FIFA U-20 World Cup Final 2025: Mariani (ITA)

Final
19 October 2025
Argentina – Morocco
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA

Match for Third Place
18 October 2025
Colombia – France
Referee: Omar Artan SOM
Assistant Referee 1: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Abelmiro Montenegro STP
Fourth Official: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Match 1)

17 October 2025

Morocco – Brazil
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Eliana Fernández González ESP

Taylor: "Stop expecting perfection from us!"

Premier League referee Anthony Taylor has criticised the "expectation of perfection" culture that officials are subject to, and says his family no longer go to his matches because of the abuse he receives. In an interview with BBC Sport, Taylor speaks publicly for the first time about being targeted by Roma fans as he walked through an airport with his family, external after the 2023 Europa League final. The 46-year-old says he is so concerned by attitudes towards referees, there are times he thinks, 'Is it all worth it?'. However, he also says being a top-flight official is one of the best jobs in the world. Taylor has been a Premier League referee for almost 15 years, officiated at the Qatar World Cup in 2022, the last two European Championships and has overseen the finals of both the European Super Cup final and Nations League. He believes football's 'win-at-all-costs' approach is having a detrimental effect on the mental health and performance of current and future referees.

'That's the worst situation I've dealt with'

Taylor was confronted by Roma boss Jose Mourinho after his side had lost the 2023 Europa League final on penalties to Sevilla. The English official showed yellow cards to 13 players during the match, and 25 minutes of added time were played across the full match, including extra time. Mourinho called Taylor a "disgrace" twice in a post-match news conference before confronting him in a car park - an incident the Portuguese was given a four-match ban for. Taylor was then shouted at by angry fans as he walked though Budapest Airport with his family. "That's the worst situation I've dealt with in terms of abuse," he says. "Not only because I was travelling with family members at the time, but it also highlights the impact of people's behaviour on others. Even in a match like that, where there was actually no major mistakes in the game." Taylor felt after the match there was an attempt to "shift focus on to somebody to blame". He adds: "For me, that's a great source of disappointment, frustration, anger. Why that's acceptable, I don't know - because I'm sure those individuals wouldn't like somebody to turn around and say that to them or their own children. It makes you reflect back on whether you made a mistake travelling with your family in the first place. They haven't been to one [match] since." Asked if he felt Mourinho's behaviour could have influenced the fans who abused him, he says: "Yeah. I think if we're being honest, yeah."

'Win-at-all costs approach means referees' mental health can suffer'

Taylor is not on social media because he does not want to "waste time" reading negative comments or opinions. Last year the Premier League launched an investigation following online abuse directed at the official. "If you're continually told you're not very good, whether that be by people in the media, by pundits, or even ex-officials, then people's mental health could potentially suffer," he says. "The footballing culture in general is, 'we need to win this game at all costs'. The lengths that people go to post-game with a lot of things now to spread false narratives, to spread malicious conspiracy theories... it creates a hugely negative environment for people to operate in." Taylor is also concerned by the treatment of officials in grassroots football. "Every single weekend you can go to any local park across the UK and you can see a parent on the sideline verbally abusing a young referee," he says. "That's not an environment conducive to people getting better. I don't understand how people think that's acceptable." Asked whether it is fair for top referees to expect a high level of scrutiny given what can be at stake on the pitch, Taylor says: "I wouldn't argue against scrutiny being there." But he adds: "I'm not saying scrutiny isn't to be expected, but everybody who watches football always sees a game through the eyes of their team. And the result of a football match and the culmination of a football season is multi-faceted. It's not dependent on one match official's decision. It's not dependent on one player missing one penalty in a game. It's not dependent on one coach making one tactical error during a game. The argument one decision has cost somebody the whole season, it's just factually not true because there'll be plenty of other incidents in a game or over that season where the results of games have been affected. What I'm saying is that you can have scrutiny and you can have critique. But it's very rarely balanced. Nobody really talks about the positive side of things these days, either." Referees' body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has a team of psychologists responsible for match officials' mental wellbeing, and works with mental health charity Mind.

VAR creating 'expectation of perfection'

The video assistant referee (VAR) system was introduced in the Premier League in 2019. Taylor believes it has created unrealistic expectations and that those who expected it to create a decision-making "utopia" were "way off the mark". The amount of scrutiny and the amount of analysis and chat around Premier League football means everybody has a quest for perfection," he says. "In reality, perfection doesn't exist. We're expecting referees to get every decision right. It is really important that we actually start to talk about people being fearful of failure or mistakes. We have to accept that if we don't create the right environment for people to thrive, then people will be fearful, and that will have a negative impact on individuals and performance in the long term. Everybody's an expert." Taylor says VAR has "completely shifted" the level of scrutiny. "It brought this expectation of perfection that it would solve absolutely everybody's problems and it would be a utopia," he adds. "In reality, those people were way off the mark. One week, people will say: 'We don't want VAR to be too forensic.' The next week they'll be going: 'How has VAR not intervened in this?' People really need to decide what they want. You can't one week say, 'we don't want to get involved because it ruins the flow of the game' and the next week turn round and say, 'this is a disgrace that VAR's not intervened here'. We need to bring our heads out of the clouds sometimes to really think a little bit more logically about what the technology's there for."

Heat at the Club World Cup 'brutal'

Taylor was one of the referees at the Club World Cup in the United States in the summer, when several matches were played in extreme heat. He says the conditions were on a "completely different level to what you're normally used to". Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said it was "impossible" to have a normal training session during the tournament while midfielder Enzo Fernandez said he felt "dizzy" while playing in "very dangerous" heat. "It was absolutely brutal," Taylor says. "We were really fortunate that we had the opportunity to do some significant preparations before we left the UK using some environmental chamber work. The conditions were really challenging." Next summer's World Cup will be held across North America. "I don't think it'll be a major problem if if we're able to prepare like people have done," says Taylor. "Individuals need to make sure they're prepared OK."

'Best job in the world'

Taylor is in his 17th season as a Premier League referee. "When it comes down to it, it's one of the best jobs in the world," he says. "You're right in the centre of the action in the most exciting league in the world." Asked how much longer he may officiate for, Taylor says: "I don't know, if I'm honest with you. I'm 47 next week, so that's quite old for somebody to be operating at this level, running around after people a lot younger than you. The whole focus is trying to make sure that we get to have two refereeing teams at the World Cup next year in America."

Source: BBC

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

15 October 2025
OL LYONNES (FRA) - SKN ST. PÖLTEN (AUT)
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Edjena Kapxhiu ALB
Fourth Official: Eglantina Pjetrushaj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Antonía Kókotou GRE

VÅLERENGA FOTBALL (NOR) - VFL WOLFSBURG (GER)
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA

CHELSEA FC WOMEN (ENG) - PARIS FC (FRA)
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk POL
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Pskit POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Silvia Spinelli ITA

AS ROMA (ITA) - FC BARCELONA (ESP)
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levalampi FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL

OH LEUVEN (BEL) - FC TWENTE (NED)
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Tamara Cvetanovikj MKD
Fourth Official: Angela Rajcevska MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG

16 October 2025
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - MANCHESTER UNITED WOMEN (ENG)
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoi Papadopoulou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasilia Tsiklitari GRE
Fourth Official: Eirini Pingiou GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Stefanos Koumparakis GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Nelli Stepanyan ARM

FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) - JUVENTUS FC (ITA)
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Elodie Coppola FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Siham Boudina FRA
Fourth Official: Emeline Rochebiliere FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Sjoukje de Jong NED

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Michaela Pachtová CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Tereza Holakovská CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Tereza Hessová CZE
Fourth Official: Natálie Čampišová CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO

SL BENFICA (POR) - ARSENAL WOMEN FC (ENG)
Referee: Miriama Bočková SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslava Pastoreková SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Martinа Ukropová SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohal SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

UEFA Women’s Europa Cup 2025/2026 – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

12 October 2025
FK DYNAMA-BDUFK (BLR) [0-2] ŽNK MURA (SVN)
Referee: Marina Višnjic-Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrijana Damjanović SRB
Fourth Official: Jasmina Mickoska SRB
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalová SVK

15 October 2025
ŽFK SPARTAK SUBOTICA (SRB) [0-4] BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Réka Molnár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Judit Gavalla-Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Bianka Jakab HUN
Fourth Official: Fanni Kovács HUN
Referee Observer: Ana Sofia Soares Aguiar POR

KFF VLLAZNIA (ALB) [0-7] FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Referee: Ana Maria Alexandra Terteleac ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Alexandra Teodora Apostu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Bianca Diana Florea ROU
Fourth Official: Andreea Mihaela Zdrascovici ROU
Referee Observer: Eleni Kyriou GRE

FORTUNA HJØRRING (DEN) [1-1] FK VORSKLA POLTAVA (UKR)
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Dorieta Valeva BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Ivayla Vasileva BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Rebecca Welch ENG

FC NORDSJÆLLAND (DEN) [0-1] FC GINTRA (LTU)
Referee: Déborah Anex SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Laetitia Nuara SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Correia Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Leonora Ismaili SUI
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN

FC ROSENGÅRD (SWE) [0-3] SPORTING CP (POR)
Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zuzana Špindlerová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Nikol Šafránková CZE
Fourth Official: Helena Šálková CZE
Referee Observer: Dilan Gökçek İşcan TUR

FC SLOVÁCKO (CZE) [0-4] EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER)
Referee: Rasa Grigone LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Ieva Ramanauskienė LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Gerda Brežneva LTU
Fourth Official: Ugnė Šmitaitė LTU
Referee Observer: Aneliya Sinabova BUL

FK AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT) [1-2] SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Nanna Andersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Sidsel Dall DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Fie Bruun DEN
Fourth Official: Julie Thomsen DEN
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI

GLASGOW CITY FC (SCO) [1-2] HB KØGE (DEN)
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Clémentine Dubreil FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Jennifer Maubacq FRA
Fourth Official: Audrey Gerbel FRA
Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE

SC BRAGA (POR) [1-1] RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Referee: Maria Marotta ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
Referee Observer: Olga Tanschi MDA

16 October 2025
PSV EINDHOVEN VROUWEN (NED) - FK MINSK (BLR)
Referee: Louise Thompson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Rachel Greer NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Lauren Trainor NIR
Fourth Official: OIivia Crawford SCO
Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP

FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) [0-0] AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Merima Čelik BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aida Jusufović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Merima Tanović BIH
Fourth Official: Lea Čepo BIH
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

GKS KATOWICE (POL) [0-4] BK HÄCKEN FF (SWE)
Referee: Jelena Medjedović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Marinković SRB
Fourth Official: Zorana Stojiljković SRB
Referee Observer: Kateryna Monzul UKR

SFK 2000 SARAJEVO (BIH) [0-2] BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Gasparini ITA
Fourth Official: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL

SK BRANN (NOR) [1-4] HAMMARBY IF (SWE)
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susanne Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Belinda Pierre-Brem SUI
Fourth Official: Vanessa Mühlheim SUI
Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA

AFC AJAX (NED) [0-0] GC FRAUENFUSSBALL (SUI)
Referee: Aleksandra Česen SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Helena Buh SVN
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Semi-finals

15 October 2025

Morocco – France
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Cristian Navarro ARG

Argentina – Colombia
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 8)

12 October 2025
Faroe Islands – Czechia
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

Denmark – Greece
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: John Brooks ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

San Marino – Cyprus
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

Scotland – Belarus
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR

Netherlands – Finland
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Lithuania – Poland
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hajek CZE
Fourth Official: Marek Radina CZE
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

Romania – Austria
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Croatia – Gibraltar
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Viktor Kopiievskyi UKR
AVAR: Denys Shurman UKR
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

13 October 2025
Northern Ireland – Germany
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Slovakia – Luxembourg
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL

Sweden – Kosovo
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

Slovenia – Switzerland
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

Iceland – France
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Fourth Official: Gal Leibovitz ISR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

Ukraine – Azerbaijan
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

Wales – Belgium
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Harm Osmers GER
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

North Macedonia – Kazakhstan
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

14 October 2025
Estonia – Moldova
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Spain – Bulgaria
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Türkiye – Georgia
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Marcel Birsan ROU
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Portugal – Hungary
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: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

Ireland – Armenia
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
VAR: Eric Wattellier FRA
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

Italy – Israel
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER

Latvia – England
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis GRE
Fourth Official: Christos Vergetis GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

Andorra – Serbia
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Vassilis Fotias GRE
VAR: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
AVAR: Spyridon Zampalas GRE
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

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

14 October 2025

Qatar – UAE
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrei Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
VAR: Akrol Riskullaev UZB
AVAR: Firdavs Norsafarov UZB

Saudi Arabia – Iraq
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Ruwaili JOR
Fourth Official: Ahmed Faisal JOR
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 2, Matchday 7)

13 October 2025
Honduras – Haiti
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM
Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales JAM
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney JAM
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY

Costa Rica – Nicaragua
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Geovanni Lima SLV
Fourth Official: José Torres PUR
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Francia González MEX

14 October 2025
Curacao – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: César Ramos MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morín MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Jesus Lopez MEX
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Óscar Macías MEX

Jamaica – Bermuda
Referee: Reon Radix GRN
Assistant Referee 1: Zachari Zeegelaar SUR
Assistant Referee 2: Wasnah Barnarde ATG
Fourth Official: Ken Pennyfeather ATG
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Ekaterina Koroleva USA

Panama – Suriname
Referee: Selvin Brown HON
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana HON
Assistant Referee 2: Roney Salinas HON
Fourth Official: Ricangel de Leça ARU
VAR: David Gómez CRC
AVAR: Anthony Bravo CRC

El Salvador – Guatemala
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis CAN
Fourth Official: Víctor Rivas USA
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin CAN

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Matchday 10)

12 October 2025
Ghana – Comoros
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Ndong GAB
Fourth Official: Cregue Moukagni GAB

Zambia – Niger
Referee: Lucky Razake
Assistant Referee 1: Emmanuel Okudra
Assistant Referee 2: Hakim Mulindwa
Fourth Official: Dick Okello

Chad – Central African Republic
Referee: Celso Alvação MOZ
Assistant Referee 1: Arsenio Marengula MOZ
Assistant Referee 2: Ivanildo Lopes MOZ
Fourth Official: Simões Guambe MOZ

Egypt – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Daniel Laryea GHA
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Dodoo GHA
Assistant Referee 2: Theophilus Akugre GHA
Fourth Official: Abdul Adaari GHA

Djibouti – Sierra Leona
Referee: Thulani Sibandze
Assistant Referee 1: Thwala Banele
Assistant Referee 2: Ndumiso Magagula
Fourth Official: Celumusa Siphepho

Burkina Faso – Ethiopia
Referee: Adalbert Diouf SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Mamadou Ngom SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Amadou Ngom SEN
Fourth Official: Daouda Gueye SEN

Mali – Madagascar
Referee: Georges Gatogato
Assistant Referee 1: Emery Niyongabo
Assistant Referee 2: Rénovat Bizumuremyi
Fourth Official: Rodrigue Bigirimana

13 October 2025
South Sudan – Togo
Referee: Lamin Jammeh
Assistant Referee 1: Mustapha Bojang
Assistant Referee 2: Abass Bah
Fourth Official: Mohamed Marigo

Tunisia – Namibia
Referee: Issa Sy SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura SEN
Fourth Official: El Hadji Sy SEN

Sao Tome and Principe – Malawi
Referee: Jean Bissila CGO
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Mapangoulou CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Préfina Malanda CGO
Fourth Official: Juste Fitial CGO

Equatorial Guinea – Liberia
Referee: Brighton Chimene ZIM
Assistant Referee 1: Luckson Mhara ZIM
Assistant Referee 2: Tafadzwa Nkala ZIM
Fourth Official: Lawrence Zimondi ZIM

Lesotho – Zimbabwe
Referee: Tsegay Teklu ERI
Assistant Referee 1: Sirak Mengis ERI
Assistant Referee 2: Eyobel Ghebru ERI
Fourth Official: Idris Osman ERI

Cabo Verde – Eswatini
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga TAN
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Mkono TAN
Assistant Referee 2: Hamdani Ally TAN
Fourth Official: Nasir Siyah TAN

Cameroon – Angola
Referee: Louis Houngnandande BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lucien Todégnon BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Detondji Dodometin BEN
Fourth Official: Romuald Bassadin BEN

Mauritius – Libya
Referee: Kabanga Malala COD
Assistant Referee 1: Mwana Mbilizi COD
Assistant Referee 2: Kola Matalatala COD
Fourth Official: Numbi Kibingo COD

14 October 2025
Seychelles – Gambia
Referee: Washington Dolo LBR
Assistant Referee 1: Joel Doe LBR
Assistant Referee 2: Mamoud Conteh LBR
Fourth Official: Moses Johnson LBR

South Africa – Rwanda
Referee: Mehrez Malki TUN
Assistant Referee 1: Youssef Jami TUN
Assistant Referee 2: Aymen Ismail TUN
Fourth Official: Amir Loucif TUN

Nigeria – Benin
Referee: Amin Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Ali EGY
Fourth Official: Mahmoud El-Bana EGY

Algeria – Uganda
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall MRI
Assistant Referee 1: Jean Pithia MRI
Assistant Referee 2: Aswet Teeluck MRI
Fourth Official: Jean Baillache MRI

Guinea – Botswana
Referee: Messie Nkounkou CGO
Assistant Referee 1: Danek Moutsassi CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Chany Malondi CGO
Fourth Official: Ruth Bilembi CGO

Somalia – Mozambique
Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg LBY
Assistant Referee 1: Wahed Jahawe LBY
Assistant Referee 2: Attia Amsaad LBY
Fourth Official: Abdulwahid Huraywidah LBY

Senegal – Mauritania
Referee: Mohamed Moussa NIG
Assistant Referee 1: Abdoul Yacouba NIG
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Boubacar NIG
Fourth Official: Moussa Alou NIG

Congo DR – Sudan
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela RSA
Fourth Official: Luxolo Badi RSA

Morocco – Congo
Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Kalidou Delba MTN
Assistant Referee 2: Abderrahmane Anne MTN
Fourth Official: Babacar Sarr MTN

Cote d’Ivoire – Kenya
Referee: Naby Toure GUI
Assistant Referee 1: Yamoussa Sylla GUI
Assistant Referee 2: Mamadou Diallo GUI
Fourth Official: Younoussa Camara GUI

Gabon – Burundi
Referee: Aklesso Gnama TOG
Assistant Referee 1: Koffi Ahonto TOG
Assistant Referee 2: Komlan Adiwotso TOG
Fourth Official: Arima Akakpo TOG