The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020. Seven referees and 12 assistant referees have been selected for the tournament and, together with them, FIFA has also selected seven video match officials (VMOs) to operate the VAR during the tournament. The appointment of the female trio led by Edina Alves Batista (photo) continue the path started at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, where Swiss referee Esther Staubli officiated one game, followed by Uruguayan referee Claudia Umpierrez who officiated two games at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019. All of the selected match officials will complete their final preparations in Qatar the week before the first match kicks off. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA and the host country will provide the required safeguards to protect the health and safety of all involved in the competition. The FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 will take place in Doha between 1 and 11 February 2021. The final will be played at the Education City Stadium on 11 February. (Source: FIFA)
AFC
Referee: Abdulla Mohammed (UAE, 1978)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE, 1984)
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Al-Mahri (UAE, 1978)
VAR: Khamis Al Marri (QAT, 1984)
CAF
Referee: Maguette N’Diaye (SEN, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN, 1979)
VAR: Redouane Jiyed (MAR, 1979)
CONCACAF
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Panjoj (GUA, 1987)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicholas Anderson (JAM, 1983)
VAR: Drew Fischer (CAN, 1980)
CONMEBOL
Referee: Edina Alves (BRA, 1980)
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA, 1984)
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana De Almeida (ARG, 1982)
Referee: Leodan Gonzalez (URU, 1983)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU, 1980)
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Trinidad (URU, 1978)
VAR 1: Julio Bascunan (CHI, 1978)
VAR 2: Nicolas Gallo (COL, 1986)
OFC
Support Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH, 1981)
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED, 1978)
VAR 1: Kevin Blom (NED, 1974)
VAR 2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED, 1986)
