FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 29-36)

4 October 2025

Spain – Brazil
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Blanchard USA
Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Reserve AR: Daniele Bindoni ITA

Mexico – Morocco
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro POR
Reserve AR: Bruno Jesus POR

Argentina – Italy
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Fourth Official: Omar Artan SOM
Reserve AR: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN

Australia – Cuba
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Lahsen Azgaou MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA

5 October 2025
South Africa – USA
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Savorani ARG
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Jesus Sanchez PER

New Caledonia – France
Referee: Augusto Aragon ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Edison Vasquez ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Avila ECU
Fourth Official: Katia García MEX
Reserve AR: Karen Díaz MEX

Nigeria – Colombia
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Tan MAS
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Zainal MAS
Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro POR
Reserve AR: Luciano Maia POR

Saudi Arabia – Norway
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU 

Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Jalal Jayed MAR
Reserve AR: Mostafa Akarkad MAR

Football Video Support (FVS) gaining global momentum

Football Video Support (FVS), designed as an accessible and cost-effective video replay system for key refereeing calls, is rapidly gaining traction across the world game. Following the decision at The International Football Association Board’s 139th Annual General Meeting, FVS trials have been extended to non-FIFA competitions. That approval unlocked opportunities for Member Associations to adopt shortlisted solutions developed through the FIFA Innovation Challenge. Multiple technology providers – many with FIFA Quality Programme experience – submitted systems that were assessed and showcased in live demonstrations to match officials, leagues and governing bodies.

What started as a FIFA Innovation Challenge and driven under the leadership of FIFA Refereeing has now grown into a practical solution that is already being adopted by a range of leagues, with many more national associations lining up to implement the technology. In August, Italy’s Serie C (men’s third division) and Spain’s Liga F (women’s top flight) and Primera Federación (men’s third tier) became the first competitions to roll out FVS on a full-time basis. The system’s introduction in these leagues marks the next step in the trial phase, in which affordable, scalable video support is available across various levels of the game. Some 200 matches have already been played using FVS in Serie C, and a trial will begin this coming weekend in the Italian women’s Serie A (top tier). FVS is also being rolled out in Brazil, with trials under way in the Copa Paulista (São Paulo state cup) and the women’s national cup, the Copa do Brasil Feminina.

“FVS is a tool to support referees in competitions with fewer resources and cameras. It should not be seen as VAR or as a modified version of it, as it does not include video match officials monitoring every incident. We’re very encouraged by the first results and look forward to helping our Member Associations benefit from this technology,” said Pierluigi Collina, the chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee. Only the team’s head coach (or, in their absence, the senior team official present in the technical area) can make a review request, which must be made immediately after the incident, by twirling their finger in the air and giving a review request card to the fourth official. However, each player is entitled to ask their head coach to make a review request. The system is used only in the event of a possible clear and obvious error or serious missed incident in relation to the following scenarios, such as goal/no goal, penalty/no penalty or direct red cards (not second cautions).

On the international stage, meanwhile, FIFA intends to keep showcasing FVS at its youth tournaments. The system is currently being used throughout the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025, with the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025 also expected to include trials. Later in the year, FVS will be in place for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar, which will provide yet another opportunity to gain experience and insights into how the technology can support referees in international youth competitions. The momentum does not stop there. Several FIFA Member Associations are preparing to participate in the trials later this year or early next year, and around ten others are working on implementation plans. FIFA continuously liaises and collaborates with Member Associations to evaluate the experiences of those involved in the trials and the data collected. The core goal behind FIFA’s promotion of FVS is clear: to democratise football by making video review technology available as an additional option – not only for elite competitions with substantial resources, but also for leagues and associations that would be unable to afford the video assistant referee (VAR) set-up. With lower infrastructure costs and simplified operations, FVS is not a replacement for the VAR system, but it nevertheless empowers referees with critical decision-making support while ensuring that accuracy and fairness are within reach for competitions of all sizes.

Source: FIFA

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 25-28)

3 October 2025

Ukraine – Paraguay
Referee: Khalid Al Turais KSA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Reserve AR: Khalil Tan MAS

Panama – Korea
Referee: Omar Artan SOM
Assistant Referee 1: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Abelmiro Montenegro ANG
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
Reserve AR: Carlos Barreiro URU

Egypt – Chile
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Jose Sanchez Martínez ESP
Reserve AR: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP

New Zealand – Japan
Referee: Kevin Ortega PER
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue PER
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez PER
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Cristian Navarro ARG

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

2 October 2025

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Hamrun Spartans
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Darko Vidinik MKD
Fourth Official: Fatmir Bafto MKD
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

Dynamo Kyiv – Crystal Palace
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Lech Poznan – Rapid Wien
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

Rayo Vallecano – KF Shkendija
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Omonia Nicosia – FSV Mainz
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Zrinjski Mostar – Lincoln Red Imps
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
VAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
AVAR: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

KUPS Kuopio – FC Drita
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál SVK
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Lukasz Szczech POL
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

FC Lausanne – Breidablik
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj KOS
Fourth Official: Erdall Zasella KOS
VAR: Dardan Çaka KOS
AVAR: Visar Kastrati KOS
Referee Observer: Svein Moen NOR

Noa FA – HNK Rijeka
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Georgi Doynov BUL
Fourth Official: Ventsislav Mitrev BUL
VAR: Marko Liiva EST
AVAR: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

AC Fiorentina – Sigma Olomouc
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

Slovan Bratislava – RC Strasbourg
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Ceccon ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED

Legia Warszawa – Samsunspor
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
VAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER

Sparta Praha – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Tugral TUR
Fourth Official: Çagdas Altay TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Erkan Engin TUR
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN

NK Celje – AEK Athens
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
VAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
AVAR: Klym Zabroda UKR
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

FC Aberdeen – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Ante Čuljak CRO
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

Rakow Czestochowa – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia MLT
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

AEK Larnaca – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

FC Shelbourne – BK Hacken
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Filip Sierant POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Szczerbowicz POL
VAR: Paweł Pskit POL
AVAR: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

2 October 2025

AS Roma – LOSC Lille
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Fenerbahce – OGC Nice
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Viktoria Plzen – Malmo FF
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

FC Celtic – SC Braga
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP

PFK Ludogorets – Real Betis
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

FCSB – Young Boys
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Östling SWE
VAR: Paweł Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

FC Bologna – SC Freiburg
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR

Panathinaikos – Go Ahead Eagles
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: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

SK Brann – FC Utrecht
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Inqilab Mammadov AZE
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

FC Porto – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Pawel Gil POL

Feyenoord Rotterdam – Aston Villa
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Olympique Lyonnais – Red Bull Salzburg
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

Maccabi Tel Aviv – GNK Dinamo
Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Pereira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Hélder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

FC Basel – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Nottingham Forest – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Sturm Graz – Rangers FC
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydin TUR
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Celta de Vigo – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Ivan Matić CRO
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

KRC Genk – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)

1 October 2025

Spain – Mexico
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Savorani ARG
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER

Italy – Cuba
Referee: Augusto Aragon ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Edison Vasquez ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Avila ECU
Fourth Official: Jalal Jayed MAR
Reserve AR: Lahsan Azgaou MAR

Brazil – Morocco
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA

Argentina – Australia
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Youcef Gamouh ALG
Reserve AR: Khalil Hassani TUN

2 October 2025
USA – France
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Jose Savorani ARG

Colombia – Norway
Referee: Katia García MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramírez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Díaz MEX
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Rashid Al Ghaithi OMA

Nigeria – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Rashid Al Ghaithi OMA

South Africa – New Caledonia
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Tan MAS 

Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Zainal MAS
Fourth Official: Keylor Herrera CRC
Reserve AR: Abu Al Amri OMA

AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

29 September - 1 October 2025

Nasaf – Al Hilal
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali KUW (photo)

Al Gharafa – Al Shorta
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi TJK

Tractor – Al Wahda
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish RSA

Al Duhail – Al Ahli
Referee: Omar Al-Ali UAE

Al Sadd – Sharjah
Referee: Zaid Mohammed IRQ

Al Ittihad – Al Ahli
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Shanghai Port
Referee: Alex King AUS

FC Seoul – Buriram United
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT

Chengdu Rongcheng – Gangwon FC
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE

Johor Darul Tazim – Machida Zelvia
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR

Vissel Kobe – Melbourne City
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB

Shanghai Shenhua – Ulsan HD 

Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

30 September 2025

Atalanta BC – Club Brugge
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Qairat FK – Real Madrid
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Inter Milano – Slavia Praha
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Chelsea – Benfica
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Siedel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Bodo Glimt – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

Olympique de Marseille – AFC Ajax
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: John Brooks ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Galatasaray – Liverpool
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

Pafos FC – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN

Atletico de Madrid – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraz Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

1 October 2025
Union St. Gilloise – Newcastle United
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

FK Qarabag – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jannick Van Der Laan NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Arsenal – Olympiacos
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Eric Wattellier FRA
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Bayer Leverkusen – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Alen Borošak SVN
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Villarreal – Juventus
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

SSC Napoli – Sporting CP
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

AS Monaco – Manchester City
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodriguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

Borussia Dortmund – Athletic Club
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Wojciech Myc POL
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE

FC Barcelona – Paris St. Germain
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: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 9-16)

29 September 2025

France – South Africa
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Cristian Navarro ARG

Norway – Nigeria
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Blanchard USA
Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Reserve AR: Abu Al Amri OMA

USA – New Caledonia
Referee: Omar Artan SOM
Assistant Referee 1: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Abelmiro Montenegro ANG
Fourth Official: Jose Sanchez Martínez ESP
Reserve AR: Raul Cabanero Martínez ESP

Colombia – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Youcef Gamouh ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Hassan TUN
Assistant Referee 2: Eric Ayimavo BEN
Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Reserve AR: Abu Al Amri OMA

30 September 2025
Egypt – New Zealand
Referee: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Reserve AR: Khalil Tan MAS

Panama – Ukraine
Referee: Kevin Ortega PER
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue PER
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez PER
Fourth Official: Omar Artan SOM
Reserve AR: Rashid Al Ghaithi OMA

Chile – Japan
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Lahsen Azgaou MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro POR
Reserve AR: Luciano Maia POR

Korea – Paraguay
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Katia García MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramírez MEX

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 1 (Second Leg)

30 September 2025

Buducnost Podgorica – Haverfordwest AFC
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Zviad Bliadze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Gogokhia GEO
Fourth Official: Nikola Cvijović MNE

Dynamo Minsk – Ordabasy FK

Referee: Kyriakos Athanasíou CYP

Assistant Referee 1: Iráklis Komodrómos CYP

Assistant Referee 2: Giórgos Kondemeniótis CYP

Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ

1 October 2025
KA Akureyri – FS Jelgava
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Riivo Stolts EST
Assistant Referee 2: Thor Vaas EST
Fourth Official: Sveinn Arnarsson ISL

KF Skenderbeu – Inter D’Escaldes
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud’hui BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Geerolf BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Van Dyck BEL
Fourth Official: Gerard Çokaj ALB

Lincoln Red Imps – Naxxar Lions
Referee: Jérémy Muller LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Hansen LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Johnny Santos LUX
Fourth Official: Timothy Reoch GIB

Rabotnicki – Shelbourne
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Petr Kotalík CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Bělák CZE
Fourth Official: Plarent Salihi MKD

Dinamo Tbilisi – Zrinjski Mostar
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Khachatur Hovhannisyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Arman Hakobjanyan ARM
Fourth Official: Koba Revazashvili GEO

Union Letzeburg – Larne FC
Referee: Jóhan Ellefsen FRO
Assistant Referee 1: Jógvan Breckmann FRO
Assistant Referee 2: Djóni Jacobsen FRO
Fourth Official: Cédric Biever LUX

HJK Helsinki – Be1 NFA
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Luchița MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Pavel Gulevici MDA
Fourth Official: Matti Roth FIN

Vikingur – Narva Trans
Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Ángelos Kolliákos GRE
Fourth Official: Høgni Madsen FRO