FIFA World Cup 2022 Referees (First Release)

Match officials retained

AFC

Referees

1. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, photo)
2. Abdulla Mohammed (UAE)

Assistant Referees
1. Taleb Al-Marri (QAT)
2. Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT)
3. Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE)
4. Hasan Al-Mahri (UAE)

Video Assistant Referee
1. Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)

CAF
Referees
1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG)
2. Victor Gomes (RSA)

Assistant Referees
1. Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)
2. Mokrane Gourari (ALG)
3. Souru Phatsoane (LES)
4. Zakhele Siwela (RSA)

Video Assistant Referee
1. Redouane Jiyed (MAR)

CONCACAF
Referees
1. Cesar Ramos (MEX)
2. Ivan Barton (SLV)
3. Ismail Elfath (USA)

Assistant Referees
1. Miguel Hernandez (MEX)
2. Alberto Morin (MEX)
3. David Moran (SLV)
4. Kyle Atkins (USA)
5. Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
6. Corey Parker (USA)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Drew Fischer (CAN)
2. Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
3. Armando Villarreal (USA)

CONMEBOL
Referees
1. Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
2. Facundo Tello (ARG)
3. Raphael Claus (BRA)
4. Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
5. Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)

Assistant Referees
1. Juan Belatti (ARG)
2. Diego Bonfa (ARG)
3. Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
4. Gabriel Chade (ARG)
5. Neuza Back (BRA)
6. Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
7. Rodrigo Figueiredo (BRA)
8. Bruno Pires (BRA)
9. Danilo Simon (BRA)
10. Tulio Moreno (VEN)
11. Jorge Urrego (VEN)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
2. Julio Bascunan (CHI)
3. Nicolas Gallo (COL)
4. Juan Soto (VEN)

UEFA
Referees
1. Michael Oliver (ENG)
2. Anthony Taylor (ENG)
3. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
4. Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
5. Clement Turpin (FRA)
6. Daniele Orsato (ITA)
7. Danny Makkelie (NED)
8. Szymon Marciniak (POL)

Assistant Referees
1. Simon Bennett (ENG)
2. Gary Beswick (ENG)
3. Stuart Burt (ENG)
4. Adam Nunn (ENG)
5. Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)
6. Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP)
7. Nicolas Danos (FRA)
8. Cyril Gringore (FRA)
9. Ciro Carbone (ITA)
10. Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
11. Hessel Steegstra (NED)
12. Jan de Vries (NED)
13. Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
14. Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)
2. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
3. Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
4. Jerome Brisard (FRA)
5. Benoit Millot (FRA)
6. Bastian Dankert (GER)
7. Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
8. Paolo Valeri (ITA)
9. Paulus Van Boekel (NED)
10. Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)

Match officials released

AFC
Referees
1. Christopher Beath (AUS)
2. Ma Ning (CHN)
3. Alireza Faghani (IRN)
4. Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)

Assistant Referees
1. Ashley Beecham (AUS)
2. Anton Shchetinin (AUS)
3. Cao Yi (CHN)
4. Shi Xiang (CHN)
5. Mohammadreza Abolfazli (IRN)
6. Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Shaun Evans (AUS)
2. Abdullah Al-Marri (QAT)

CAF
Referees
1. Bakary Gassama (GAM)
2. Salima Mukansanga (RWA)
3. Maguette N’Diaye (SEN)
4. Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)

Assistant Referees
1. Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
2. Elvis Noupue (CMR)
3. Mahmoud El-Regal (EGY)
4. Arsenio Marengula (MOZ)
5. Djibril Camara (SEN)
6. El Hadji Samba (SEN)

Video Assistant Referee
1. Adil Zourak (MAR)

CONCACAF
Referees
1. Mario Escobar (GUA)
2. Said Martinez (HON)

Assistant Referees
1. Raymundo Feliz (DOM)
2. Juan Mora (CRC)
3. Walter Lopez (HON)
4. Karen Diaz (MEX)
5. Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR)
6. Caleb Wales (TRI)

CONMEBOL
Referees
1. Kevin Ortega (PER)
2. Andres Matonte (URU)

Assistant Referees
1. Michael Orue (PER)
2. Jesus Sanchez (PER)
3. Martin Soppi (URU)
4. Nicolas Taran (URU)

Video Assistant Referee
1. Leodan Gonzalez (URU)

OFC
Referee
1. Matthew Conger (NZL)

Assistant Referees
1. Tevita Makasini (TGA)
2. Mark Rule (NZL)

UEFA
Referees
1. Daniel Siebert (GER)
2. Istvan Kovacs (ROU)
3. Slavko Vinčič (SVN)

Assistant Referees
1. Rafael Foltyn (GER)
2. Jan Seidel (GER)
3. Mihai Artene (ROU)
4. Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
5. Tomaz Klancnik (SVN)
6. Andraz Kovacic (SVN)

Video Assistant Referee
1. Marco Fritz (GER)