FIFA World Cup 2026 – Round of 32 (Matches 73-79)

28 June 2026

South Africa – Canada
Referee: João Pinheiro POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Omar Al-Ali UAE
Reserve AR: Mohamed Al-Hammadi UAE
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
SVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG

29 June 2026
Brazil – Japan
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Joe Dickerson USA

Germany – Paraguay
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinsi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
Reserve AR: Zhou Fei CHN
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Hamza El-Fariq MAR
SVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

Netherlands – Morocco
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
Reserve AR: José Retamal CHI
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
SVAR: Armando Villarreal USA

30 June 2026
Cote d’Ivoire – Norway
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez
Reserve AR: Eduardo Cardozo PAR

France – Sweden
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan De Vries NED
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
Reserve AR: Brooke Mayo USA

Mexico – Ecuador
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Reserve AR: Mokrane Gourari ALG

UEFA appoints Stéphanie Frappart as Refereeing Officer

The UEFA Executive Committee has appointed Stéphanie Frappart to the position of Refereeing Officer on the UEFA Referees Committee.

Frappart has built one of the most prominent refereeing careers in the modern game. An international referee since 2010, she has officiated more than 100 UEFA matches during a career marked by consistency, professionalism and a series of landmark appointments, including the 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul, when she became the first female official to oversee a UEFA men's title match. She was also the first woman to referee a men's Ligue 1 match, a men's UEFA Champions League match, and a men's FIFA World Cup match, further underlining her status among sport's most accomplished officials. In her new role, Frappart will contribute to the strategic development of refereeing across Europe, supporting UEFA's work in referee appointments, performance monitoring, technical guidance and the continued development of match officials for UEFA competitions. UEFA would like to thank departing Refereeing Officer Dagmar Damková for her significant contribution to elite refereeing over the years. Her dedication, expertise and service have been greatly valued and appreciated.

Source: UEFA

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 49-72)

Scotland – Brazil

Referee: César Ramos MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

Morocco – Haiti
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro POR
Reserve AR: Bruno Jesus POR
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
SVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL

Switzerland – Canada
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU
SVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Qatar
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN
Reserve AR: Jun Mihara JPN
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
SVAR: Shaun Evans AUS

Czechia – Mexico
Referee: Yael Falcon ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
Reserve AR: José Retamal CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
SVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO

South Africa – Korea
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Andrés Rojas COL
Reserve AR: Alexander Guzman COL
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Curacao – Cote d’Ivoire
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
SVAR: Juan Soto VEN

Ecuador – Germany
Referee: Tori Penso USA
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Joe Dickerson USA
AVAR: Fu Ming CHN
SVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Japan – Sweden
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida MTN
Reserve AR: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
SVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA

Tunisia – Netherlands
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez PAR
Reserve AR: Milciades Saldivar PAR
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
SVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG

Türkiye – USA
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhoun ALG
Fourth Official: Omar Al-Ali UAE
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Hammadi UAE
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
SVAR: Juan Lara CHI

Paraguay – Australia
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation JAM
Reserve AR: Caleb Wales TRI
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
SVAR: Hamza El-Fariq MAR

Norway – France
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
Reserve AR: Zhou Fei CHN
VAR: Jarred Gillett FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
SVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

Senegal – Iraq
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Khalid Al-Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Abakry KSA
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Egypt – Iran
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN
Reserve AR: Jun Mihara JPN
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
SVAR: Shaun Evans AUS

New Zealand – Belgium
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al-Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al-Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Antonio Garcia URU

Cabo Verde – Saudi Arabia
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Abongile Tom RSA
Reserve AR: Zakhele Siwela RSA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
SVAR: Joe Dickerson USA

Uruguay – Spain
Referee: Ismail Elfath USA
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins USA
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: Juan Mora CRC
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Armando Villarreal USA
SVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Panama – England
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
SVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

Croatia – Ghana
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

Algeria – Austria
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramirez MEX
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Shaun Evans AUS
SVAR: Armando Villarreal USA

Jordan – Argentina
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida MTN
Reserve AR: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
SVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA

Colombia – Portugal
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Georga Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Lindsay AUS
Fourth Official: Said Martinez HON
Reserve AR: Walter Lopez HON
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
SVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

Congo DR – Uzbekistan
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Reserve AR: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
SVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG

Romanian Kovacs handed honour of refereeing landmark Match 1,000

FIFA has appointed Romanian referee István Kovács to take charge of the 1,000th match in the history of the FIFA World Cup – the Group F encounter between Tunisia and Japan at Monterrey Stadium on 20 June. Kovács will be assisted by compatriots Ferencz Tunyogi and Mihai Marica, with Costa Ricans Juan Calderón and Juan Carlos Mora serving as fourth official and reserve assistant referee, for one of the landmark fixtures in the tournament’s long and storied history.

FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer and Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee Pierluigi Collina said the appointment, while a special honour, was based purely on the regular criteria applied to pick the best official for the game. “We selected the referee that we think is the best referee for this match. And of course, by coincidence, he is also appointed for the 1,000th match. So, for him, it is something extra – something special on top. Refereeing a FIFA World Cup match is always a huge privilege, it’s a great honour,” said the Italian, himself a former referee who officiated the FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany in 2002 during an illustrious career. “Certainly, becoming part of the history of football – part of the history of the FIFA World Cup, being appointed to and being on the field of play to officiate the match number 1,000 is definitely something extra. We decided to create a special match kit to celebrate this match and it’s a nice one with some golden details; stripes and a patch with the trophy and the number 1,000 on it,” added Collina.

The special adidas shirt, presented to István Kovács in front of the rest of his Team One colleagues, features gold stripes down the sleeves and a ‘Match 1000’ patch. It will also be worn by assistant referees Tunyogi and Marica at Monterrey Stadium.

The 41-year-old Kovács has established himself as one of Europe’s foremost referees. He was part of the match officials panel at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 where he served as fourth official across eight fixtures. His appointment to Match 1,000 at FIFA World Cup 2026 marks his first match as a referee at a FIFA World Cup.

Source: FIFA

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 29-48)

19 June 2026

USA – Australia
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramirez MEX
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
SVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL

Scotland – Morocco
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Kalaf JOR
VAR: Armando Villarreal USA
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG

Brazil – Haiti
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
SVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

Türkiye – Paraguay
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Pupiro SLV
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation JAM
Reserve AR: Caleb Wales TRI 

VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
SVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

Germany – Cote d’Ivoire
Referee: Juan Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar PAR
Fourth Official: Khalid Al-Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Abakry KSA
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
SVAR: Juan Soto VEN

Ecuador – Curacao
Referee: Ma Ning CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Saud Al-Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

Netherlands – Sweden
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jamen Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Abongile Tom RSA
Reserve AR: Zakhele Siwela RSA
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA

Tunisia – Japan
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: Juan Mora CRC
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Joe Dickerson USA
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Uruguay – Cabo Verde
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
Reserve AR: Brooke Mayo USA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
SVAR: Dennis Higler NED

Spain – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Raphael Claus BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigo Figueiredo BRA
Fourth Official: Andrés Rojas COL
Reserve AR: Alexander Guzman COL
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Erik Miranda MEX
SVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX

Belgium – Iran
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN
Reserve AR: Jun Mihara JPN
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Leodan González URU
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

New Zealand – Egypt
Referee: Omar Al-Ali UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al-Hammadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
VAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
AVAR: Shaun Evans AUS
SVAR: Armando Villarreal USA

Norway – Senegal
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
AVAR: Juan Lara CHI
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

France – Iraq
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Joe Dickerson USA
AVAR: Antonio Garcia MEX
SVAR: Juan Soto VEN

Argentina – Austria
Referee: Amin Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam EGY
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Reserve AR: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
SVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

Jordan – Algeria
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation JAM
Reserve AR: Caleb Wales TRI
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
SVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL

England – Ghana
Referee: Said Martinez HON
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez HON
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez HON
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
Reserve AR: Zhou Fei CHN
VAR: Armando Villarreal USA
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

Panama – Croatia
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB
Fourth Official: Khalid Al-Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Abakry KSA
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Fu Ming CHN
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Portugal – Uzbekistan
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinsi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Abongile Tom RSA
Reserve AR: Zakhele Siwela RSA
VAR: Leodan Gonzaklez URU
AVAR: Hamza El-Fariq MAR
SVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG

Colombia – Congo DR
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: Juan Mora CRC
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 25-28)

18 June 2026

Czechia – South Africa
Referee: Tori Penso USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Joe Dickerson USA
SVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN
Reserve AR: Jun Mihara JPN
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
SVAR: Fu Ming CHN

Canada – Qatar
Referee: Christian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha CHI
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
SVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL

Mexico – Korea
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran URU
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas COL
Reserve AR: Alexander Guzman COL
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU
SVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 21-24)

17 June 2026

England – Croatia
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramirez MEX
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Willy Delajod FRA
SVAR: Fedayi San SUI

Portugal – Congo DR
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Abongile Tom RSA
Reserve AR: Zakhele Siwela RSA
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Juan Soto VEN
SVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG

Ghana – Panama
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Khalid Al-Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al-Abakry KSA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Uzbekistan – Colombia
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: Juan Carlos Mora CRC
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 17-20)

16 June 2026

France – Senegal
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: James Lindsay AUS
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stephane De Almeida SUI
VAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
AVAR: Armando Villarreal USA
SVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

Iraq – Norway
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB
Fourth Official: Amin Omar EGY
Reserve AR: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Hamza El-Fariq MAR
SVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG

Argentina – Algeria
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
SVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

Austria – Jordan
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Elvis Noupue CMR
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation JAM
Reserve AR: Caleb Wales TRI
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
AVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
SVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA

Four World Cups for match officials Faghani and Belatti

Referee Alireza Faghani (Iran/Australia) and assistant referee Juan Belatti (Argentina) are making history at the FIFA World Cup 2026 by being the first match officials appointed to four (4) men's World Cups.

Alireza Faghani

- FIFA World Cup 2014 (Brazil): support referee

- FIFA World Cup 2018 (Russia): referee (4 matches)

- FIFA World Cup 2022 (Qatar): referee (2 matches)

- FIFA World Cup 2026 (Canada, Mexico, USA): referee

Juan Belatti

- FIFA World Cup 2014 (Brazil): assistant referee (Nestor Pitana)

- FIFA World Cup 2018 (Russia): assistant referee (Nestor Pitana)

- FIFA World Cup 2022 (Qatar): assistant referee (Fernando Rapallini)

- FIFA World Cup 2026 (Canada, Mexico, USA): assistant referee (Facundo Tello)

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 13-16)

15 June 2026

Spain – Cabo Verde
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al-Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al-Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas COL
Reserve AR: Alexander Guzman COL
VAR: Joe Dickerson USA
AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
SVAR: Fu Ming CHN

Belgium – Egypt
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Saudi Arabia – Uruguay
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Drew Fischer CAN
Reserve AR: Michael Barwegen CAN
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA

Iran – New Zealand
Referee: Cesar Ramos MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Yusuke Araki JPN
Reserve AR: Jun Mihara JPN
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER