UEFA Women’s Europa Cup 2025/26 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

2 April 2026

BK Hacken – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maja Petravić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur SVN
Fourth Official: Aleksandra Česen SVN
Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG

Hammarby IF – Sparta Praha
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Referee Observer: Bente Skogvang NOR

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

1 April 2026

Bayern Munchen – Manchester United
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Tilde Larsson SWE
Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
VAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
AVAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

Chelsea WFC – Arsenal WFC
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Désirée Blanco SUI
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Paloma Quintero Siles ESP

2 April 2026
FC Barcelona – Real Madrid
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Rossignol FRA
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
VAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Regina Konink-Belksma NED

OL Lyonnnes – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano Garcia ESP
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Play-Offs, Finals)

31 March 2026

Path A
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Italy
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
Referee Assessor: Martin Ingvarsson SWE

Path B
Sweden – Poland
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović SVN
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Assessor: Matteo Trefoloni ITA

Path C
Kosovo – Türkiye
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Assessor: Herbert Fandel GER

Path D
Czechia – Denmark
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Marco Guida ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Assessor: Stefan Johannesson SWE

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Play-off Tournament (Finals)

Mexico, 31 March 2026

Congo DR – Jamaica
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Juan Soto VEN

Iraq – Bolivia
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Said Martinez HON
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX

UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 – League C/D Play-Offs (Second Leg)

31 March 2026

Latvia – Gibraltar
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Luxembourg – Malta
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Marciniak denies the rumors: "I am already training and heading to the World Cup seminar"

Szymon Marciniak was scheduled to referee the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 match between Liverpool and Galatasaray, but increasing lower back pain forced him to attend the pre-match warm-up at Anfield Road, less than 40 minutes before kick-off, not only with assistant referees Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik, as usual, but also, exceptionally, with Paweł Raczkowski, the fourth official, also a reserve. The pain was so severe that Marciniak decided not to take any chances and swapped roles with the fourth official. About 15-20 minutes before the match, Raczkowski learned that, after five and a half years since his last Champions League group stage match as referee, he was returning to the competition in the same role – suddenly and immediately to the Round of 16. Shortly thereafter, various accounts of Marciniak's absence from Liverpool emerged in the media. Some suggested a recurrence of the injury that forced the referee to undergo surgery late last year, while others suggested a new, more serious injury that would allegedly mean a months-long break from officiating and exclusion from this year's World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

"The rumors about my injury, which would keep me out of refereeing for many months, are completely untrue. The truth is that I suffered a lumbar spine injury, which is the only reason I didn't officiate the Liverpool-Galatasaray match. I've already returned to training, albeit lightly for now, and from March 29th to April 3rd, I'll be participating in a FIFA training camp for UEFA World Cup candidates. I'm very keen to participate in my third World Cup, which will be the biggest event of its kind in football history," said Szymon Marciniak, who previously officiated the World Cups in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Russia and Qatar each had 32 national teams playing 64 matches, while the USA, Mexico, and Canada – for the first time – will have 48 teams playing 104 matches. This could mean that referees will also be used in more matches than in previous tournaments.

Source: TVP Sport

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Play-Offs, Semi-finals)

26 March 2026

Path A

Italy – Northern Ireland 

Referee: Danny Makkelie NED (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Jesus Gil Manzano ESP
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Assessor: Markus Nobs SUI

Wales – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler GER
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Assessor: Marinus Koopman NED

Path B

Ukraine – Sweden
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Erik Lambrechts BEL
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Andre Narciso POR
Referee Assessor: Juan Fernandez Marin ESP

Poland – Albania
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumsas LTU
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Assessor: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Path C

Türkiye – Romania
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Benoît Bastien FRA

VAR: Willy Delajod FRA

AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA

Referee Assessor: Elmir Pilav BIH

Slovakia – Kosovo
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh SCO
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Assessor: Lucilio Batista POR

Path D

Denmark – North Macedonia
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
Referee Assessor: William Young SCO

Czechia – Ireland
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Halil Umut Meler TUR
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
Referee Assessor: Stefan Messner AUT

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Play-off Tournament (Semi-finals)

Mexico, 26 March 2026

Bolivia – Suriname
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: James Lindsay AUS
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO

New Caledonia – Jamaica
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro URU
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI 

AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU

FIFA World Cup 2026: Hernandez (ESP) added last-minute to the pre-selected referees list

Originally planned for 2-6 March 2026 in Dubai (UAE), the last seminar for UEFA pre-selected referees was rescheduled in Viareggio (Italy), with the participants divided in two groups due to the World Cup Qualifiers.

Group 1 (24-27 March 2026)

1. Michael Oliver (ENG, 1985)

2. Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)

3. Maurizio Mariani (ITA, 1982)

4. Slavko Vincic (SVN, 1979)

5. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP, 1982)

6. Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP, 1983)

7. Sandro Schärer (SUI, 1988)

Group 2 (30 March - 2 April 2026)

1. Irfan Peljto (BIH, 1984)

2. Anthony Taylor (ENG, 1978)

3. Francois Letexier (FRA, 1989)

4. Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981)

5. Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)

6. Espen Eskas (NOR, 1988)

7. Szymon Marciniak (POL, 1981)

8. Joao Pinheiro (POR, 1988)

9. Istvan Kovacs (ROU, 1984)

10. Glenn Nyberg (SWE, 1988)

UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 – League C/D Play-Offs (First Leg)

26 March 2026

Gibraltar – Latvia
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Pawel Gil POL

Malta – Luxembourg
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 7)

26-30 March 2026

Iceland – Estonia
Referee: Marius Grotta NOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Erland Hareland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Sunde NOR
Fourth Official: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

San Marino – Finland
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Perić BIH
Fourth Official: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD

Ireland – Moldova
Referee: Walter Altmann AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Steinacher AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Katholnig AUT
Fourth Official: Daniel Pfister AUT
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

Italy – North Macedonia
Referee: David Dickinson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Bell SCO
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Luxembourg – France
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Weickenmeier GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL

Azerbaijan – Portugal
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Katsikogiánnis GRE
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Slovenia
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Kolarević CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

Cyprus – Spain
Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Florian De Araujo FRA
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

Kazakhstan – Slovakia
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR

Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR

Assistant Referee 2: Candaş Elbil TUR

Fourth Official: Ayberk Demirbaş TUR
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

Georgia – Latvia
Referee: Konstantínos Fellás CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Mários Kalogírou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Giórgos Charalámbous CYP
Fourth Official: Andónis Konstandinídis CYP
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

Greece – Malta
Referee: Cláudio Pereira POR

Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR

Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR

Fourth Official: Fábio Veríssimo POR
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Poland – Armenia
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasennikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Germany – Northern Ireland
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Jesper Dahl DEN
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Norway – Netherlands
Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Ross Macleod SCO
Assistant Referee 2: David Roome SCO
Fourth Official: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Referee Observer: Stanislav Todorov BUL

Ukraine – Lithuania
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Oală MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Bodean MDA
Fourth Official: Andrei Breguță MDA
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

Sweden – Montenegro
Referee: James Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Fourth Official: Christopher Morrison NIR
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Wales – Belarus
Referee: Johan Ellefsen FRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Hojgaard FRO
Assistant Referee 2: Jorleif Djurhuus FRO
Fourth Official: Heini Vidoy FRO
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

Kosovo – Romania
Referee: Iwan Griffith WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks WAL
Fourth Official: Bryn Markham-Jones WAL
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK

Gibraltar - Bulgaria
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: István Albert HUN
Fourth Official: Marcell Derdák HUN
Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR

Andorra – England
Referee: Klym Zabroda UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Fourth Official: Andriy Kovalenko UKR
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

Scotland – Czechia
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Assistant Referee 2: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP
Referee Observer: Petur Reinert FRO

Switzerland – Faroe Islands
Referee: Visar Kastrati KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Arbnor Bullatovci KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Enis Bejtullahu KOS
Fourth Official: Ilir Mehmeti KOS
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

Belgium – Austria
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Sander Saga EST
Assistant Referee 2: Veiko Mõtsnik EST
Fourth Official: Tanel Üprus EST
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

France – Iceland
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Lumturije Muhadri KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Zgjim Rahimi KOS
Fourth Official: Eridon Podvorica KOS
Referee Observer: Luís Teixeira AND

International Friendly Matches – March 2026

25-31 March 2026

Moldova – Lithuania
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vanik Simonyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Sargis Hovhannisyan ARM
Fourth Official: Dumitru Muntean MDA

Kazakhstan – Namibia
Referee: Viktar Shymusik BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Siarhei Kasavets BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Gusev BLR
Fourth Official: Georgi Chekhovski KAZ

Georgia – Israel
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Mattias Hartl AUT
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO

Cyprus – Belarus
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Slobodan Pavlović SRB
Fourth Official: Dimitris Solomou CYP

Brazil – France
Referee: Guido Gonzales USA
Assistant Referee 1: Nick Uranga USA
Assistant Referee 2: Cory Richardson USA
Fourth Official: Armando Villareal USA
VAR: Timothy Ford USA

Croatia – Colombia
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez USA
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Da Silva USA
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen USA
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas USA

Montenegro – Andorra
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Marjus Qose ALB
Fourth Official: Nikola Dabanović MNE

Greece – Paraguay
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Fotios Polychronis GRE
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA

Netherlands – Norway
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar D'Hondt BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Simon Bourdeaud'hui BEL

Switzerland – Germany
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
VAR: Paul Howard ENG
AVAR: Timothy Wood ENG

England – Uruguay
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Benjamin Brand GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER

Spain – Serbia
Referee: Luís Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Brás POR
Fourth Official: Hélder Malheiro POR

Azerbaijan – St. Lucia
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Koba Revazashvili GEO

New Zealand – Finland
Referee: Casey Reibelt AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Arvin Shanmuganathan AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham AUS
Fourth Official: Jack Morgan AUS

Algeria – Guatemala
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA

Russia – Nicaragua
Referee: Abdurashid Xudoyberganov UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shoyusupov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Akmal Giyosov UZB
Fourth Official: Artyom Chistyakov RUS

Tanzania – Liechtenstein
Referee: Mohamed Guedi DJI
Assistant Referee 1: Eleyeh Dirir DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Rachid Bouraleh DJI
Fourth Official: Saddam Mansour DJI

San Marino – Faroe Islands
Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Níkos Englézou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Andrea Righi SMR

Hungary – Slovenia
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Karoline Jensen NOR
VAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
AVAR: Svein Sinnes NOR

Mexico – Portugal
Referee: Walter López GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Fourth Official: Bryan López GUA

Lithuania – Georgia
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Rasa Grigonė LTU

Armenia – Belarus
Referee: Dumitru Muntean MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Vicol MDA
Fourth Official: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM

Australia – Cameroon
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG

Iran – Nigeria
Referee: Cihan Aydin TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Yasin Kol TUR

Kenya – Estonia
Referee: Georges Gatogato BDI
Assistant Referee 1: Emery Niyongabo BDI
Assistant Referee 2: Rénovat Bizumuremyi BDI
Fourth Official: Rodrigue Bigirimana BDI

Austria – Ghana
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Khalaf Al-Shammari KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Yasir Al-Sultan KSA
Fourth Official: Shukri Al-Hanfush KSA
VAR: Sultan Al-Harbi KSA
AVAR: Ibrahim Al-Dakhil KSA

Jordan – Costa Rica
Referee: Kadir Saglam TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Murat Curbay TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Gökhan Barcin TUR
Fourth Official: Batuhan Kolak TUR

Morocco – Ecuador
Referee: José Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: José Guzmán Mansilla ESP
VAR: Daniel Trujillo Suárez ESP
AVAR: Pablo González Fuertes ESP

Korea – Cote d’Ivoire
Referee: Ian McNabb NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Donaldson NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Georgios Argyropoulos NIR
Fourth Official: Robert Hennessy IRL

Canada – Iceland
Referee: Jon Freemon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Jeremy Kieso USA
Assistant Referee 2: Ryan Graves USA
Fourth Official: Jesús López MEX

Scotland – Japan
Referee: Shaun Evans AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Meimarakis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Kearney Robinson AUS
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder AUS
VAR: Timothy Danaskos AUS
AVAR: Brad Wright AUS

USA – Belgium
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU
Assistant Referee 1: Horacio Ferreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Pablo Llarena URU
Fourth Official: Alberto Feres URU
VAR: Tatiana Guzmán NCA
AVAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC

Aruba – Liechtenstein
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda RWA
Assistant Referee 1: Dieudonné Mutuyimana RWA
Assistant Referee 2: Didier Ishimwe RWA
Fourth Official: Aline Umutoni RWA

Morocco – Paraguay
Referee: Eric Wattelier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Abdelatif Kherradji FRA
VAR: Hamid Guenaoui FRA
AVAR: Guillaume Paradis FRA

Cyprus – Moldova
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Panagiótis Chatzigeorgíou CYP

Germany – Ghana
Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Macleod SCO
Fourth Official: Farai Hallam ENG
VAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG

Norway – Switzerland
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Bert Put BEL
AVAR: Ella De Vries BEL

Montenegro – Slovenia
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Nikola Dabanović MNE

Serbia – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Predrag Janjuš SRB

Hungary – Greece
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Sven Waschitzki GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
AVAR: Markus Sinn GER

Netherlands – Ecuador
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Nicolas Winter GER
AVAR Frederick Assmuth GER

England – Japan
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Steven McLean SCO
AVAR: Kevin Clancy SCO

Austria – Korea
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED

Ireland – North Macedonia
Referee: Iwan Griffith WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks WAL
Fourth Official: James Robinson NIR

Spain – Egypt
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL 

Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL

Algeria – Uruguay
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA

USA – Portugal
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal GER

Fourth Official: Harm Osmers GER
VAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC
AVAR: Roy Monge CRC

Brazil – Croatia
Referee: Armando Villarreal USA
Assistant Referee 1: Ryan Graves USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith USA
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas USA

VAR: Michael Radchuck USA

Mexico – Belgium
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson USA
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Uranga USA
Fourth Official: Ricardo Montero USA
VAR: Jose Rivero USA
AVAR: Lukasz Szpala USA

Haiti – Iceland
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Gérard Lebuis CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Twayne Anderson CAN
Fourth Official: Mathieu Souaré CAN

Jordan – Nigeria
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesiguzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Gökhan Barcin TUR
Fourth Official: Batuhan Kolak TUR

Cote d’Ivoire – Scotland
Referee: Daniel Elder AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Brad Wright AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Meimarakis AUS
Fourth Official: Tim Danaskos AUS
VAR: Shaun Evans AUS
AVAR: Kearney Robinson AUS

Russia – Mali
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shoyusupov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Akmal Giyosov UZB
Fourth Official: Aleksey Sukhoy RUS

Peru – Honduras
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP

Ukraine – Albania
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: Iosu Galech Apeztegui ESP

Slovakia – Romania
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Váňa CZE
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK

Wales – Northern Ireland
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Emmett Dynan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Darragh Keegan IRL
Fourth Official: Ryan Kenny WAL

UEFA Women’s Europa Cup 2025/26 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

25 March 2026

Sparta Praha – Hammarby IF
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasilia Tsiklitari GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Zoi Papadopoulou GRE

Fourth Official: Fabienne Michel GER 
Referee Observer: Gitte Holm DEN

Eintracht Frankfurt – BK Hacken
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Filipa Cunha POR 

Referee Observer: Nelly Stepanyan ARM

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

24 March 2026

VfL Wolfsburg – OL Lyonnes
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
VAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
AVAR: Luca Cibelli SUI
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

Arsenal WFC – Chelsea WFC
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Michalina Diakow POL
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Lucie Ratajová CZE 

Referee Observer: Caroline De Boeck BEL

25 March 2026
Real Madrid – FC Barcelona
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Emilie Torkelsen NOR
Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO

Manchester United – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Irina Mirț ROU

CONMEBOL U-20 Libertadores Final 2026: Heras (URU)

22 March 2026

Flamengo – Santiago Wanderers
Referee: Hernan Heras URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Muniz URU
Assistant Referee 2: Belen Clavijo URU
Fourth Official: Gabriel Mendoza BOL
Reserve AR: William Medina BOL
VAR: Gabriel Gonzalez ECU
AVAR: Byron Romero ECU
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal PAR
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Avila ECU

AFC Women's Asian Cup Final 2026: Kim (KOR)

As the attention turns to the Final of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed Korea Republic’s Kim Yu-Jeong to lead the cast of match officials overseeing the ultimate showdown at Stadium Australia. A FIFA International Referee since 2018, Kim has steadily built an impressive portfolio and established herself as one of Asia’s most recognised and reliable officials. With the Continental contest taking place Down Under, the tournament also marks a return to familiar ground for the 36-year-old, who made her FIFA Women’s World Cup debut at the 2023 edition co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A former player who represented the young Taeguk Ladies in the AFC U17 Women’s Cup, the Final will mark Kim’s third assignment at Australia 2026, having previously officiated Vietnam’s Group C matches against Chinese Taipei and Japan. With a career marked by landmark achievements, including being appointed as the Fourth Official in the Final of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2025, which saw the first-ever appearance of female officials in the competition’s history, as well as appointments as referee in the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 and the Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024, the accomplished official will be supported by an equally capable team. Serving as Assistant Referee will be Palestine’s Heba Saadieh, who created history in 2023 as the first Palestinian woman to have officiated at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, and has since featured in multiple prestigious competitions, including the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025 and the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League last year. Joining her will be Thailand’s Supawan Hinthong as Assistant Referee, who earned an appointment at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024, while the role of Fourth Official will be undertaken by Korea Republic’s Oh Hyeong-Jeong, who was also among the officials who made their FIFA Women’s World Cup debut at Australia & New Zealand 2023. Meanwhile, Video Assistant Referee duties will be handled by Sivakorn Pu-Udom of Thailand, assisted by Hong Kong’s Law Bik Chi, both established members of the AFC’s officiating roster, while Korea Republic’s Park Mi-Suk will serve as Reserve Assistant Referee. (Source: AFC)

21 March 2026
Australia – Japan
Referee: Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Hinthong Supawan THA
Fourth Official: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Reserve AR: Park Mi-Suk KOR
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Law Bik Chi HKG
Referee Assessor: Niu Huijun CHN

CAF Confederation Cup 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

21-22 March 2026

Zamalek – AS Otoho
Referee: Peter Waweru KEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Fourth Official: Samuel Uwikunda RWA
VAR: Abongile Tom RSA
AVAR: Dickens Mimisa KEN
Referee Assessor: An-Yan Lim Kee Chong MRI

Wydad AC – Olympic Safi
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall MRI
Assistant Referee 1: Ram Babajee MRI
Assistant Referee 2: Louis Cauvelet MRI
Fourth Official: Patrice Milazare MRI
VAR: Maria Rivet MRI

CR Belouizdad – Al Masry

Referee: Brighton Chimene ZIM

Assistant Referee 1: Arsenio Marengula MOZ

Assistant Referee 2: Yanes Malondi CGO

Fourth Official: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana BDI

USM Alger – Maniema Union
Referee: Boubou Traore MLI

Assistant Referee 1: Modibo Samake MLI

Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Ahonto TOG

Fourth Official: Ousmane Diakate MLI

VAR: Pierre Atcho GAB

CAF Champions League 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

21-22 March 2026

Pyramids – AS FAR
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Ivanildo Lopes ANG
Fourth Official: Abdul-Aziz Bouh MTN
VAR: Akhona Makalima RSA
AVAR: Boubacar Sarr MTN

Al Ahly – Esperance de Tunis
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinsi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mustafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Mustafa Kashaf MAR
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Salima Mukansanga RWA

Stade Malien – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Mehrez Melki TUN
Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Hassani TUN
Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhouni ALG
VAR: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG

AVAR: Mokrane Gourari ALG

Al Hilal – RS Berkane
Referee: Abdou Mefire CMR

Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue CMR

Assistant Referee 2: Styven Moutsassi CGO

Fourth Official: Messie Nkounkou CGO

VAR: Issa Sy SEN

UEFA Women’s Futsal Euro 2027 Qualifiers – Main Round

18-21 March 2026

Group A – Trondheim (NOR)
Referees
1. Marijana Orešić CRO
2. Sara Gutiérrez Echeverría ESP (photo)
3. Jasmina Mickoska SRB
4. Fatma Özlem Tursun TUR
Timekeeper
Trym Engh NOR
Referee Observer
Miroslav Gorecki POL

Group B – Birstonas (LTU)
Referees
1. Larisa Avramidou CYP
2. Monika Czudzinowicz POL
3. Filipa Prata POR
4. Emanuele Karbala SUI
Timekeeper
Irmantas Kaprašovas LTU
Referee Observer
Toni Lehtinen FIN

Group C – Podcetrtek (SVN)
Referees
1. Alice Vévodová CZE
2. Roosa-Maria Tuomi FIN
3. Martina Piccolo ITA
4. Florentina Kallaba KOS
Timekeeper
Azra Ahmetovic SVN
Referee Observer
Gjergji Bitri MLT

AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 – Play-Offs (FWWC27)

19 March 2026

Uzbekistan – Philippines
Referee: Casey Reibelt AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Emma Kocbek AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Madelaine Allum AUS
Fourth Official: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Reserve AR: Lee Soo-Bin KOR
VAR: Katherine Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shadan KSA
Referee Assessor: Sachiko Yamagishi JPN

Chinese Taipei – Korea DPR
Referee: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Makoto Bozono JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Chihiro Ikki JPN
Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita JPN
Reserve AR: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
VAR: Jumpei Iida JPN
AVAR: Edita Mirabidova UZB
Referee Assessor: Niu Huijun CHN

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

19 March 2026

FSV Mainz – Sigma Olomouc
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasennikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
AVAR: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Rakow Czestochowa – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

AEK Athens – NK Celje
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

AEK Larnaca – Crystal Palace
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Shakhtar Donetsk – Lech Poznan
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Sparta Praha – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Rayo Vallecano – Samsunspor
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

RC Strasbourg – HNK Rijeka
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

18 March 2026

SC Braga – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

19 March 2026
SC Freiburg – KRC Genk
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Olympique Lyonnais – Celta de Vigo
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija BIH
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER

FC Midtjylland – Nottingham Forest
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Real Betis – Panathinaikos
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

AS Roma – FC Bologna
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

FC Porto – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Aston Villa – LOSC Lille
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Concacaf Champions Cup 2026 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

17 March 2026

LD Alajuelense – Los Angeles FC
Referee: Marco Ortiz MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinosa MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Ismael Lopez MEX
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX

Cruz Azul – Monterrey CF
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown USA
Assistant Referee 2: Cameron Blanchard USA
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vázquez USA
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Lukasz Szpala USA

18 March 2026
Inter Miami – Nashville FC
Referee: Adonai Escobedo MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Michel Espinoza MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Leonardo Castillo MEX
Fourth Official: Daniel Quintero MEX
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Óscar Macías MEX

Club America – Philadelphia Union
Referee: Said Martínez HON
Assistant Referee 1: Walter López HON
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramírez HON
Fourth Official: Nelson Salgado HON
VAR: Tatiana Guzmán NCA
AVAR: Selvin Brown HON

Toluca FC – San Diego FC
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Geovany García SLV
Fourth Official: Julio Luna GUA
VAR: Jesús Montero CRC
AVAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC

Seattle Sounders – Vancouver Whitecaps
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM
Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales TRI
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney JAM
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
AVAR: Diana Pérez MEX

19 March 2026
Mount Pleasant FA – Los Angeles Galaxy
Referee: Kwinsi Williams TRI
Assistant Referee 1: Ainsley Rochard TRI
Assistant Referee 2: Kirt Charles TRI
Fourth Official: Ricangel De Leca ARU
VAR: Benjamín Whitty CAY
AVAR: Jesús Montero CRC

Tigres UANL – FC Cincinnati
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Fernando Morón PAN
VAR: Diego Ojer GUA
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

17 March 2026

Sporting CP – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Chelsea FC – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

Manchester City – Real Madrid
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Willy Delajod FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Arsenal FC – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR

18 March 2026
FC Barcelona – Newcastle United
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Liverpool FC – Galatasaray
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

Bayern Munchen – Atalanta BC
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

Tottenham Hotspur – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 – Semi-finals

17 March 2026

China – Australia
Referee: Supiree Testhomya THA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hinthong Supawan THA
Assistant Referee 2: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
Fourth Official: Doumouh Albakkar LBN
Reserve AR: Park Mi-Suk KOR
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Meshari Al-Shamari QAT
Referee Assessor: Thein Aye MYA

18 March 2026
Korea – Japan
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Ha Thi Phuong VIE
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Xie Lijun CHN
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shadan KSA
Referee Assessor: Widiya Shamsuri MAS

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals

17 March 2026 

Atletico de Madrid – Club Brugge
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Álvaro Rodríguez Recio ESP
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

Villarreal CF – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Borja Guijarro Colomer ESP
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

18 March 2026
Real Madrid – Sporting CP
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Luis Morona Del Campo ESP
Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN

Inter Milano – SL Benfica
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Gianluca Manganiello ITA
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Play-off Tournament (Semi-finals)

Mexico, 26 March 2026

Bolivia – Suriname
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: James Lindsay AUS
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO

New Caledonia – Jamaica
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro URU
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU

CAF Confederation Cup 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

15 March 2026

Al Masry – CR Belouizdad
Referee: Jean Ndala COD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD
Assistant Referee 2: Gradel Mbilizi COD
Fourth Official: Alhadji Mahamat CHA
VAR: Dahane Beida MTN
AVAR: Carine Atezambong CMR

AS Otoho – Zamalek
Referee: Clement Kpan CIV
Assistant Referee 1: Adou Ngoh CIV
Assistant Referee 2: Eba Ettien CIV
Fourth Official: Aklesso Gnama TOG
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Maria Rivet MRI

Maniema Union – USM Alger
Referee: Louis Houngnandande BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Ayimavo BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Lucien Hontonnou BEN

Olympic Safi – Wydad AC
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam EGY
Fourth Official: Amin Omar EGY
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
AVAR: Hossam Haggag EGY

CAF Champions League 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

13-15 March 2026

AS FAR – Pyramids
Referee: Omar Artan SOM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Liban Abdulrazak DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Ibrahim SDN
Fourth Official: Mahmood Ismail SDN
VAR: Daniel Laryea GHA
AVAR: Ahmed Shalmani LYB

Mamelodi Sundowns – Stade Malien
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB

VAR: Brighton Chimene ZIM

 
RS Berkane – Al Hilal
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela RSA
Assistant Referee 2: Souru Phatsoane LES
Fourth Official: Jelly Chavani RSA

Esperance de Tunis – Al Ahly
Referee: Issa Sy SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura SEN
Fourth Official: Adalbert Diouf SEN
VAR: Ahmad Heeralall MRI
AVAR: Jerson Dos Santos ANG

AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 – Quarter-finals

13 March 2026

Australia – Korea DPR
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Hinthong Supawan THA
Fourth Official: Doumouh Albakkar LBN
Reserve AR: Makoto Bozono JPN
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Meshari Al-Shamari QAT
Referee Assessor: Thein Aye MYA

14 March 2026
China – Chinese Taipei
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Mi-Suk KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Soo-Bin KOR
Fourth Official: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Reserve AR: Chihiro Ikki JPN
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shadan KSA
Referee Assessor: Thein Aye MYA

Korea – Uzbekistan
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Emma Kocbek AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Madelaine Allum AUS
Fourth Official: Casey Reibelt AUS
Reserve AR: Ha Thi Phuong VIE
VAR: Katherine Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
Referee Assessor: Niu Huijun CHN

15 March 2026
Japan – Philippines
Referee: Dong Fangyu CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Xie Lijun CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxiao CHN
Fourth Official: Supiree Testhomya THA
Reserve AR: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Law Bik Chi HKG
Referee Assessor: Widiya Shamsuri MAS

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

12 March 2026

Samsunspor – Rayo Vallecano
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Sebastian Colţescu ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Marcel Birsan ROU
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

Lech Poznan – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
VAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
AVAR: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

AZ Alkmaar – Sparta Praha
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Santino Schreiner AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Brandner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Manuel Schuettengruber AUT
AVAR: Alan Kijas AUT
Referee Observer: Paolo Valeri ITA

HNK Rijeka – RC Strasbourg
Referee: Vassilis Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Alexandros Tsakalidis GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

Crystal Palace – AEK Larnaka
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

AC Fiorentina – Rakow Czestochowa
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

NK Celje – AEK Athens
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Bruno Esteves POR
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Sigma Olomouc – FSV Mainz
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

12 March 2026

Panathinaikos – Real Betis
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski POL
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Bologna FC – AS Roma
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Harm Osmers GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

VfB Stuttgart – FC Porto
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

LOSC Lille – Aston Villa
Referee: José Sánchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA

Ferencvarosi TC – SC Braga
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

KRC Genk – SC Freiburg
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR

Celta de Vigo – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Nottingham Forrest – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Rade Obrenović SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Masked fan pulls the plug on VAR in bizarre sabotage

A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor during a German second division match on ​Sunday in an audacious act of sabotage ‌that left the referee looking at a blank screen when he was called to review a potential penalty. The ​bizarre incident unfolded during the Bundesliga 2 ​clash between Preussen Muenster and visiting Hertha ⁠Berlin, when referee Felix Bickel was summoned ​to the pitch side monitor only to discover that ​someone had yanked out the power plug.

According to Muenster's website, a masked supporter had infiltrated the interior area and ​unplugged the VAR monitor, sabotaging the review ​process. German media reported that at the same time, home ‌fans ⁠displayed a banner reading "Pull the plug on VAR". With Bickel unable to view the replay, VAR official Katrin Rafalski in Cologne was forced to make ​the decision ​remotely, ruling ⁠the challenge was indeed a foul, prompting Bickel to award the penalty, ​which Hertha duly converted. The Berlin side ​eventually ⁠won the match 2–1 with a stoppage-time goal. Muenster later said the incident appeared to have been ⁠a ​planned action and that the ​club would do everything in its power to identify those responsible.

Source: Reuters

Concacaf Champions Cup 2026 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

10 March 2026
Philadelphia Union – Club America
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Fernández CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Sojo CRC
Fourth Official: José García SLV
VAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC
AVAR: Yasith Monge CRC

CF Monterrey – Cruz Azul
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Guido González USA
VAR: José Rivero USA
AVAR: Allen Chapman USA

Los Angeles FC – LD Alajuelense
Referee: Víctor Cáceres MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Sánchez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Gómez MEX
Fourth Official: Jorge Camacho MEX
VAR: Diana Pérez MEX
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX

11 March 2026
Nashville SC – Inter Miami
Referee: Juan Calderón CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora CRC
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta CRC
Fourth Official: Josué Ugalde CRC
VAR: David Gómez CRC
AVAR: Selvin Brown HON

Los Angeles Galaxy – Mount Pleasant FA
Referee: Reon Radix GRN
Assistant Referee 1: Zachari Zeegelaar SUR
Assistant Referee 2: Clinton Hayward BER
Fourth Official: José Torres PUR
VAR: Benjamín Whitty CAY
AVAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC

San Diego FC – Toluca FC
Referee: Walter López GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Fourth Official: Oliver Vergara PAN
VAR: Tatiana Guzmán NCA
AVAR: Yasith Monge CRC

12 March 2026
FC Cincinnati – Tigres UANL
Referee: Steven Madrigal CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Granados CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Jeriel Valverde CRC
Fourth Official: Bryan López GUA
VAR: Yasith Monge CRC
AVAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC

Vancouver Whitecaps – Seattle Sounders
Referee: César Ramos MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morín MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Jesús López MEX
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Selvin Brown HON

Wild brawl with 23 red cards in Brazil

Cruziero and Atletico Mineiro played each other in the Mineiro Championship Final. Cruziero won the Mineiro Championship, and as the game was set to end, the home side were close to scoring a second goal, but Atletico Mineiro goalkeeper Everson managed to keep the ball. Cruzeiro forward Christian Cardoso attempted to score after Everson initially did not catch the ball, which led to the Brazilian keeper falling. Everson was furious after Cardoso's dangerous attempt to score and put his knee on top of the Cruzeiro attacker. This initiated wild scenes on the pitch as multiple Cruzeiro players confronted Everson for his attack on Cardoso. Players started swinging at each other with punches and kicks, including players from the bench.

The match was delayed for around 8 minutes, which led to the referee Matheus Candançan issuing 23 red cards. A total of 12 Cruziero players received a red card, including the goalscorer Kaio Jorge, who was seen throwing a punch at Atletico Mineiro goalkeeper Gabriel Delfim. A total of 11 Atletico Mineiro players received a red card, including Hulk, who is one of the well-known players in the Brazilian league for his past in Europe and with the Brazilian national team.

Source: Yahoo Sports

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

10 March 2026

Galatasaray – Liverpool
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodriguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Atalanta BC – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

Newcastle United – FC Barcelona
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN

Atletico de Madrid – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina ITA

11 March 2026
Bayer Leverkusen – Arsenal FC
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydin TUR
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Paris St. Germain – Chelsea FC
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Real Madrid – Manchester City
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

Bodo Glimt – Sporting CP
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 – Third Round (First Leg)

10-12 March 2026

Botafogo – Barcelona
Referee: Piero Maza CHI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha CHI
Fourth Official: Mathias Riquelme CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Fernando Falce URU
VAR Supervisor: Angel Sanchez ARG

Sporting Cristal – Carabobo
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi URU
Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez URU
Referee Assessor: Marcelo Rogerio BRA
VAR Supervisor: Victor Martinez PAR

Deportes Tolima – O’Higgins
Referee: Anderson Daronco BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Fourth Official: Bruno Arleu BRA
VAR: Daniel Nobre BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Guarizo BRA
Referee Assessor: Ubaldo Aquino PAR
VAR Supervisor: Emerson De Carvalho BRA

Independiente Medellin – Juventud
Referee: Juan Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar PAR
Fourth Official: David Ojeda PAR
VAR: Ulises Mereles PAR
AVAR: Carlos Figueredo PAR
Referee Assessor: Cesar Escano PER
VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Prospective Referees and Video Match Officials

AFC

Referees
1. Alireza Faghani (AUS, 1978, photo)
2. Ma Ning (CHN, 1979)
3. Yusuke Araki (JPN, 1986)
4. Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, 1986)
5. Khalid Al-Turais (KSA, 1987)
6. Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA, 1983)
7. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, 1987)
8. Salman Falahi (QAT, 1990)
9. Omar Al-Ali (UAE, 1988)
10. Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB, 1984)

Video Match Officials
1. Shaun Evans (AUS, 1987)
2. Kate Jacewicz (AUS, 1985)
3. Fu Ming (CHN, 1983)
4. Jumpei Iida (JPN, 1981)
5. Kim Woo-Sung (KOR, 1987)
6. Khamis Al-Marri (QAT, 1984)
7. Abdullah Al-Shehri (KSA, 1992)
8. Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN, 1986)
9. Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA, 1987)
10. Mohammed Obaid (UAE, 1984)

CAF
Referees
1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, 1985)
2. Jean Ndala (COD, 1987)
3. Amin Omar (EGY, 1985)
4. Pierre Atcho (GAB, 1992)
5. Dahane Beida (MTN, 1991)
6. Jalal Jayed (MAR, 1987)
7. Issa Sy (SEN, 1984)
8. Omar Artan (SOM, 1992)
9. Abongile Tom (RSA, 1991)
10. Mahmood Ismail (SDN, 1988)

Video Match Officials
1. Lahlou Benbraham (ALG, 1986)
2. Mahmoud Ashour (EGY, 1976)
3. Letticia Viana (ESW, 1985)
4. Hamza El-Fariq (MAR, 1990)
5. Maria Rivet (MRI, 1984)
6. Abongile Tom (RSA, 1991)
7. Haythem Guirat (TUN, 1990)

CONCACAF
Referees
1. Drew Fischer (CAN, 1980)
2. Juan Calderon (CRC, 1987)
3. Ivan Barton (SLV, 1991)
4. Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
5. Said Martinez (HON, 1991)
6. Oshane Nation (JAM, 1991)
7. Cesar Ramos (MEX, 1983)
8. Katia Garcia (MEX, 1992)
9. Joseph Dickerson (USA, 1987)
10. Ismail Elfath (USA, 1982)
11. Tori Penso (USA, 1985)

Video Match Officials
1. Benjamin Pineda (CRC, 1987)
2. Erick Miranda (MEX, 1982)
3. Guillermo Pacheco (MEX, 1995)
4. Tatiana Guzman (NCA, 1985)
5. Allen Chapman (USA, 1974)
6. Armando Villarreal (USA, 1986)

CONMEBOL
Referees
1. Yael Falcon (ARG, 1988)
2. Dario Herrera (ARG, 1985))
3. Facundo Tello (ARG, 1982))
4. Ramon Abatti (BRA, 1989)
5. Raphael Claus (BRA, 1979)
6. Wilton Sampaio (BRA, 1981)
7. Cristian Garay (CHI, 1989)
8. Andres Rojas (COL, 1984)
9. Juan Benitez (PAR, 1984)
10. Kevin Ortega (PER, 1992)
11. Andres Matonte (URU, 1988)
12. Gustavo Tejera (URU, 1988)
13. Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, 1983)

Video Match Officials
1. Hernan Mastrangelo (ARG, 1981)
2. Daiane Muniz (BRA, 1988)
3. Rodolpho Toski (BRA, 1987)
4. Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI, 1986)
5. Juan Lara (CHI, 1989)
6. Nicolas Gallo (COL, 1986)
7. Antonio Garcia (URU, 1986)
8. Leodan Gonzalez (URU, 1983)
9. Juan Soto (VEN, 1977)

OFC
Referee
1. Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (NZL, 1983)

UEFA
Referees
1. Irfan Peljto (BIH, 1984)
2. Michael Oliver (ENG, 1985)
3. Anthony Taylor (ENG, 1978)
4. Francois Letexier (FRA, 1989)
5. Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)
6. Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981)
7. Maurizio Mariani (ITA, 1982)
8. Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
9. Espen Eskas (NOR, 1988)
10. Szymon Marciniak (POL, 1981)
11. Joao Pinheiro (POR, 1988)
12. Istvan Kovacs (ROU, 1984)
13. Slavko Vinčić (SVN, 1979)
14. Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP, 1983)
15. Glenn Nyberg (SWE, 1988)
16. Sandro Schärer (SUI, 1988)

Video Match Officials
1. Bram Van Driessche (BEL, 1985)
2. Ivan Bebek (CRO, 1977)
3. Jarred Gillett (ENG, 1986)
4. Jerôme Brisard (FRA, 1986)
5. Bastian Dankert (GER, 1980)
6. Marco Di Bello (ITA, 1981)
7. Rob Dieperink (NED, 1988)
8. Dennis Higler (NED, 1985)
9. Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL, 1978)
10. Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP, 1976)
11. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP, 1982)
12. Fedayi San (SUI, 1982)