cup, including the 2019 edition in France, where she refereed the USA vs. England semi-final. For Mary Blanco, this will be her second opportunity in a men's tournament, following her presence in a CONMEBOL Libertadores match. This commitment has been undertaken by CONMEBOL since 2016, aiming at the development and professionalization of more women both on and off the field, promoting gender equality in football and providing more opportunities for decision-making and participation in various tournaments.

Source: CONMEBOL