American referee Tori Penso, who officiated the FIFA Women’s World Cup final in 2023 where Spain beat England in Stadium Australia in Sydney, will oversee the opening game of the women’s tournament between France and Colombia in the Stade de Lyon on Thursday 25 July. She will be joined by Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, also from the USA, while Ugandan official Shamirah Nabadda will perform fourth official duties. Tatiana Guzman, the first woman to take charge of a men’s game in Nicaragua, is the VAR and Jamaica’s Daneon Parchment is VAR assistant.
The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 89 match officials (21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and six support referees) from 45 countries to officiate matches at the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024. Female Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita, who has experience of officiating at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, will referee the men’s Egypt v Dominican Republic game on Wednesday 24 July at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Male Brazilian referee Ramon Abatti will take charge of the women’s game between USA and Zambia on Thursday July 25th at the Stade de Nice. While the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 are this year’s flagship football competitions, for the selected match officials they represent the next important step on the road to the FIFA World Cup 26 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. (Source: FIFA)
France – Colombia
Referee: Tori Penso USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
Canada – New Zealand
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsar HUN
Spain – Japan
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Fatima Jermoumi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Diana Chikotesha ZAM
Fourth Official: Odette Hamilton JAM
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Germany – Australia
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz MEX
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
Nigeria – Brazil
Referee: Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Mi-Suk KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Joanna Charaktis AUS
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetkovic SRB
VAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
USA – Zambia
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Alves BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Guilherme Camilo BRA
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
VAR: Daiane Muniz BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
Referee: Tori Penso USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
Canada – New Zealand
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsar HUN
Spain – Japan
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Fatima Jermoumi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Diana Chikotesha ZAM
Fourth Official: Odette Hamilton JAM
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Germany – Australia
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz MEX
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
Nigeria – Brazil
Referee: Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Mi-Suk KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Joanna Charaktis AUS
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetkovic SRB
VAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
USA – Zambia
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Alves BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Guilherme Camilo BRA
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
VAR: Daiane Muniz BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI