FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 – Group Stage (Matches 13-16)

20 October 2024

Korea DPR – Kenya
Referee: Deily Gomez CRC (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriela Jimenez CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Kindria Aguero CRC
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Riiohlang Dhar IND

England – Mexico
Referee: Shamira Nabadda UGA
Assistant Referee 1: Fanta Kone MLI
Assistant Referee 2: Nancy Kasitu ZAM
Fourth Official: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Reserve AR: Amal Badhafari UAE

Zambia – Poland
Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Karolin Kaivoja EST
Assistant Referee 2: Lena Hirtl AUT
Fourth Official: Ghada Mehat ALG
Reserve AR: Soukaina Hamdi MAR

Japan – Brazil
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG

Assistant Referee 1: Ceri Williams WAL 

Assistant Referee 2: Ainhoa Fernandez AND

Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Anita Vad HUN

UEFA Youth League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

22 October 2024

Arsenal FC – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Alan Kijas AUT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed El Sadany AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amar Rekik AUT
Fourth Official: James Durkin ENG
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

AS Monaco – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Ion Orlic MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexandru Sajin MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Roșca MDA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Alain Bieri SUI

AC Milan – Club Brugge
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Thor Vaas EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Aston Villa – Bologna FC
Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pétros Pétrou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Lámbros Lámbrou CYP
Fourth Official: Scott Tallis ENG
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

Paris St. Germain – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Niklas Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Aurélien Petit FRA
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Juventus FC – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikaŭ BLR
Fourth Official: Davide Ghersini ITA
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

Real Madrid – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL
Fourth Official: Fernando Bueno Prieto ESP
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

Girona FC – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Olli Jantunen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juhani Karstila FIN
Fourth Official: Pol Arenas Mora ESP
Referee Observer: Salustià Ciprés AND

Sturm Graz – Sporting SC
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Isa Simsek AUT
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

23 October 2024
Stade Brestois – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Michele Beltrano SMR
Assistant Referee 1: Ernesto Cristiano SMR
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Zaghini SMR
Fourth Official: Benjamin Lepaysant FRA
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

SL Benfica – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Flávio Lima POR
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Atalanta BC – Celtic FC
Referee: Miloš Bošković MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Radulović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Gojković MNE
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

BSC Young Boys – Inter Milano
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Bird WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Connor Thomas WAL
Fourth Official: Hüseyin Sanli SUI
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

FC Salzburg – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Mikkel Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl DEN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Daniel Pfister AUT
Referee Observer: Robert Malek POL

Manchester City – Sparta Praha
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mikael Hallin SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Svensson SWE
Fourth Official: Benjamin Speedie ENG
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR

RB Leipzig – Liverpool FC
Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Darragh Keegan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Campbell IRL
Fourth Official: Richard Hempel GER
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

FC Barcelona – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Pol Gòdia Solé ESP
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Atletico de Madrid – LOSC Lille
Referee: James Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Fourth Official: Luis Morona del Campo ESP
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

UEFA Youth League 2024/2025 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 2 (First Leg)

22 October 2024

SC Braga – Rapid Wien
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Matic Mežnar SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Vojska SVN
Fourth Official: Flávio Duarte POR
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov BUL

KRC Genk – CSKA Sofia
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Kushtrim Lika MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Vasilevski MKD
Fourth Official: Arne De Beuckelaer BEL
Referee Observer: Christof Dierick BEL

23 October 2024
Legia Warszawa – Pafos FC
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Fourth Official: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

BFC Daugavpils – Sassuolo Calcio
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Joaquim Gomes LUX
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Dynamo Kyiv – NK Maribor
Referee: Peiman Simani FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Christian De Casseres FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Samu Koskinen FIN
Fourth Official: Jacek Malyszek POL
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Farul Constanta – IMT Novi Beograd
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Kolarević CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Vinko Podrug CRO
Fourth Official: Claudiu Marcu ROU
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Váňa CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jiří Pečenka CZE
Fourth Official: Ante Čuljak CRO
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

Olympiakos SFP – Tallinna Kalev
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Konstantínos Perrákis GRE
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas GRE

Real Betis Balompie – Qairat FK
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Marko Djuričić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Radovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Francisco Expósito Jaramillo ESP
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

IFK Goteborg – TSV Hoffenheim
Referee: Cláudio Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Costa POR
Fourth Official: Fredrik Oppong SWE
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

KF Korriku – Dublin AFC
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Undesser AUT
Fourth Official: Valon Bajgora KOS
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

Zalgiris Vilnius – Manchester United
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: Kestutis Bartuškevičius LTU
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

Trabzonspor – Buducnost Podgorica
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Ákos Berényi HUN
Fourth Official: Yigit Yardim TUR
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

AS Trencin – Zbrojovka Brno
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Furkan Ürün TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Özaral TUR
Fourth Official: Filip Malárik SVK
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gadosi SVK

Stromsgodset IF – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Luchița MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Macovei MDA
Fourth Official: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Claus Bo Larsen DEN

Progres Niederkorn – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Dimitrije Vlasačević SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Laluja SRB
Fourth Official: Cédric Biever LUX
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

AJ Auxerre – Valletta FC
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Konstantínos Triandafýllou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Ioánnis Karagizópoulos GRE
Fourth Official: Hakim Ben Salem FRA
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

FC Basel – Sabah FC
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Hajrim Qovanaj SUI
Referee Observer: Rudy Bossen NED

Aberdeen FC – Puskas Akademia
Referee: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Maciej Kosarzecki POL
Fourth Official: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)

19 October 2024

Nigeria – Ecuador
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Katarzyna Wasiak USA
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Fernanda Gomes BRA

Dominican Republic – New Zealand
Referee: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Amal Badhafari UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Riiohlang Dhar IND
Fourth Official: Daiane Muniz BRA
Reserve AR: Maira Mastella BRA

Spain – Korea
Referee: Ghada Mehat ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Soukaina Hamdi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Yara Abdelfattah EGY
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA

Colombia – USA 

Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Le Thi Ly VIE
Reserve AR: Ha Thi Phuong VIE

Football Australia has appointed Jon Moss as its new Head of Referees

Football Australia has announced the appointment of Jon Moss as its new Head of Referees, marking a significant step forward in enhancing the quality and consistency of officiating across Australian football. Moss brings a wealth of experience to the role, having officiated over 500 professional matches, of which 285 were in the English Premier League including every major Cup Final. His most recent position was as Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Manager for the Scottish Football Association, further broadening his expertise in modern officiating technologies.

In his new role, Moss will be responsible for: overseeing match officials’ development programs, implementing best practices in officiating, enhancing professionalism and accountability within the refereeing community, improving the integration of technology in match officiating, fostering stronger relationships between referees, clubs, and other stakeholders. "I'm excited to join Football Australia and contribute to the growth of the game in this country," Jon Moss stated. "My goal is to elevate the standard of refereeing at all levels, from grassroots to the A-Leagues, ensuring that Australian football continues to thrive and gain international recognition." Moss's appointment is effective immediately, and he will be based at Football Australia's headquarters in Sydney.

Source: FFA

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

16 October 2024

Dominican Republic – Ecuador
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ceri Williams WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska POL
Fourth Official: Alina Pesu ROU
Reserve AR: Daniela Costantinescu ROU

New Zealand – Nigeria
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Gabrielle Lemieux CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Katarzyna Wasiak USA
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Anita Vad HUN

Spain – USA
Referee: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Amal Badhafari UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Riiohlang Dhar IND
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Reserve AR: Karolin Kaivoja EST

Korea – Colombia
Referee: Shamira Nabadda UGA
Assistant Referee 1: Fanta Kone MLI
Assistant Referee 2: Nancy Kasitu ZAM
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
Reserve AR: Fie Bruun DEN

17 October 2024
Korea DPR – Mexico
Referee: Daiane Muniz BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Maira Mastella BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Gomes BRA
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Gabrielle Lemieux CAN

Kenya – England
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriela Moreno PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Katarzyna Wasiak USA

Japan – Poland
Referee: Deily Gomez CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriela Jimenez CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Kindria Aguero CRC
Fourth Official: Shamira Nabadda UGA
Reserve AR: Fanta Kone MLI

Brazil – Zambia
Referee: Le Thi Ly VIE
Assistant Referee 1: Ha Thi Phuong VIE
Assistant Referee 2: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA
Fourth Official: Ghada Mehat ALG
Reserve AR: Soukaina Hamdi MAR

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2024/25 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

16 October 2024 

Juventus FC – Bayern München
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Referee Observer: Eleni Kiriou GRE

SKN St. Pölten – Manchester City WFC
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Fourth Official: Ana Terteleac ROU
Referee Observer: Caroline De Boeck BEL

FC Barcelona – Hammarby IF
Referee: Riem Hussein GER
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Fourth Official: Angelika Soeder GER
Referee Observer: Aušra Kance LTU

Arsenal WFC – Valerenga
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Ainara Acevedo Dudley ESP
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

17 October 2024
Real Madrid – Celtic FCW
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
Referee Observer: Hilda McDermott IRL

Galatasaray – AS Roma
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson SWE
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

VfL Wolfsburg – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Olivia Tschon AUT
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

FC Twente – Chelsea FCW
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Deborah Bianchi ITA 

Referee Observer: Ivana Vlaić BIH

Referee Martinez reveals Ronaldo’s ‘true colours’ after heated argument

Honduran referee Said Martinez 'exposed' Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after having a disappointing interaction with him during a Saudi Pro League match. "Cristiano Ronaldo is very difficult due to his temperament, he is a very competitive person, which makes him feel there's a lot of injustice towards him, so he complains a lot,” he said. These comments came after the referee disallowed two goals of the Portuguese forward.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Martinez opened up about the incident. "We disallowed two goals for him, with VAR and everything, but there was a play that upset him because he felt he was fouled in the attack leading to a goal against them. They were losing,” he revealed. Continuing further he added: "He stayed 10 meters away from me and said: 'It's always the same with the referees, you always think you're the stars, but we don't bring you here to be the stars, we are the stars,' in perfect Spanish. He started calmly but then got agitated and I just looked at him provocatively to see if he would get closer to me, but he didn't." In addition, the Honduran referee said that Ronaldo made harsh comments over calling him up for confrontation in the half time. "After checking the VAR, I asked him to come closer. Cristiano is Cristiano, and if he doesn't want to come, he won't. But he came over to where I was and I said to him: “You're a great player, but what you said at half-time isn't right. I respect you a lot, but we're here to do our job just like you are”, Martinez stated. Meanwhile, in a surprising turn of events, Martinez, 33 started praising Ronaldo over accepting his mistake. Showing his true self, the Al Nassr’s captain said: 'Yes, you're right; it wasn't the right way to express myself. I apologise'. Indeed, he offered an apology and for the rest of the match, he didn't make any complaints, even delivering a stunning free kick goal." Ronaldo has scored 66 goals and provided 18 assists in 73 games while representing Al Nassr.

Source: GeoSuperTV

UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)

13-15 October 2024

League A

Germany – Netherlands
Referee: Slavko Vinčič SVN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN

VAR: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN

AVAR: Alen Borošak SVN

Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP

Italy – Israel
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: Pablo González Fuertes ESP

VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

AVAR: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP

Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH

Belgium – France
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija BIH

VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

AVAR: Pawel Pskit POL

Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth NOR

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Hungary
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG

VAR: David Coote ENG

AVAR: Constantine Hatzidakis ENG

Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

Poland – Croatia

Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP

Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP

Fourth Official: Juan Pulido Santana ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez ESP
Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik TUR

Scotland – Portugal
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Simon Bourdeaud’hui BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

Spain – Serbia
Referee: Daniel Stefański POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Michal Obukowicz POL
Fourth Official: Wojciech Myć POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Pawel Raczkowski POL
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec FRA

Switzerland – Denmark
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler TUR
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

League B

Kazakhstan – Slovenia
Referee: Craig Pawson ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Darren Bond ENG
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: Andrew Madley ENG
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

Finland – England
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Referee Observer: Jorn-West Larsen DEN

Greece – Ireland
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

Austria – Norway
Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
VAR: István Vad HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

Georgia – Albania
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov UKR

Ukraine – Czechia
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP
VAR: José Munuera Montero ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

Iceland – Turkey
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Kaszyński POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Marcin Kochanek POL
AVAR: Pawel Malec POL
Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić SRB

Wales – Montenegro
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Martin Dohál SVK
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov BUL

League C

Armenia – North Macedonia
Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Akil Howson ENG
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington ENG
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Faroe Islands – Latvia
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Sultana MLT
Fourth Official: Matthew De Gabriele MLT
VAR: Paolo Mazzoleni ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

Azerbaijan – Slovakia
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis NED
AVAR: Tom Hagen NOR
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Estonia – Sweden
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB
Fourth Official: Albert Doda ALB
VAR: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
AVAR: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby WAL

Lithuania – Romania
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
VAR: John Beaton SCO
AVAR: Ross Hardie SCO
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Kosovo – Cyprus
Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali SVN
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič SVN
VAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
AVAR: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Northern Ireland – Bulgaria
Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
VAR: Eric Wattellier FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Belarus – Luxembourg
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Direnç Tonusluoğlu TUR
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

League D

Liechtenstein – Gibraltar
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

Malta – Moldova
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Timothy Wood ENG
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 4)

15 October 2024

Uzbekistan – UAE
Referee: Ma Ning CHN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Cheng CHN
Fourth Official: Di Wang CHN
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Shen Yinhao CHN

Kyrgyzstan – Korea DPR
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Khalaf Al Shammari KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Yasir Al Sultan KSA
Fourth Official: Shukri Al Hanfosh KSA
VAR: Abdullah Al Shehri KSA
AVAR: Ibrahim Al Dakheel KSA

Iran – Qatar
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Jun Mihara JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Kota Watanabe JPN
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
VAR: Hiroyuki Kimura JPN
AVAR: Jumpei Iida JPN

Korea – Iraq
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynulin UZB
Fourth Official: Asker Nadjafaliev UZB
VAR: Firdavs Norsafarov UZB
AVAR: Aziz Asymov UZB

Jordan – Oman
Referee: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Khalaf Al Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Faisal Al-Blwi KSA
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Alexander King AUS

Palestine – Kuwait
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al Shammari QAT
VAR: Abdulla Al Marri QAT
AVAR: Zahy Al Shmari QAT

Japan – Australia
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali KUW
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Al-Anezi KUW
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Abbas KUW
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani KUW
VAR: Abdullah Jamali KUW
AVAR: Abdullah Al Kandari KUW

China – Indonesia
Referee: Omar Al Ali UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al Hammadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Jasem Al Ali UAE
Fourth Official: Sultan Al Hammadi UAE
VAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
AVAR: Yahya Al-Mulla UAE

Saudi Arabia – Bahrain
Referee: Salman Falahi QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al Naemi QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Majid Al Shammari QAT
Fourth Official: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile QAT
VAR: Khamis Al Marri QAT
AVAR: Mohammed Ahmed QAT