Final
19 October 2025
Argentina – Morocco
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA
Match for Third Place
18 October 2025
Colombia – France
Referee: Omar Artan SOM
Assistant Referee 1: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Abelmiro Montenegro STP
Fourth Official: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Match 1)
17 October 2025
Morocco – Brazil
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Morocco – Brazil
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Reserve AR: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Taylor: "Stop expecting perfection from us!"
Premier League referee Anthony Taylor has criticised the "expectation of perfection" culture that officials are subject to, and says his family no longer go to his matches because of the abuse he receives. In an interview with BBC Sport, Taylor speaks publicly for the first time about being targeted by Roma fans as he walked through an airport with his family, external after the 2023 Europa League final. The 46-year-old says he is so concerned by attitudes towards referees, there are times he thinks, 'Is it all worth it?'. However, he also says being a top-flight official is one of the best jobs in the world. Taylor has been a Premier League referee for almost 15 years, officiated at the Qatar World Cup in 2022, the last two European Championships and has overseen the finals of both the European Super Cup final and Nations League. He believes football's 'win-at-all-costs' approach is having a detrimental effect on the mental health and performance of current and future referees.
'That's the worst situation I've dealt with'
Taylor was confronted by Roma boss Jose Mourinho after his side had lost the 2023 Europa League final on penalties to Sevilla. The English official showed yellow cards to 13 players during the match, and 25 minutes of added time were played across the full match, including extra time. Mourinho called Taylor a "disgrace" twice in a post-match news conference before confronting him in a car park - an incident the Portuguese was given a four-match ban for. Taylor was then shouted at by angry fans as he walked though Budapest Airport with his family. "That's the worst situation I've dealt with in terms of abuse," he says. "Not only because I was travelling with family members at the time, but it also highlights the impact of people's behaviour on others. Even in a match like that, where there was actually no major mistakes in the game." Taylor felt after the match there was an attempt to "shift focus on to somebody to blame". He adds: "For me, that's a great source of disappointment, frustration, anger. Why that's acceptable, I don't know - because I'm sure those individuals wouldn't like somebody to turn around and say that to them or their own children. It makes you reflect back on whether you made a mistake travelling with your family in the first place. They haven't been to one [match] since." Asked if he felt Mourinho's behaviour could have influenced the fans who abused him, he says: "Yeah. I think if we're being honest, yeah."
'Win-at-all costs approach means referees' mental health can suffer'
Taylor is not on social media because he does not want to "waste time" reading negative comments or opinions. Last year the Premier League launched an investigation following online abuse directed at the official. "If you're continually told you're not very good, whether that be by people in the media, by pundits, or even ex-officials, then people's mental health could potentially suffer," he says. "The footballing culture in general is, 'we need to win this game at all costs'. The lengths that people go to post-game with a lot of things now to spread false narratives, to spread malicious conspiracy theories... it creates a hugely negative environment for people to operate in." Taylor is also concerned by the treatment of officials in grassroots football. "Every single weekend you can go to any local park across the UK and you can see a parent on the sideline verbally abusing a young referee," he says. "That's not an environment conducive to people getting better. I don't understand how people think that's acceptable." Asked whether it is fair for top referees to expect a high level of scrutiny given what can be at stake on the pitch, Taylor says: "I wouldn't argue against scrutiny being there." But he adds: "I'm not saying scrutiny isn't to be expected, but everybody who watches football always sees a game through the eyes of their team. And the result of a football match and the culmination of a football season is multi-faceted. It's not dependent on one match official's decision. It's not dependent on one player missing one penalty in a game. It's not dependent on one coach making one tactical error during a game. The argument one decision has cost somebody the whole season, it's just factually not true because there'll be plenty of other incidents in a game or over that season where the results of games have been affected. What I'm saying is that you can have scrutiny and you can have critique. But it's very rarely balanced. Nobody really talks about the positive side of things these days, either." Referees' body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has a team of psychologists responsible for match officials' mental wellbeing, and works with mental health charity Mind.
VAR creating 'expectation of perfection'
The video assistant referee (VAR) system was introduced in the Premier League in 2019. Taylor believes it has created unrealistic expectations and that those who expected it to create a decision-making "utopia" were "way off the mark". The amount of scrutiny and the amount of analysis and chat around Premier League football means everybody has a quest for perfection," he says. "In reality, perfection doesn't exist. We're expecting referees to get every decision right. It is really important that we actually start to talk about people being fearful of failure or mistakes. We have to accept that if we don't create the right environment for people to thrive, then people will be fearful, and that will have a negative impact on individuals and performance in the long term. Everybody's an expert." Taylor says VAR has "completely shifted" the level of scrutiny. "It brought this expectation of perfection that it would solve absolutely everybody's problems and it would be a utopia," he adds. "In reality, those people were way off the mark. One week, people will say: 'We don't want VAR to be too forensic.' The next week they'll be going: 'How has VAR not intervened in this?' People really need to decide what they want. You can't one week say, 'we don't want to get involved because it ruins the flow of the game' and the next week turn round and say, 'this is a disgrace that VAR's not intervened here'. We need to bring our heads out of the clouds sometimes to really think a little bit more logically about what the technology's there for."
Heat at the Club World Cup 'brutal'
Taylor was one of the referees at the Club World Cup in the United States in the summer, when several matches were played in extreme heat. He says the conditions were on a "completely different level to what you're normally used to". Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said it was "impossible" to have a normal training session during the tournament while midfielder Enzo Fernandez said he felt "dizzy" while playing in "very dangerous" heat. "It was absolutely brutal," Taylor says. "We were really fortunate that we had the opportunity to do some significant preparations before we left the UK using some environmental chamber work. The conditions were really challenging." Next summer's World Cup will be held across North America. "I don't think it'll be a major problem if if we're able to prepare like people have done," says Taylor. "Individuals need to make sure they're prepared OK."
'Best job in the world'
Taylor is in his 17th season as a Premier League referee. "When it comes down to it, it's one of the best jobs in the world," he says. "You're right in the centre of the action in the most exciting league in the world." Asked how much longer he may officiate for, Taylor says: "I don't know, if I'm honest with you. I'm 47 next week, so that's quite old for somebody to be operating at this level, running around after people a lot younger than you. The whole focus is trying to make sure that we get to have two refereeing teams at the World Cup next year in America."
Source: BBC
UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)
15 October 2025
OL LYONNES (FRA) - SKN ST. PÖLTEN (AUT)
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Edjena Kapxhiu ALB
Fourth Official: Eglantina Pjetrushaj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Antonía Kókotou GRE
VÅLERENGA FOTBALL (NOR) - VFL WOLFSBURG (GER)
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA
CHELSEA FC WOMEN (ENG) - PARIS FC (FRA)
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk POL
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Pskit POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Silvia Spinelli ITA
AS ROMA (ITA) - FC BARCELONA (ESP)
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levalampi FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL
OH LEUVEN (BEL) - FC TWENTE (NED)
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Tamara Cvetanovikj MKD
Fourth Official: Angela Rajcevska MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG
16 October 2025
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - MANCHESTER UNITED WOMEN (ENG)
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoi Papadopoulou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasilia Tsiklitari GRE
Fourth Official: Eirini Pingiou GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Stefanos Koumparakis GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Nelli Stepanyan ARM
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) - JUVENTUS FC (ITA)
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Elodie Coppola FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Siham Boudina FRA
Fourth Official: Emeline Rochebiliere FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Sjoukje de Jong NED
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Michaela Pachtová CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Tereza Holakovská CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Tereza Hessová CZE
Fourth Official: Natálie Čampišová CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO
SL BENFICA (POR) - ARSENAL WOMEN FC (ENG)
Referee: Miriama Bočková SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslava Pastoreková SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Martinа Ukropová SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohal SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT
OL LYONNES (FRA) - SKN ST. PÖLTEN (AUT)
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Edjena Kapxhiu ALB
Fourth Official: Eglantina Pjetrushaj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Antonía Kókotou GRE
VÅLERENGA FOTBALL (NOR) - VFL WOLFSBURG (GER)
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA
CHELSEA FC WOMEN (ENG) - PARIS FC (FRA)
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk POL
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Pskit POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Silvia Spinelli ITA
AS ROMA (ITA) - FC BARCELONA (ESP)
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levalampi FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL
OH LEUVEN (BEL) - FC TWENTE (NED)
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Tamara Cvetanovikj MKD
Fourth Official: Angela Rajcevska MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG
16 October 2025
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - MANCHESTER UNITED WOMEN (ENG)
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoi Papadopoulou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasilia Tsiklitari GRE
Fourth Official: Eirini Pingiou GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Stefanos Koumparakis GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Nelli Stepanyan ARM
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) - JUVENTUS FC (ITA)
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Elodie Coppola FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Siham Boudina FRA
Fourth Official: Emeline Rochebiliere FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Sjoukje de Jong NED
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Michaela Pachtová CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Tereza Holakovská CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Tereza Hessová CZE
Fourth Official: Natálie Čampišová CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO
SL BENFICA (POR) - ARSENAL WOMEN FC (ENG)
Referee: Miriama Bočková SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslava Pastoreková SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Martinа Ukropová SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohal SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT
UEFA Women’s Europa Cup 2025/2026 – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)
12 October 2025
FK DYNAMA-BDUFK (BLR) [0-2] ŽNK MURA (SVN)
Referee: Marina Višnjic-Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrijana Damjanović SRB
Fourth Official: Jasmina Mickoska SRB
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalová SVK
15 October 2025
ŽFK SPARTAK SUBOTICA (SRB) [0-4] BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Réka Molnár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Judit Gavalla-Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Bianka Jakab HUN
Fourth Official: Fanni Kovács HUN
Referee Observer: Ana Sofia Soares Aguiar POR
KFF VLLAZNIA (ALB) [0-7] FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Referee: Ana Maria Alexandra Terteleac ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Alexandra Teodora Apostu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Bianca Diana Florea ROU
Fourth Official: Andreea Mihaela Zdrascovici ROU
Referee Observer: Eleni Kyriou GRE
FORTUNA HJØRRING (DEN) [1-1] FK VORSKLA POLTAVA (UKR)
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Dorieta Valeva BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Ivayla Vasileva BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Rebecca Welch ENG
FC NORDSJÆLLAND (DEN) [0-1] FC GINTRA (LTU)
Referee: Déborah Anex SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Laetitia Nuara SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Correia Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Leonora Ismaili SUI
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN
FC ROSENGÅRD (SWE) [0-3] SPORTING CP (POR)
Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zuzana Špindlerová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Nikol Šafránková CZE
Fourth Official: Helena Šálková CZE
Referee Observer: Dilan Gökçek İşcan TUR
FC SLOVÁCKO (CZE) [0-4] EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER)
Referee: Rasa Grigone LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Ieva Ramanauskienė LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Gerda Brežneva LTU
Fourth Official: Ugnė Šmitaitė LTU
Referee Observer: Aneliya Sinabova BUL
FK AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT) [1-2] SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Nanna Andersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Sidsel Dall DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Fie Bruun DEN
Fourth Official: Julie Thomsen DEN
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI
GLASGOW CITY FC (SCO) [1-2] HB KØGE (DEN)
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Clémentine Dubreil FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Jennifer Maubacq FRA
Fourth Official: Audrey Gerbel FRA
Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE
SC BRAGA (POR) [1-1] RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Referee: Maria Marotta ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
Referee Observer: Olga Tanschi MDA
16 October 2025
PSV EINDHOVEN VROUWEN (NED) - FK MINSK (BLR)
Referee: Louise Thompson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Rachel Greer NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Lauren Trainor NIR
Fourth Official: OIivia Crawford SCO
Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) [0-0] AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Merima Čelik BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aida Jusufović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Merima Tanović BIH
Fourth Official: Lea Čepo BIH
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP
GKS KATOWICE (POL) [0-4] BK HÄCKEN FF (SWE)
Referee: Jelena Medjedović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Marinković SRB
Fourth Official: Zorana Stojiljković SRB
Referee Observer: Kateryna Monzul UKR
SFK 2000 SARAJEVO (BIH) [0-2] BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Gasparini ITA
Fourth Official: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
SK BRANN (NOR) [1-4] HAMMARBY IF (SWE)
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susanne Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Belinda Pierre-Brem SUI
Fourth Official: Vanessa Mühlheim SUI
Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA
AFC AJAX (NED) [0-0] GC FRAUENFUSSBALL (SUI)
Referee: Aleksandra Česen SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Helena Buh SVN
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA
FK DYNAMA-BDUFK (BLR) [0-2] ŽNK MURA (SVN)
Referee: Marina Višnjic-Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrijana Damjanović SRB
Fourth Official: Jasmina Mickoska SRB
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalová SVK
15 October 2025
ŽFK SPARTAK SUBOTICA (SRB) [0-4] BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Réka Molnár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Judit Gavalla-Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Bianka Jakab HUN
Fourth Official: Fanni Kovács HUN
Referee Observer: Ana Sofia Soares Aguiar POR
KFF VLLAZNIA (ALB) [0-7] FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Referee: Ana Maria Alexandra Terteleac ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Alexandra Teodora Apostu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Bianca Diana Florea ROU
Fourth Official: Andreea Mihaela Zdrascovici ROU
Referee Observer: Eleni Kyriou GRE
FORTUNA HJØRRING (DEN) [1-1] FK VORSKLA POLTAVA (UKR)
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Dorieta Valeva BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Ivayla Vasileva BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Rebecca Welch ENG
FC NORDSJÆLLAND (DEN) [0-1] FC GINTRA (LTU)
Referee: Déborah Anex SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Laetitia Nuara SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Correia Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Leonora Ismaili SUI
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN
FC ROSENGÅRD (SWE) [0-3] SPORTING CP (POR)
Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zuzana Špindlerová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Nikol Šafránková CZE
Fourth Official: Helena Šálková CZE
Referee Observer: Dilan Gökçek İşcan TUR
FC SLOVÁCKO (CZE) [0-4] EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER)
Referee: Rasa Grigone LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Ieva Ramanauskienė LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Gerda Brežneva LTU
Fourth Official: Ugnė Šmitaitė LTU
Referee Observer: Aneliya Sinabova BUL
FK AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT) [1-2] SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Nanna Andersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Sidsel Dall DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Fie Bruun DEN
Fourth Official: Julie Thomsen DEN
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI
GLASGOW CITY FC (SCO) [1-2] HB KØGE (DEN)
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Clémentine Dubreil FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Jennifer Maubacq FRA
Fourth Official: Audrey Gerbel FRA
Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE
SC BRAGA (POR) [1-1] RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Referee: Maria Marotta ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
Referee Observer: Olga Tanschi MDA
16 October 2025
PSV EINDHOVEN VROUWEN (NED) - FK MINSK (BLR)
Referee: Louise Thompson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Rachel Greer NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Lauren Trainor NIR
Fourth Official: OIivia Crawford SCO
Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) [0-0] AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Merima Čelik BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aida Jusufović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Merima Tanović BIH
Fourth Official: Lea Čepo BIH
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP
GKS KATOWICE (POL) [0-4] BK HÄCKEN FF (SWE)
Referee: Jelena Medjedović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Marinković SRB
Fourth Official: Zorana Stojiljković SRB
Referee Observer: Kateryna Monzul UKR
SFK 2000 SARAJEVO (BIH) [0-2] BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Gasparini ITA
Fourth Official: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
SK BRANN (NOR) [1-4] HAMMARBY IF (SWE)
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susanne Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Belinda Pierre-Brem SUI
Fourth Official: Vanessa Mühlheim SUI
Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA
AFC AJAX (NED) [0-0] GC FRAUENFUSSBALL (SUI)
Referee: Aleksandra Česen SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Helena Buh SVN
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Semi-finals
15 October 2025
Morocco – France
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Cristian Navarro ARG
Argentina – Colombia
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA
Morocco – France
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Cristian Navarro ARG
Argentina – Colombia
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 8)
12 October 2025
Faroe Islands – Czechia
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE
Denmark – Greece
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: John Brooks ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST
San Marino – Cyprus
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
Scotland – Belarus
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR
Netherlands – Finland
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
Lithuania – Poland
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hajek CZE
Fourth Official: Marek Radina CZE
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR
Romania – Austria
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR
Croatia – Gibraltar
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Viktor Kopiievskyi UKR
AVAR: Denys Shurman UKR
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR
13 October 2025
Northern Ireland – Germany
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT
Slovakia – Luxembourg
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
Sweden – Kosovo
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER
Slovenia – Switzerland
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA
Iceland – France
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Fourth Official: Gal Leibovitz ISR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
Ukraine – Azerbaijan
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: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
Wales – Belgium
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Harm Osmers GER
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL
North Macedonia – Kazakhstan
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA
14 October 2025
Estonia – Moldova
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
Spain – Bulgaria
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
Türkiye – Georgia
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Marcel Birsan ROU
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
Portugal – Hungary
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP
Ireland – Armenia
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
VAR: Eric Wattellier FRA
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI
Italy – Israel
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER
Latvia – England
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis GRE
Fourth Official: Christos Vergetis GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL
Andorra – Serbia
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Vassilis Fotias GRE
VAR: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
AVAR: Spyridon Zampalas GRE
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
Faroe Islands – Czechia
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE
Denmark – Greece
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: John Brooks ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST
San Marino – Cyprus
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
Scotland – Belarus
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR
Netherlands – Finland
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
Lithuania – Poland
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hajek CZE
Fourth Official: Marek Radina CZE
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR
Romania – Austria
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR
Croatia – Gibraltar
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Viktor Kopiievskyi UKR
AVAR: Denys Shurman UKR
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR
13 October 2025
Northern Ireland – Germany
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT
Slovakia – Luxembourg
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
Sweden – Kosovo
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER
Slovenia – Switzerland
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA
Iceland – France
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Fourth Official: Gal Leibovitz ISR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
Ukraine – Azerbaijan
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: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
Wales – Belgium
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Harm Osmers GER
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL
North Macedonia – Kazakhstan
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA
14 October 2025
Estonia – Moldova
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
Spain – Bulgaria
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
Türkiye – Georgia
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Marcel Birsan ROU
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
Portugal – Hungary
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP
Ireland – Armenia
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
VAR: Eric Wattellier FRA
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI
Italy – Israel
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER
Latvia – England
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis GRE
Fourth Official: Christos Vergetis GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL
Andorra – Serbia
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Vassilis Fotias GRE
VAR: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
AVAR: Spyridon Zampalas GRE
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 4, Matchday 3)
14 October 2025
Qatar – UAE
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrei Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
VAR: Akrol Riskullaev UZB
AVAR: Firdavs Norsafarov UZB
Saudi Arabia – Iraq
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Ruwaili JOR
Fourth Official: Ahmed Faisal JOR
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
Qatar – UAE
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrei Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
VAR: Akrol Riskullaev UZB
AVAR: Firdavs Norsafarov UZB
Saudi Arabia – Iraq
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Ruwaili JOR
Fourth Official: Ahmed Faisal JOR
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 2, Matchday 7)
13 October 2025
Honduras – Haiti
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM
Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales JAM
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney JAM
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY
Costa Rica – Nicaragua
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Geovanni Lima SLV
Fourth Official: José Torres PUR
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Francia González MEX
14 October 2025
Curacao – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: César Ramos MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morín MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Jesus Lopez MEX
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Óscar Macías MEX
Jamaica – Bermuda
Referee: Reon Radix GRN
Assistant Referee 1: Zachari Zeegelaar SUR
Assistant Referee 2: Wasnah Barnarde ATG
Fourth Official: Ken Pennyfeather ATG
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Ekaterina Koroleva USA
Panama – Suriname
Referee: Selvin Brown HON
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana HON
Assistant Referee 2: Roney Salinas HON
Fourth Official: Ricangel de Leça ARU
VAR: David Gómez CRC
AVAR: Anthony Bravo CRC
El Salvador – Guatemala
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis CAN
Fourth Official: Víctor Rivas USA
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin CAN
Honduras – Haiti
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM
Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales JAM
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney JAM
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY
Costa Rica – Nicaragua
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Geovanni Lima SLV
Fourth Official: José Torres PUR
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Francia González MEX
14 October 2025
Curacao – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: César Ramos MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morín MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Jesus Lopez MEX
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Óscar Macías MEX
Jamaica – Bermuda
Referee: Reon Radix GRN
Assistant Referee 1: Zachari Zeegelaar SUR
Assistant Referee 2: Wasnah Barnarde ATG
Fourth Official: Ken Pennyfeather ATG
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Ekaterina Koroleva USA
Panama – Suriname
Referee: Selvin Brown HON
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana HON
Assistant Referee 2: Roney Salinas HON
Fourth Official: Ricangel de Leça ARU
VAR: David Gómez CRC
AVAR: Anthony Bravo CRC
El Salvador – Guatemala
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis CAN
Fourth Official: Víctor Rivas USA
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin CAN
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Matchday 10)
12 October 2025
Ghana – Comoros
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Ndong GAB
Fourth Official: Cregue Moukagni GAB
Zambia – Niger
Referee: Lucky Razake
Assistant Referee 1: Emmanuel Okudra
Assistant Referee 2: Hakim Mulindwa
Fourth Official: Dick Okello
Chad – Central African Republic
Referee: Celso Alvação MOZ
Assistant Referee 1: Arsenio Marengula MOZ
Assistant Referee 2: Ivanildo Lopes MOZ
Fourth Official: Simões Guambe MOZ
Egypt – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Daniel Laryea GHA
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Dodoo GHA
Assistant Referee 2: Theophilus Akugre GHA
Fourth Official: Abdul Adaari GHA
Djibouti – Sierra Leona
Referee: Thulani Sibandze
Assistant Referee 1: Thwala Banele
Assistant Referee 2: Ndumiso Magagula
Fourth Official: Celumusa Siphepho
Burkina Faso – Ethiopia
Referee: Adalbert Diouf SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Mamadou Ngom SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Amadou Ngom SEN
Fourth Official: Daouda Gueye SEN
Mali – Madagascar
Referee: Georges Gatogato
Assistant Referee 1: Emery Niyongabo
Assistant Referee 2: Rénovat Bizumuremyi
Fourth Official: Rodrigue Bigirimana
13 October 2025
South Sudan – Togo
Referee: Lamin Jammeh
Assistant Referee 1: Mustapha Bojang
Assistant Referee 2: Abass Bah
Fourth Official: Mohamed Marigo
Tunisia – Namibia
Referee: Issa Sy SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura SEN
Fourth Official: El Hadji Sy SEN
Sao Tome and Principe – Malawi
Referee: Jean Bissila CGO
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Mapangoulou CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Préfina Malanda CGO
Fourth Official: Juste Fitial CGO
Equatorial Guinea – Liberia
Referee: Brighton Chimene ZIM
Assistant Referee 1: Luckson Mhara ZIM
Assistant Referee 2: Tafadzwa Nkala ZIM
Fourth Official: Lawrence Zimondi ZIM
Lesotho – Zimbabwe
Referee: Tsegay Teklu ERI
Assistant Referee 1: Sirak Mengis ERI
Assistant Referee 2: Eyobel Ghebru ERI
Fourth Official: Idris Osman ERI
Cabo Verde – Eswatini
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga TAN
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Mkono TAN
Assistant Referee 2: Hamdani Ally TAN
Fourth Official: Nasir Siyah TAN
Cameroon – Angola
Referee: Louis Houngnandande BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lucien Todégnon BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Detondji Dodometin BEN
Fourth Official: Romuald Bassadin BEN
Mauritius – Libya
Referee: Kabanga Malala COD
Assistant Referee 1: Mwana Mbilizi COD
Assistant Referee 2: Kola Matalatala COD
Fourth Official: Numbi Kibingo COD
14 October 2025
Seychelles – Gambia
Referee: Washington Dolo LBR
Assistant Referee 1: Joel Doe LBR
Assistant Referee 2: Mamoud Conteh LBR
Fourth Official: Moses Johnson LBR
South Africa – Rwanda
Referee: Mehrez Malki TUN
Assistant Referee 1: Youssef Jami TUN
Assistant Referee 2: Aymen Ismail TUN
Fourth Official: Amir Loucif TUN
Nigeria – Benin
Referee: Amin Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Ali EGY
Fourth Official: Mahmoud El-Bana EGY
Algeria – Uganda
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall MRI
Assistant Referee 1: Jean Pithia MRI
Assistant Referee 2: Aswet Teeluck MRI
Fourth Official: Jean Baillache MRI
Guinea – Botswana
Referee: Messie Nkounkou CGO
Assistant Referee 1: Danek Moutsassi CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Chany Malondi CGO
Fourth Official: Ruth Bilembi CGO
Somalia – Mozambique
Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg LBY
Assistant Referee 1: Wahed Jahawe LBY
Assistant Referee 2: Attia Amsaad LBY
Fourth Official: Abdulwahid Huraywidah LBY
Senegal – Mauritania
Referee: Mohamed Moussa NIG
Assistant Referee 1: Abdoul Yacouba NIG
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Boubacar NIG
Fourth Official: Moussa Alou NIG
Congo DR – Sudan
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela RSA
Fourth Official: Luxolo Badi RSA
Morocco – Congo
Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Kalidou Delba MTN
Assistant Referee 2: Abderrahmane Anne MTN
Fourth Official: Babacar Sarr MTN
Cote d’Ivoire – Kenya
Referee: Naby Toure GUI
Assistant Referee 1: Yamoussa Sylla GUI
Assistant Referee 2: Mamadou Diallo GUI
Fourth Official: Younoussa Camara GUI
Gabon – Burundi
Referee: Aklesso Gnama TOG
Assistant Referee 1: Koffi Ahonto TOG
Assistant Referee 2: Komlan Adiwotso TOG
Fourth Official: Arima Akakpo TOG
Ghana – Comoros
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Ndong GAB
Fourth Official: Cregue Moukagni GAB
Zambia – Niger
Referee: Lucky Razake
Assistant Referee 1: Emmanuel Okudra
Assistant Referee 2: Hakim Mulindwa
Fourth Official: Dick Okello
Chad – Central African Republic
Referee: Celso Alvação MOZ
Assistant Referee 1: Arsenio Marengula MOZ
Assistant Referee 2: Ivanildo Lopes MOZ
Fourth Official: Simões Guambe MOZ
Egypt – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Daniel Laryea GHA
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Dodoo GHA
Assistant Referee 2: Theophilus Akugre GHA
Fourth Official: Abdul Adaari GHA
Djibouti – Sierra Leona
Referee: Thulani Sibandze
Assistant Referee 1: Thwala Banele
Assistant Referee 2: Ndumiso Magagula
Fourth Official: Celumusa Siphepho
Burkina Faso – Ethiopia
Referee: Adalbert Diouf SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Mamadou Ngom SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Amadou Ngom SEN
Fourth Official: Daouda Gueye SEN
Mali – Madagascar
Referee: Georges Gatogato
Assistant Referee 1: Emery Niyongabo
Assistant Referee 2: Rénovat Bizumuremyi
Fourth Official: Rodrigue Bigirimana
13 October 2025
South Sudan – Togo
Referee: Lamin Jammeh
Assistant Referee 1: Mustapha Bojang
Assistant Referee 2: Abass Bah
Fourth Official: Mohamed Marigo
Tunisia – Namibia
Referee: Issa Sy SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura SEN
Fourth Official: El Hadji Sy SEN
Sao Tome and Principe – Malawi
Referee: Jean Bissila CGO
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Mapangoulou CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Préfina Malanda CGO
Fourth Official: Juste Fitial CGO
Equatorial Guinea – Liberia
Referee: Brighton Chimene ZIM
Assistant Referee 1: Luckson Mhara ZIM
Assistant Referee 2: Tafadzwa Nkala ZIM
Fourth Official: Lawrence Zimondi ZIM
Lesotho – Zimbabwe
Referee: Tsegay Teklu ERI
Assistant Referee 1: Sirak Mengis ERI
Assistant Referee 2: Eyobel Ghebru ERI
Fourth Official: Idris Osman ERI
Cabo Verde – Eswatini
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga TAN
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Mkono TAN
Assistant Referee 2: Hamdani Ally TAN
Fourth Official: Nasir Siyah TAN
Cameroon – Angola
Referee: Louis Houngnandande BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lucien Todégnon BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Detondji Dodometin BEN
Fourth Official: Romuald Bassadin BEN
Mauritius – Libya
Referee: Kabanga Malala COD
Assistant Referee 1: Mwana Mbilizi COD
Assistant Referee 2: Kola Matalatala COD
Fourth Official: Numbi Kibingo COD
14 October 2025
Seychelles – Gambia
Referee: Washington Dolo LBR
Assistant Referee 1: Joel Doe LBR
Assistant Referee 2: Mamoud Conteh LBR
Fourth Official: Moses Johnson LBR
South Africa – Rwanda
Referee: Mehrez Malki TUN
Assistant Referee 1: Youssef Jami TUN
Assistant Referee 2: Aymen Ismail TUN
Fourth Official: Amir Loucif TUN
Nigeria – Benin
Referee: Amin Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Ali EGY
Fourth Official: Mahmoud El-Bana EGY
Algeria – Uganda
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall MRI
Assistant Referee 1: Jean Pithia MRI
Assistant Referee 2: Aswet Teeluck MRI
Fourth Official: Jean Baillache MRI
Guinea – Botswana
Referee: Messie Nkounkou CGO
Assistant Referee 1: Danek Moutsassi CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Chany Malondi CGO
Fourth Official: Ruth Bilembi CGO
Somalia – Mozambique
Referee: Ahmed Abdulrazg LBY
Assistant Referee 1: Wahed Jahawe LBY
Assistant Referee 2: Attia Amsaad LBY
Fourth Official: Abdulwahid Huraywidah LBY
Senegal – Mauritania
Referee: Mohamed Moussa NIG
Assistant Referee 1: Abdoul Yacouba NIG
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Boubacar NIG
Fourth Official: Moussa Alou NIG
Congo DR – Sudan
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Siwela RSA
Fourth Official: Luxolo Badi RSA
Morocco – Congo
Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Kalidou Delba MTN
Assistant Referee 2: Abderrahmane Anne MTN
Fourth Official: Babacar Sarr MTN
Cote d’Ivoire – Kenya
Referee: Naby Toure GUI
Assistant Referee 1: Yamoussa Sylla GUI
Assistant Referee 2: Mamadou Diallo GUI
Fourth Official: Younoussa Camara GUI
Gabon – Burundi
Referee: Aklesso Gnama TOG
Assistant Referee 1: Koffi Ahonto TOG
Assistant Referee 2: Komlan Adiwotso TOG
Fourth Official: Arima Akakpo TOG
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals
Spain – Colombia
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown USA
Assistant Referee 2: William Chow CRC
Fourth Official: Keylor Herrera CRC
Reserve AR: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Mexico – Argentina
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
12 October 2025
USA – Morocco
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
Norway – France
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Reserve AR: Khalil Tan MAS
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown USA
Assistant Referee 2: William Chow CRC
Fourth Official: Keylor Herrera CRC
Reserve AR: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Mexico – Argentina
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
12 October 2025
USA – Morocco
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
Norway – France
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Reserve AR: Khalil Tan MAS
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 4, Matchday 2)
UAE – Oman
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: James Ledensi AUS
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder AUS
VAR: Shaun Evans AUS
AVAR: Alexander King AUS
Iraq – Indonesia
Referee: Ma Ning CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Cheng CHN
Fourth Official: Shen Yinhao CHN
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
Eriksson: “Collina observed our half-naked bodies with an ice-cold gaze”
Jonas Eriksson was a FIFA referee from 2002 to 2018 and officiated at the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla. This is an edited extract from the book House of Cards, where former international referee Jonas Eriksson describes how top officials were made to strip down to be weighed and have their body fat checked.
“I went down to the basement, dusted off the scales I had avoided for several years and looked at the display: 99.2kg. Over the past eight years, I had lost nearly 10kg. I had gone from being a referee who was heavy and untrained to being light and well trained. It had taken time, filled with patience, tough decisions and priorities. But it was also the beginning of a change that gradually meant stress, pressure, and discomfort around the tests that UEFA’s top management had introduced. You didn’t just need to be a good referee, it was also about prioritising diet, looking like a top-level referee, that the weight and fat percentages were right, otherwise you risked being reprimanded, getting fewer matches and ending up in the cold. When UEFA replaced its refereeing organisation during the summer of 2010, Pierluigi Collina introduced a number of changes. During the first year, there was an extreme focus on physique, measurements of weight and body fat, and mandatory vision tests. Vision tests might sound like a given, but it hadn’t been before. At the courses they not only examined basic things like being able to read small text at a certain distance, but also more specific tests adapted for professional football referees. Some referees were found to be colour blind. Another turned out to be blind in one eye and was forced to quit. At least that’s what the rumours said, but no one knew for sure – because regarding the results of the vision test, nothing was revealed in larger groups. For me, the vision test was a reassurance. It signalled professionalism, thoroughness, and a desire to get better.”
“When it came to tests of weight and fat percentage, however, I mostly felt disgust, anger, and humiliation. It wasn’t the tests that were the problem, but the way they were conducted. The first time I was forced to endure the humiliating procedure was in the autumn of 2010 at our annual course with UEFA. We were in Ljubljana, Slovenia. On the first morning, the referees were divided into three groups of about 15. When my group had entered the large, cold conference room where we were to gather, the management urged us to undress to our underwear. We looked at each other, but no one reacted or dared to say anything. We slowly took off our clothes. The evening before, we had received clear instructions not to eat or drink in the morning but to be as empty as we could when we were to undergo the test. It was about weighing as little as possible, and having as low a fat percentage as possible. And to look like a referee should according to UEFA’s model. There we stood in a long row, in just our underwear. We were Europe’s best referees, elite athletes, role models, adults, parents, strong personalities with great integrity … but no one said anything. We barely looked at each other, our gazes flickered a bit nervously while we were called forward two by two. There Collina observed us from top to bottom with an ice-cold gaze. Silent and observant. We stepped on to the scale one by one. I sucked in my stomach, straightened my back and held my breath as if it would make any difference. One of the instructors loudly announced: “Eriksson, Sweden, 96.2 kilos.” I felt how Collina paused, looked at me and scanned my nearly naked body. I thought to myself that this is not worthy. I’m an adult and forced to stand here and be examined and judged.”
“I stepped off the scale and it felt like I was standing in a fog. The same instructor came forward with a kind of pliers, a polygraph-like tool that he began to pinch me with on different parts of the body. The caliper, as the instrument was called, was cold and I flinched a little every time it touched my body. The instructor squeezed, pulled, pressed, measured, measured again, mumbled something inaudible, pressed again and pinched my skin and body fat. After each measurement area, he called out the number of millimetres he could measure. I had no idea what the numbers stood for, if it was good or bad. It took maybe just over a minute. An assistant entered the numbers into a document, and when all four values had been established, the document quickly calculated my total fat percentage. My value was announced, for all to hear: “Eriksson, 18.7%.” Why didn’t I, or anyone else, say anything? Why didn’t we stand up and say what everyone thought: that it was degrading. If I had raised my voice, I would have simultaneously signed my career’s death sentence. If I had questioned or challenged the methods that Collina had introduced then I wouldn’t have got any matches, I’m convinced of that. Of course, I also wanted to become fitter, weigh less and reach my goal, to become a world-class referee. It was obvious you shouldn’t be overweight, equally obvious you should be fit – and sure, maybe the entire referee corps needed a professionalization. But it was wrong to try to get there through a humiliating weigh-in and an agenda where the most important thing was to lose weight and minimise your fat percentage.”
“Our two annual courses with UEFA thereafter followed the same pattern. Weigh-in, measurement of fat percentage, running tests, rule tests, reviews of interpretations, group work and then at the end everything would be summarised. On a document, we all got facts about our physical profile – arrows pointing if we were going in the right direction (down) or wrong direction (up). Fat percentages were categorised into five groups. An approved result was if you belonged to excellent or very good. After that, there was a red line that told that the groups below were not acceptable. In Slovenia it was communicated that over 70% of all referees had clearly failed and had to improve. In the autumn of 2010, I was in the poor category. "
"At UEFA’s referee course the following year, Collina took the floor to talk about diet, the importance of preparation and bad examples of referees who did not prepare professionally. Collina fixed his gaze on us, and everyone looked down. Like scared schoolboys in front of an angry and strict principal who had just caught the students doing something stupid. After that day, my colleagues and I secretly laughed at Collina’s story about the oyster- and carbonara-eating referee. How crazy it was that our highest chief had people who checked what we put in our mouths. At the same time as it became a standing joke about what one could eat, there was a slightly uneasy feeling of being monitored. And wherever we went in Europe, we thought about what we should order. It wasn’t oysters and definitely no pasta carbonara. Sweets disappeared from the courses. No desserts were served – just fruit. And if at any time, often by mistake, there was any cake or sweet left, hardly any referee dared to approach it. Alcohol during courses and tournaments was phased out. Between certain colleagues, a weight hysteria was created. There were competitions about who had the lowest fat percentage and who had lost most weight since the last measurement. Of course, it was neither beneficial nor healthy. In connection with our courses, positive examples were highlighted of referees who had lost weight and reduced their fat percentage – instead of being praised for their decisions on the pitch or performances in difficult matches.”
Source: The Guardian
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 7)
Czechia – Croatia
Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Clément Turpin FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Éric Wattellier FRA
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN
Scotland – Greece
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Aslam NOR
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
Faroe Islands – Montenegro
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni ITA
Finland – Lithuania
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official:
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN
Belarus – Denmark
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál SVK
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR
Malta – Netherlands
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Kolarić CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Dario Bel CRO
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB
Cyprus – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar D'Hondt BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED
Austria – San Marino
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
VAR: Daniel Natan ISR
AVAR: Eli Hacmon ISR
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU
10 October 2025
Kazakhstan – Liechtenstein
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Paweł Pskit POL
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO
Germany – Luxembourg
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Pavle Ilić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU
Northern Ireland – Slovakia
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Chaim Ya’akov ISR
Sweden – Switzerland
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
Kosovo – Slovenia
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
France – Azerbaijan
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
VAR: Tom Hagen NOR
AVAR: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
Iceland – Ukraine
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Daniel Schlager GER
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
Belgium – North Macedonia
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Kadir Sağlam TUR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
11 October 2025
Latvia – Andorra
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU
Hungary – Armenia
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Andrew Madley ENG
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
Norway – Israel
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Wojciech Myc POL
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
Spain – Georgia
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Donatas Šimenas LTU
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG
Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Clément Turpin FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Éric Wattellier FRA
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN
Scotland – Greece
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Aslam NOR
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
Faroe Islands – Montenegro
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni ITA
Finland – Lithuania
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official:
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN
Belarus – Denmark
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál SVK
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR
Malta – Netherlands
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Kolarić CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Dario Bel CRO
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB
Cyprus – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar D'Hondt BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED
Austria – San Marino
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
VAR: Daniel Natan ISR
AVAR: Eli Hacmon ISR
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU
10 October 2025
Kazakhstan – Liechtenstein
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Paweł Pskit POL
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO
Germany – Luxembourg
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Pavle Ilić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU
Northern Ireland – Slovakia
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Chaim Ya’akov ISR
Sweden – Switzerland
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
Kosovo – Slovenia
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
France – Azerbaijan
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
VAR: Tom Hagen NOR
AVAR: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
Iceland – Ukraine
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Daniel Schlager GER
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
Belgium – North Macedonia
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Kadir Sağlam TUR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
11 October 2025
Latvia – Andorra
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU
Hungary – Armenia
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Andrew Madley ENG
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
Norway – Israel
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Wojciech Myc POL
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
Spain – Georgia
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas LTU
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Donatas Šimenas LTU
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG
Bulgaria – Türkiye
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
Portugal – Ireland
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
Estonia – Italy
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO
Serbia – Albania
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: John Ward IRL
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 2, Matchday 6)
Nicaragua – Haiti
Referee: Víctor Cáceres MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Sánchez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Gómez MEX
Fourth Official: Fernando Morón PAN
VAR: Diana Pérez MEX
AVAR: Jorge Camacho MEX
Honduras – Costa Rica
Referee: Walter López GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Adonis Carrasco DOM
VAR: Diego Ojer GUA
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA
10 October 2025
Suriname – Guatemala
Referee: Fernando Hernandez MEX
Assistant Referee 1: José Martínez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Enrique Bustos MEX
Fourth Official: Ismael Lopez MEX
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Óscar Mejía MEX
Bermuda – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Julio Luna GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Alvarado GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Aczel Perez GUA
Fourth Official: Filiberto Martínez SLV
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
Assistant VAR: Jesús Montero CRC
Curacao – Jamaica
Referee: Bryan López GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Tipaz GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Fourth official: Nelson Salgado HON
VAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC
Assistant VAR: Yasith Monge CRC
El Salvador – Panama
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzalez USA
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA
AVAR: Tristley Bassue SKN
Referee: Víctor Cáceres MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Sánchez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Gómez MEX
Fourth Official: Fernando Morón PAN
VAR: Diana Pérez MEX
AVAR: Jorge Camacho MEX
Honduras – Costa Rica
Referee: Walter López GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Adonis Carrasco DOM
VAR: Diego Ojer GUA
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA
10 October 2025
Suriname – Guatemala
Referee: Fernando Hernandez MEX
Assistant Referee 1: José Martínez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Enrique Bustos MEX
Fourth Official: Ismael Lopez MEX
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Óscar Mejía MEX
Bermuda – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Julio Luna GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Alvarado GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Aczel Perez GUA
Fourth Official: Filiberto Martínez SLV
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
Assistant VAR: Jesús Montero CRC
Curacao – Jamaica
Referee: Bryan López GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Tipaz GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Fourth official: Nelson Salgado HON
VAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC
Assistant VAR: Yasith Monge CRC
El Salvador – Panama
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzalez USA
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA
AVAR: Tristley Bassue SKN
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CAF (Round 1, Matchday 9)
Sierra Leone – Burkina Faso
Referee: Jean Ndala COD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD
Assistant Referee 2: Nabina Sebutu COD
Fourth Official: Masangune Mwamba COD
Ethiopia – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Elphas Sitole RSA
Assistant Referee 2: Cledwin Baloyi RSA
Fourth Official: Eugene Mdluli RSA
Mauritius – Cameroon
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku ETH
Assistant Referee 1: Fasika Yehualashet ETH
Assistant Referee 2: Lidya Tafesse ETH
Fourth Official: Belay Tadesse ETH
Eswatini – Angola
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Samuel Kuria KEN
Fourth Official: Peter Waweru KEN
Libya – Cabo Verde
Referee: Mahmood Ismail SDN
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Ibrahim SDN
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Ahmed SDN
Fourth Official: Abd Yasir SDN
Djibouti – Egypt
Referee: Patrice Mebiame GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Abelmiro Dos Reis STP
Assistant Referee 2: Urbain Ndong GAB
Fourth Official: Auladyo Dos Santos STP
Central African Republic – Ghana
Referee: Patrice Milazare MRI
Assistant Referee 1: Cauvelet Fabien MRI
Assistant Referee 2: Padayachy Shaji MRI
Fourth Official: Noris Arissol SEY
Comoros – Madagascar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz MA
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Zakaria Brinsi MAR
Fourth Official: Mustapha Kechaf MAR
Tanzania – Zambia
Referee: Ibrahim Traore CIV
Assistant Referee 1: Nouha Ouattara CIV
Assistant Referee 2: Kalilou Bamba CIV
Fourth Official: Kouassi Biro CIV
Niger – Congo
Referee: Boubou Traore MLI
Assistant Referee 1: Modibo Samake MLI
Assistant Referee 2: Souleymane Traore MLI
Fourth Official: Ousmane Diakate MLI
9 October 2025
Burundi – Kenya
Referee: Hillary Hambaba ZAM
Assistant Referee 1: Meck Zulu ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Chola Chansa ZAM
Fourth Official: Trywell Nyirenda ZAM
Mozambique – Guinea
Referee: Adissa Ligali BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lucien Todégnon BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Salim Alao BEN
Fourth Official: Stanislas Ahomlanto BEN
Somalia – Algeria
Referee: Godfrey Nhakananga MWI
Assistant Referee 1: Clemence Kanduku MWI
Assistant Referee 2: Pondamali Tembo MWI
Fourth Official: David Chinoko MWI
Liberia – Namibia
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Bouzit ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Yacine Ouerd ALG
Fourth Official: Nabil Boukhalfa ALG
Botswana – Uganda
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Brahim H’Made MTN
Assistant Referee 2: Youssouf Yahia MTN
Fourth Official: Moussa Diou MTN
10 October 2025
Togo – Congo DR
Referee: Lenine Dos Santos CPV
Assistant Referee 1: Hélio Semedo CPV
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Fernandes CPV
Fourth Official: Fabricio Duarte CPV
Sudan – Mauritania
Referee: Jean Ouattara BFA
Assistant Referee 1: Seydou Tiama BFA
Assistant Referee 2: Dofinte Lamien BFA
Fourth Official: Benoit Bado BFA
South Sudan – Senegal
Referee: Abdou Mefire CMR
Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue CMR
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigue Mpele CMR
Fourth Official: Blaise Ngwa CMR
Seychelles – Cote d’Ivoire
Referee: Washington Dolo LBR
Assistant Referee 1: Joel Doe LBR
Assistant Referee 2: Mamoud Conteh LBR
Fourth Official: Moses Johnson LBR
Gambia – Gabon
Referee: Joseph Ogabor NGA
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulmajeed Usman NGA
Assistant Referee 2: Muhammad Yakubu NGA
Fourth Official: Salisu Basheer NGA
Lesotho – Nigeria
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat CHA
Assistant Referee 1: Bogola Issa CHA
Assistant Referee 2: Moussa Hafiz CHA
Fourth Official: Abdelkerim Ousmane CHA
Zimbabwe – South Africa
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Abbes Zerhouni ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Fourth Official: Houssam Benyahia ALG
Rwanda – Benin
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Hossam EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Sami Halhal EGY
Fourth Official: Mahmoud Nagy EGY
Sao Tome and Principe – Tunisia
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona MAD
Assistant Referee 1: Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo MAD
Assistant Referee 2: Brudo Ibenantenaina MAD
Fourth Official: Andrisoa Zafimahatoa MAD
Referee: Jean Ndala COD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD
Assistant Referee 2: Nabina Sebutu COD
Fourth Official: Masangune Mwamba COD
Ethiopia – Guinea Bissau
Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Elphas Sitole RSA
Assistant Referee 2: Cledwin Baloyi RSA
Fourth Official: Eugene Mdluli RSA
Mauritius – Cameroon
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku ETH
Assistant Referee 1: Fasika Yehualashet ETH
Assistant Referee 2: Lidya Tafesse ETH
Fourth Official: Belay Tadesse ETH
Eswatini – Angola
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Assistant Referee 2: Samuel Kuria KEN
Fourth Official: Peter Waweru KEN
Libya – Cabo Verde
Referee: Mahmood Ismail SDN
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Ibrahim SDN
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Ahmed SDN
Fourth Official: Abd Yasir SDN
Djibouti – Egypt
Referee: Patrice Mebiame GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Abelmiro Dos Reis STP
Assistant Referee 2: Urbain Ndong GAB
Fourth Official: Auladyo Dos Santos STP
Central African Republic – Ghana
Referee: Patrice Milazare MRI
Assistant Referee 1: Cauvelet Fabien MRI
Assistant Referee 2: Padayachy Shaji MRI
Fourth Official: Noris Arissol SEY
Comoros – Madagascar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz MA
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Zakaria Brinsi MAR
Fourth Official: Mustapha Kechaf MAR
Tanzania – Zambia
Referee: Ibrahim Traore CIV
Assistant Referee 1: Nouha Ouattara CIV
Assistant Referee 2: Kalilou Bamba CIV
Fourth Official: Kouassi Biro CIV
Niger – Congo
Referee: Boubou Traore MLI
Assistant Referee 1: Modibo Samake MLI
Assistant Referee 2: Souleymane Traore MLI
Fourth Official: Ousmane Diakate MLI
9 October 2025
Burundi – Kenya
Referee: Hillary Hambaba ZAM
Assistant Referee 1: Meck Zulu ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Chola Chansa ZAM
Fourth Official: Trywell Nyirenda ZAM
Mozambique – Guinea
Referee: Adissa Ligali BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lucien Todégnon BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Salim Alao BEN
Fourth Official: Stanislas Ahomlanto BEN
Somalia – Algeria
Referee: Godfrey Nhakananga MWI
Assistant Referee 1: Clemence Kanduku MWI
Assistant Referee 2: Pondamali Tembo MWI
Fourth Official: David Chinoko MWI
Liberia – Namibia
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Bouzit ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Yacine Ouerd ALG
Fourth Official: Nabil Boukhalfa ALG
Botswana – Uganda
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Brahim H’Made MTN
Assistant Referee 2: Youssouf Yahia MTN
Fourth Official: Moussa Diou MTN
10 October 2025
Togo – Congo DR
Referee: Lenine Dos Santos CPV
Assistant Referee 1: Hélio Semedo CPV
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Fernandes CPV
Fourth Official: Fabricio Duarte CPV
Sudan – Mauritania
Referee: Jean Ouattara BFA
Assistant Referee 1: Seydou Tiama BFA
Assistant Referee 2: Dofinte Lamien BFA
Fourth Official: Benoit Bado BFA
South Sudan – Senegal
Referee: Abdou Mefire CMR
Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue CMR
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigue Mpele CMR
Fourth Official: Blaise Ngwa CMR
Seychelles – Cote d’Ivoire
Referee: Washington Dolo LBR
Assistant Referee 1: Joel Doe LBR
Assistant Referee 2: Mamoud Conteh LBR
Fourth Official: Moses Johnson LBR
Gambia – Gabon
Referee: Joseph Ogabor NGA
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulmajeed Usman NGA
Assistant Referee 2: Muhammad Yakubu NGA
Fourth Official: Salisu Basheer NGA
Lesotho – Nigeria
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat CHA
Assistant Referee 1: Bogola Issa CHA
Assistant Referee 2: Moussa Hafiz CHA
Fourth Official: Abdelkerim Ousmane CHA
Zimbabwe – South Africa
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Abbes Zerhouni ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Fourth Official: Houssam Benyahia ALG
Rwanda – Benin
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Hossam EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Sami Halhal EGY
Fourth Official: Mahmoud Nagy EGY
Sao Tome and Principe – Tunisia
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona MAD
Assistant Referee 1: Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo MAD
Assistant Referee 2: Brudo Ibenantenaina MAD
Fourth Official: Andrisoa Zafimahatoa MAD
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 4, Matchday 1)
Oman – Qatar
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jun Mihara JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Kota Watanabe JPN
Fourth Official: Ryo Tanimoto JPN
VAR: Jumpei Iida JPN
AVAR: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
Indonesia – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Ahmed Al Ali KUW
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Al Hanzi KUW
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Abbas KUW
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani KUW
VAR: Abdullah Jamali KUW
AVAR: Abdullah Al Kandari KUW
UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchdays 4 & 5)
Northern Ireland – Malta
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA
Scotland – Gibraltar
Referee: Johan Ellefsen FRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Hojgaard FRO
Assistant Referee 2: Jorleif Djurhuus FRO
Fourth Official: Alex Troleis FRO
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL
Andorra – Kazakhstan
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: André Dias POR
Fourth Official: Hélder Carvalho POR
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR
10 October 2025
North Macedonia – Armenia
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Smiljanić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
Referee Observer: Stanislav Todorov BUL
Latvia – Georgia
Referee: Jérémy Muller LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Kevin Stammet LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Armin Kehonjic LUX
Fourth Official: Yann Ludovicy LUX
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
Czechia – Azerbaijan
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Vasilevski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Ǵorǵeski MKD
Fourth Official: Krumislav Ǵorǵiev MKD
Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovskyy UKR
Estonia – Luxembourg
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Andriy Kovalenko UKR
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA
Faroe Islands – France
Referee: Peiman Simani FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Christian De Casseres FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Samu Koskinen FIN
Fourth Official: Amir Hajizadeh FIN
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA
Scotland – Gibraltar
Referee: Johan Ellefsen FRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Hojgaard FRO
Assistant Referee 2: Jorleif Djurhuus FRO
Fourth Official: Alex Troleis FRO
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL
Andorra – Kazakhstan
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: André Dias POR
Fourth Official: Hélder Carvalho POR
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR
10 October 2025
North Macedonia – Armenia
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Smiljanić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
Referee Observer: Stanislav Todorov BUL
Latvia – Georgia
Referee: Jérémy Muller LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Kevin Stammet LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Armin Kehonjic LUX
Fourth Official: Yann Ludovicy LUX
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
Czechia – Azerbaijan
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Vasilevski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Ǵorǵeski MKD
Fourth Official: Krumislav Ǵorǵiev MKD
Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovskyy UKR
Estonia – Luxembourg
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Andriy Kovalenko UKR
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA
Faroe Islands – France
Referee: Peiman Simani FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Christian De Casseres FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Samu Koskinen FIN
Fourth Official: Amir Hajizadeh FIN
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL
Moldova – England
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Garai HUN
Fourth Official: Marcell Derdák HUN
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU
Poland – Montenegro
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Veiko Motsnik EST
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen EST
Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE
Germany – Greece
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alessio Berti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Moro ITA
Fourth Official: Giuseppe Collu ITA
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Netherlands
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE
Israel – Slovenia
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstantínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Katsikogiánnis GRE
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK
Ukraine – Hungary
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mikael Hallin SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Fourth Official: Adi Aganovic SWE
Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
Denmark – Austria
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Mateo Tozan SVN
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN
Italy – Sweden
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Weickenmeier GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA
Switzerland – Iceland
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Antić SRB
Fourth Official: David Matić SRB
Referee Observer: Muhittin Boşat TUR
Türkiye – Lithuania
Referee: Miloš Bošković MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Paunović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Radulović MNE
Fourth Official: Nikola Cvijović MNE
Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev AZE
Wales – Belgium
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Antonio Melnjak CRO
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR
Portugal – Bulgaria
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer MLT
Fourth Official: Ezekiel Barbara MLT
Referee Observer: Alain Bieri SUI
Ireland – Slovakia
Referee: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Matthias Sbrissa SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Guillaume Maire SUI
Fourth Official: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby WAL
13 October 2025
France – Estonia
Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Borucki AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT
Fourth Official: Arnes Talic AUT
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
England – Andorra
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus DEN
Fourth Official: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Referee Observer: Antony Gautier FRA
14 October 2025
Latvia – Greece
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Potter SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Rae SCO
Fourth Official: Duncan Nicolson SCO
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
Azerbaijan – Scotland
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Evgenii Belskii KAZ
Fourth Official: Säken Baiymbet KAZ
Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA
Iceland – Luxemboutrg
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Georgios Argyropoulos NIR
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews NIR
Referee Observer: Jari Järvinen FIN
Romania – Cyprus
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Volf CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Beneš CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Beneš CZE
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB
Kosovo – San Marino
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Gomes LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Dani Balsa LUX
Fourth Official: Ricardo Morais LUX
Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL
Bulgaria – Czechia
Referee: Ion Orlic MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vadim Vicol MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Anatolie Basiul MDA
Fourth Official: Stanislav Leu MDA
Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD
Slovakia – Moldova
Referee: Vitalijs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Arturs Šakurovs LVA
Fourth Official: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
Sweden – Poland
Referee: Oguzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Mazlum TUR
Fourth Official: Ali Yilmaz TUR
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST
Montenegro – North Macedonia
Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Níkos Englézou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Pétros Pétrou CYP
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Christodoúlou CYP
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
Slovenia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen ENG
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA
Hungary – Turkiye
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
Croatia – Ukraine
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM
Austria – Wales
Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Kaszyński POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
Italy – Armenia
Referee: Gal Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Yossi Babayoff ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Lioz Edi ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER
Spain – Finland
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Volen Chinkov BUL
Referee Observer: Halis Özkahya TUR
Northern Ireland – Germany
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Goran Pataki CRO
Fourth Official: Antonio Melnjak CRO
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
Gibraltar – Portugal
Referee: Miloš Gigović BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Josip Čolić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Kesić BIH
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA
Faroe Islands – Switzerland
Referee: Iwan Griffith WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks WAL
Fourth Official: Bryn Markham-Jones WAL
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN
Malta – Georgia
Referee: Jóhann Jónsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Ragnar Bender ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Fourth Official: Helgi Jónasson ISL
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN
Belgium – Denmark
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Theodoros Georgiou HUN
Fourth Official: Bence Hanyecz HUN
Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE
FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2025 – Round 1
Wuhan Jiangda – Auckland United
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi MAR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Diana Chikotesha ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Carine Atezambong CMR
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Fathia Jermoumi MAR
International Friendly Matches – October
England – Wales
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Poland – New Zealand
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Romain Devillers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Ella De Vries BE
Gibraltar – New Caledonia
Referee: Michele Beltrano SMR
Assistant Referee 1: Gian-Marco Ercolani SMR
Assistant Referee 2: Ernesto Cristiano SMR
Fourth Official: José García GIB
Romania – Moldova
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Portelli MLT
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Round of 16 (Matches 37-44)
Ukraine – Spain
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lahsen Azgaou MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Reserve AR: Khalil Tan MAS
Chile – Mexico
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Omar Artan SOM
Reserve AR: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
8 October 2025
Argentina – Nigeria
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Jalal Jayed MAR
Reserve AR: Lahsen Azgaou MAR
Colombia – South Africa
Referee: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Japan – France
Referee: Katia García MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramírez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Díaz MEX
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
Paraguay – Norway
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
9 October 2025
USA – Italy
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Omar Artan SOM
Reserve AR: Abelmiro Montenegro ANG
Morocco – Korea
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Savorani ARG
Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro POR
Reserve AR: Bruno Jesus POR
Referee: Jalal Jayed MAR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lahsen Azgaou MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Mostafa Akarkad MAR
Fourth Official: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Reserve AR: Khalil Tan MAS
Chile – Mexico
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Omar Artan SOM
Reserve AR: Gilbert Cheruiyot KEN
8 October 2025
Argentina – Nigeria
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Jalal Jayed MAR
Reserve AR: Lahsen Azgaou MAR
Colombia – South Africa
Referee: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Japan – France
Referee: Katia García MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramírez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Díaz MEX
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER
Paraguay – Norway
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
9 October 2025
USA – Italy
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Omar Artan SOM
Reserve AR: Abelmiro Montenegro ANG
Morocco – Korea
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Savorani ARG
Fourth Official: Joao Pinheiro POR
Reserve AR: Bruno Jesus POR
FIFA Referees Committee 2025-2026
Following its 2017 re-organization, the FIFA Referees Committee includes two representatives from each confederation: the Head of Refereeing and a member of the Referees Committee. FIFA recently made significant changes: An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (MRI), Noumandiez Doue (CIV), Wilson Seneme (BRA), Lance VanHaitsma (USA), Dagmar Damkova (CZE) were replaced by Hugues Adjovi (BEN), Victor Gomes (RSA, photo), Federico Beligoy (ARG), Joel Aguilar (SLV), Rebecca Welch (ENG). Italy is still represented by three former World Cup referees: Collina (FIFA), Rizzoli (CONCACAF) and Rosetti (UEFA).
Pierluigi Collina (ITA)
Deputy Chairman
Hany Al-Raeesi (QAT, AFC Ref Com)
Members
1. Shamsul Maidin (SIN, AFC Head Ref)
2. Hugues Adjovi (BEN, CAF Ref Com)
3. Victor Gomes (RSA, CAF Head Ref)
4. Joel Aguilar (SLV, CONCACAF Ref Com)
5. Nicola Rizzoli (ITA, CONCACAF Head Ref)
6. Federico Beligoy (ARG, CONMEBOL Ref Com)
7. Enrique Caceres (PAR, CONMEBOL Head Ref)
8. Neil Poloso (SOL, OFC Ref Com)
9. Kevin Stoltenkamp (NZL, OFC Head Ref)
10. Rebecca Welch (ENG, UEFA Ref Com)
11. Roberto Rosetti (ITA, UEFA Head Ref)
11. Roberto Rosetti (ITA, UEFA Head Ref)
UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)
Juventus FC – SL Benfica
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maja Petravić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivona Pejić CRO
Fourth Official: Jelena Kumer CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER
Arsenal WFC – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Gitte Holm DEN
FC Barcelona – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Maria Marotta ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Jana Adámková CZE
Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO
Paris FC – OH Leuven
Referee: Alina Peșu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: George Roman ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Cheryl Foster WAL
8 October 2025
FC Twente – Chelsea FCW
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Rita Cabañero Mompó ESP
Fourth Official: Ainara Acevedo Dudley ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM
Real Madrid – AS Roma
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihaela Tepusa ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Fourth Official: Ana Terteleac ROU
VAR: Sebastian Colţescu ROU
AVAR: Iulian Dima ROU
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL
SKN St. Polten – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levalampi FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Jelena Banjeglav-Rankov SRB
Manchester United – Valerenga FC
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Ulanowska POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL
VAR: Daniel Stefanski POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO
VfL Wolfsburg – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susanne Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Sabrina Keinersdorfer SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maja Petravić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivona Pejić CRO
Fourth Official: Jelena Kumer CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER
Arsenal WFC – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Gitte Holm DEN
FC Barcelona – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Maria Marotta ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Jana Adámková CZE
Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO
Paris FC – OH Leuven
Referee: Alina Peșu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: George Roman ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Cheryl Foster WAL
8 October 2025
FC Twente – Chelsea FCW
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Rita Cabañero Mompó ESP
Fourth Official: Ainara Acevedo Dudley ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM
Real Madrid – AS Roma
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihaela Tepusa ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Fourth Official: Ana Terteleac ROU
VAR: Sebastian Colţescu ROU
AVAR: Iulian Dima ROU
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL
SKN St. Polten – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levalampi FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Jelena Banjeglav-Rankov SRB
Manchester United – Valerenga FC
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Ulanowska POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL
VAR: Daniel Stefanski POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO
VfL Wolfsburg – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susanne Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Sabrina Keinersdorfer SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB
UEFA Women’s Europa Cup 2025/2026 – Second Qualifying Round (First Leg)
BK Hacken – GKS Katowice
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Koleta Prenga ALB
Fourth Official: Kejsi Tafili ALB
FC Gintra – FC Nordsjaelland
Referee: Merima Čelik BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aida Jusufović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Vladana Barać BIH
Fourth Official: Senida Petak BIH
Hammarby IF – SK Brann
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Teresa Oliveira POR
Sporting CP – FC Rosengard
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Davina Lutz GER
8 October 2025
BSC Young Boys – SFK Sarajevo
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Katrine Stensholm DEN
Fourth Official: Nanna Andersen DEN
Slavia Praha – Austria Wien
Referee: Milica Milovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Marijana Rajović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Mijailović SRB
Fourth Official: Mima Stanković SRB
Inter Milano – KFF Vllaznia
Referee: Lotta Vuorio FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Taru Tiensuu FIN
Fourth Official: Ifeoma Kulmala FIN
Vorksla Poltava – Fortuna Hjorring
Referee: Olivia Tschon AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Thieme AUT
Fourth Official: Marina Zechner AUT
ZNK Mura – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Anastasía Mylopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Georgía Komisopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: María Détsi GRE
Fourth Official: Andromáchi Tsioflíki GRE
HB Koge – Glasgow City
Referee: Riem Hussein GER
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Joos GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Bergmann GER
Fourth Official: Selina Menzel GER
Sparta Praha – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Margot Jacobs BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Étienne BEL
Fourth Official: Jana Van Laere BEL
GC Frauenfussball – AFC Ajax
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Paola Cebollada López ESP
Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Slovacko
Referee: Vanja Janković SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Helena Buh SVN
Fourth Official: Aleksandra Česen SVN
RSC Anderlecht – Sporting Braga
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Fourth Official: Melissa Burgin ENG
Breidablik – Spartak Subotica
Referee: Katalin Sipos HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Noémi Hegedűs-Baráth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Szabó HUN
Fourth Official: Eszter Urbán HUN
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Koleta Prenga ALB
Fourth Official: Kejsi Tafili ALB
FC Gintra – FC Nordsjaelland
Referee: Merima Čelik BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aida Jusufović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Vladana Barać BIH
Fourth Official: Senida Petak BIH
Hammarby IF – SK Brann
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Teresa Oliveira POR
Sporting CP – FC Rosengard
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Davina Lutz GER
8 October 2025
BSC Young Boys – SFK Sarajevo
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Katrine Stensholm DEN
Fourth Official: Nanna Andersen DEN
Slavia Praha – Austria Wien
Referee: Milica Milovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Marijana Rajović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Mijailović SRB
Fourth Official: Mima Stanković SRB
Inter Milano – KFF Vllaznia
Referee: Lotta Vuorio FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Taru Tiensuu FIN
Fourth Official: Ifeoma Kulmala FIN
Vorksla Poltava – Fortuna Hjorring
Referee: Olivia Tschon AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Thieme AUT
Fourth Official: Marina Zechner AUT
ZNK Mura – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Anastasía Mylopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Georgía Komisopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: María Détsi GRE
Fourth Official: Andromáchi Tsioflíki GRE
HB Koge – Glasgow City
Referee: Riem Hussein GER
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Joos GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Bergmann GER
Fourth Official: Selina Menzel GER
Sparta Praha – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Margot Jacobs BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Étienne BEL
Fourth Official: Jana Van Laere BEL
GC Frauenfussball – AFC Ajax
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Fourth Official: Paola Cebollada López ESP
Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Slovacko
Referee: Vanja Janković SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Helena Buh SVN
Fourth Official: Aleksandra Česen SVN
RSC Anderlecht – Sporting Braga
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Fourth Official: Melissa Burgin ENG
Breidablik – Spartak Subotica
Referee: Katalin Sipos HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Noémi Hegedűs-Baráth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Szabó HUN
Fourth Official: Eszter Urbán HUN
EFL assistant referee jailed 13 years for multiple offences
An English Football League assistant referee has been jailed for multiple child sex offences involving teenage girls. Gareth Viccars, 47, of Shackleton Place, Milton Keynes, previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts, including sexual communications with a child, meeting with a child following sexual grooming, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity with a child. The offences, involving three 15-year-old girls, spanned three years between November 2021 and October 2024, Snaresbrook Crown Court previously heard. Viccars was jailed for 13 and a half years with a further three and a half years on extended licence at the same court. Addressing the referee, Judge Caroline English said: “You did deliberately target these three young victims and you did so on account of their ages at the material time. I am therefore quite satisfied that in all three cases you preyed upon young women that were vulnerable,” she added. The judge said that despite Viccars’ guilty pleas and expressions of remorse, there remained a lack of acknowledgement from the defendant that he had “a sexual interest in female children”. This interest was clear from the contents of messages sent to his victims and a statement from Viccars’s ex-girlfriend, which said he used to ask her to dress up in school uniform. Viccars, who appeared in the dock wearing a dark green sweatshirt, nodded as the judge read out her sentencing remarks.
Viccars was an assistant referee at the time of offending and the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the organisation responsible for managing all Premier League and EFL matches across England, said he was suspended “as soon as the allegations came to light”. Viccars was not considered for appointments after his initial suspension and the PGMOL has since removed him from the organisation’s list, it is understood. Prosecutor Charlotte Newell KC told the court Viccars had met his victims online through a messaging app, telling one girl that talking on another app was “too risky”. She said Viccars had lied and told one of his victims he was a teacher when they first started communicating and was aware that she was 15 years old. Ms Newell read out the transcript of a voicenote sent by Viccars to one of his victims, where he referred to her as “little girl” and himself as “daddy” and “teacher”. Ms Newell added of the victim: “She says effectively that she was lonely and she just wanted someone to talk to. “He, it seems, was aware of that and abused it – turning the communication sexual.” The court heard he had abused another of his victims over a period of several years, had taken her to football matches and told others he was “mentoring” her. A scrapbook chronicling the two’s “relationship” that was made by the teenager and given to Viccars was handed to police and formed part of the evidence against him, the prosecutor said. In court, Viccars watched the victim read out an impact statement during which she said he had been her “world” and that she had trusted him “completely” for almost three years. Addressing her abuser, she said he had won her over with “kind words” and “attention” and had isolated her “in plain sight”. “Now I know what you really wanted was someone young enough to manipulate,” she said. Another statement was read out by the prosecutor on behalf of a different victim, in which she said she blamed herself for Viccars’s actions, which had broken her trust in adults. She said: “I struggle to sleep, I have had nightmares. I would have nightmares about what happened – it kept replaying in my head. When I was awake, I would have flashbacks. I kept reliving it again and again.” She added: “I’m unsure of myself and I feel I have lost my self-esteem. I feel I am never going to find happiness.” The victim said Viccars’s abuse had also affected her schoolwork and how she viewed her teachers, as he had initially lied and told her he was a PE teacher. Addressing the victims, Judge English said: “You must not allow your lives to be blighted by seeking to shoulder any responsibility for what took place, that would be wholly wrong. You must allow all the responsibility to rest where it belongs and that is entirely with Mr Viccars.” In mitigation, Laura Blackband, defending, said Viccars acknowledged that his behaviour had been “disgraceful”, he had had a “difficult upbringing” and struggled with alcohol issues. Three charges, two of sexual activity with a child and one of engaging in sexual communications with a child, will lie on file, the court previously heard. After the sentencing, the Metropolitan Police said they believed there may be other victims of Viccars as he had been “spamming hundreds of girls on Snapchat”. Detective Chief Inspector Ross Morrell, who led the Met’s investigation, said: “He began with a profile of ‘sorry I think I’ve added the wrong person’, and then he would go in to lie, manipulate them, and then go on to abuse them”. It is understood the former assistant referee did not officiate during the last season.
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