FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Round of 16 (Matches 51-52)

29 June 2025

Paris St. Germain – Inter Miami
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires BRA
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Reserve AR: Mokrane Gourari ALG

 
Flamengo – Bayern München
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
Reserve AR: Miguel Rocha CHI

Concacaf Gold Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals

28 June 2025

Panama – Honduras
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz MEX

Mexico – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Lukasz Szpala USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson USA
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Uranga USA

29 June 2025
USA – Costa Rica
Referee: Walter Lopez GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM

Canada – Guatemala
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Ramirez CRC

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Round of 16 (Matches 49-50)

28 June 2025

Palmeiras – Botafogo
Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi SWE
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

SL Benfica – Chelsea FC
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Said Martinez HON
Reserve AR: Walter Lopez HON
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

UEFA U-21 Euro Final 2025: Sander van der Eijk (NED)

28 June 2025

England – Germany
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
Reserve AR: Davide Imperiale ITA
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA

CONMEBOL Women’s Copa America 2025

Ecuador, 12 July - 2 August 2025

Referee: Roberta Echeverria ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gisela Trucco ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Daiana Milone ARG

Referee: Adriana Farfan BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Elizabeth Blanco BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Cabezas BOL

Referee: Daiane Muniz BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Leila Moreira BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Mastella BRA

Referee: Dione Rissios CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Marcia Castillo CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Leslie Vasquez CHI

Referee: Maria Daza COL
Assistant Referee 1: Mary Blanco COL
Assistant Referee 2: Mayra Sanchez COL

Referee: Marcelly Zambrano ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Monica Amboya ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Viviana Segura ECU

Referee: Zulma Quinonez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Nadia Weiler PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Nancy Fernandez PAR

Referee: Milagros Arruela PER
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Aquino PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER

Referee: Anahi Fernandez URU
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Fernandez URU
Assistant Referee 2: Belen Clavijo URU

Referee: Emikar Calderas VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Migdalia Rodriguez VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Francis Garcia VEN

UEFA Referee Exchange
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA 

Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernandez ESP

UEFA Women’s U-19 Euro Final 2025: Michel (GER)

27 June 2025

France – Spain

Referee: Fabienne Michel GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikolett Bizderi HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Fourth Official: Lotta Vuorio FIN

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 45-48)

26 June 2025

FC Salzburg – Real Madrid
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Hamza Al-Fariq MAR
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Al Hilal – Pachuca
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Jean Ndala COD
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

Juventus FC – Manchester City
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Istvan Kovacs ROU
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
SVAR: Armando Villarreal USA

Wydad Casablanca – Al Ain
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez PAR
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
SVAR: Juan Soto VEN

UEFA U-19 Euro Final 2025: Hennessy (IRL)

26 June 2025

Spain – Netherlands
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Campbell IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić BIH
Referee Observer: David Elleray ENG

Premios Acevedo 2025

First Division (men)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Assistant Referee: Guillermo Santiago Sacristan

First Division (women)
Referee: Paola Cebollada Lopez
Assistant Referee: Nahia Alonso Fernandez

Second Division
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia
Assistant Referee: Ion Rodriguez Portela

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Semi-finals

25 June 2025

England – Netherlands
Referee: Vasilios Fotias GRE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meindanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Elçin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Germany – France
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO 

VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 41-44)

25 June 2025

Inter Milano – River Plate
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Shaun Evans AUS
SVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

Borussia Dortmund – Ulsan Hyundai
Referee: Tori Penso USA
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
SVAR: Juan Lara CHI

Mamelodi Sundowns – Fluminense
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton SLV
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
SVAR: Rob Dieperink NED

Urawa Red Diamonds – Monterrey
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
SVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

Concacaf Gold Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)

22 June 2025

Mexico – Costa Rica
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Bryan Lopez GUA
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA

Dominican Republic – Suriname
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia SLV
Fourth Official: Reon Radix GRN
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Shirley Perello HON

USA – Haiti
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz MEX
Fourth Official: Julio Luna GUA
VAR: Oscar Mejia MEX
AVAR: Yasith Monge CRC

Saudi Arabia – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Ramirez CRC
Fourth Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM 

AVAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY

24 June 2025
Panama – Jamaica
Referee: Selvin Brown HON
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana HON

Assistant Referee 1: Rony Salinas HON
Fourth Official: Adonis Carrasco DOM
VAR: Jesus Montero CRC
AVAR: Shirley Perello HON

Guadeloupe – Guatemala
Referee: Marco Ortiz MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Michel Morales MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Sanchez MEX
Fourth Official: Jose Torres PUR
VAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC
AVAR: Luis Santander MEX

Canada – El Salvador
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Blanchard USA
Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
Fourth Official: Ekaterina Koroleva USA
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Oscar Mejia MEX

Honduras – Curacao
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM
Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales TRI
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney JAM
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM

AVAR: Yasith Monge CRC

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 37-40)

24 June 2025

SL Benfica – Bayern München
Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR

Auckland City – Boca Juniors
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Jean Ndala COD
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
SVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

Esperance de Tunis – Chelsea
Referee: Yael Falcon ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Los Angeles FC – Flamengo
Referee: Salman Falahi QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al Naemi QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Majdi Al Shammari QAT
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez PAR
VAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

UEFA U-19 Euro 2025 – Semi-finals

23 June 2025

Spain – Germany
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Campbell IRL
Fourth Official: Robert Hennessy IRL
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

Netherlands – Romania
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić BIH
Referee Observer: David Elleray ENG

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 33-36)

23 June 2025

Atletico de Madrid – Botafogo
Referee: Cesar Ramos MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

Seattle Sounders – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Rocha CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal CHI
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
SVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO

Inter Miami – Palmeiras
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Michael Oliver ENG
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Shaun Evans AUS
SVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

FC Porto – Al Ahly
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
SVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 29-32)

22 June 2025

Juventus FC – Wydad Casablanca
Referee: Said Martinez HON (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez HON
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez HON
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN

VAR: Erick Miranda MEX

AVAR: Shaun Evans AUS 

SVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Real Madrid – Pachuca

Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA 

Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA

Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA

Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR 

VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG

AVAR: Juan Lara CHI

SVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA 

FC Salzburg – Al Hilal

Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA

Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia BRA

Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires BRA 

Fourth Official: Jean Ndala COD

VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL 

AVAR: Armando Villarreal USA

SVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL

Manchester City – Al Ain

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG

Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari ALG 

Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhouni ALG

Fourth Official: Alireza Faghani AUS

VAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

AVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU

SVAR: Fu Ming CHN

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Quarter-finals

21 June 2025 

Portugal – Netherlands
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Nenad Minaković SRB
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Spain – England
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

22 June 2025
Denmark – France
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Vasilios Fotias GRE
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Germany – Italy
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Elçin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP 

Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 21-28)

20 June 2025

SL Benfica – Auckland City
Referee: Salman Falahi QAT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al Naemi QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Majid Al Shammari QAT
Fourth Official: Danny Makkelie NED
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Fu Ming CHN
SVAR: Rob Dieperink NED

Flamengo – Chelsea
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Los Angeles FC – Esperance de Tunis
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Jean Ndala COD
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
SVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

Bayern München – Boca Juniors
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham AUS
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Shaun Evans AUS
SVAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA

21 June 2025
Mamelodi Sundowns – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Juan Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar PAR
Fourth Official: Clement Turpin FRA
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
SVAR: Armando Villarreal USA

Inter Milano – Urawa Red Diamonds
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Juan Soto VEN
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Fluminense FC – Ulsan Hyundai
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

River Plate – CF Monterrey
Referee: Slavko Vincic SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaz Klancnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraz Kovacic SVN
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
SVAR: Rob Dieperink NED

Referee Ramos mixed up red card with prayer card while sending off Figal

Boca Juniors' 2-2 draw with Benfica at the Club World Cup was entertaining in its own right, both between Benfica's ability to mount a comeback after going down 2-0 before the half hour mark and the fact that the sides racked up a total of three red cards along the way. There was a unique moment, though, in the final minutes of the match – one featuring the referee and a religious figure.

In the 88th minute, Boca Juniors' Nicolas Figal picked up a red card – the third of the game and his team's second – following a tackle on Benfica's Florentino Luís, right after Luis was involved in a tussle with Boca's Luis Advincula. Referee Cesar Ramos wasted little time breaking out the red card, but he also accidentally pulled out a card that appeared to have a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe alongside i

The card showed Our Lady of Guadalupe, an apparition of the Virgin Mary, considered the patron saint of Mexico and a powerful national symbol of Mexican identity and Catholic faith. She was proclaimed patroness of Mexico City in 1737 (via Britannica), with that patronage being accepted by the territories of New Spain, which included part of present-day California several years later. Her status has also been involved in highlighting Mexican nationalism and identity, with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visiting her shrine in Mexico City each year.

Ramos quickly pulled the card with the religious figure down with one of his fingers before grabbing it with his other hand and putting it into his pocket, but not before the moment was captured on camera and went viral.

The scene went viral online, and some users noted: "Figal was blessed and still sent off". Ultimately, nine-men Boca Juniors held on over the final minutes of the contest to earn a point against Benfica at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

Source: Tribuna

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 17-20)

19 June 2025

Palmeiras – Al Ahly
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Bram van Driessche BEL
SVAR: Bastian Dankert GER

Inter Miami – FC Porto
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Rocha CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal CHI
Fourth Official: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
SVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP

Seattle Sounders – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Yael Falcon ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Juan Soto VEN
SVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU

Paris St. Germain – Botafogo
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
VAR: Shaun Evans AUS
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
SVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA

Concacaf Gold Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 9-16)

18 June 2025

Costa Rica – Dominican Republic
Referee: Lukasz Szpala USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson USA
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Uranga USA
Fourth Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA
AVAR: Allen Chapman USA

Suriname – Mexico
Referee: Selvin Brown HON
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana HON
Assistant Referee 1: Rony Salinas HON

Fourth Official: Julio Luna GUA
VAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY
AVAR: Chris Penso USA

19 June 205
Trinidad and Tobago – Haiti
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia SLV

Fourth Official: Adonis Carrasco DOM

VAR: Yasith Monge CRC

AVAR: Jesus Montero CRC

Saudi Arabia – USA

Referee: Marco Ortiz MEX

Assistant Referee 1: Michel Morales MEX

Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Sanchez MEX

Fourth Official: Bryan Lopez GUA

VAR: Oscar Mejia MEX

AVAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC

20 June 2025

Jamaica – Guadeloupe

Referee: Kwinsi Williams TRI

Assistant Referee 1: Ainsley Rochard TRI

Assistant Referee 2: Zachari Zeegelaar SUR
Fourth Official: Ekaterina Koroleva USA
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY

Guatemala – Panama
Referee: Adonai Escobedo MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Michel Espinoza MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Leonardo Castillo MEX
Fourth Official: Reon Radix GRN
VAR: Oscar Macias MEX
AVAR: Shirley Perello HON

21 June 2025
Curacao – Canada
Referee: Juan Calderon CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora CRC
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta CRC
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Daneon Parchment JAM
AVAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC

Honduras – El Salvador
Referee: Walter Lopez GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Fourth Official: Jose Torres PUR
VAR: Diego Ojer GUA
AVAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)

17 June 2025

Spain – Italy
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

France – Poland
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Bulat Sariyev KAZ
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Georgia – Portugal
Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Alexis Herrera VEN
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Romania – Slovakia
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Alessandro Dudic SUI
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

18 June 2025
Netherlands – Ukraine
Referee: Vassilis Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Igor Stojchevski MKD
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Denmark – Finland
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Karasewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara MLT
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

England – Germany
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Jakob Sundberg DEN
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Slovenia – Czechia
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth official: Michal Očenaš SVK
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 6-16)

16 June 2025

Chelsea FC – Los Angeles FC
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Jean Ndala COD
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
SVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP

Boca Juniors – SL Benfica
Referee: Cesar Ramos MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra MEX
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton SLV
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Armando Villarreal USA
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Flamengo – Esperance de Tunis
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Fu Ming CHN
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

17 June 2025
Fluminense – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
VAR: Shaun Evans AUS
AVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE
SVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

River Plate – Urawa Red Diamonds
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Hamza El-Fariq MAR

Ulsan Hyundai – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Slavko Vincic SVN
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
SVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Monterrey – Inter Milano
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires BRA
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
VAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
AVAR: Juan Lara CHI
SVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP

18 June 2025
Manchester City – Wydad Casablanca
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA
Fourth Official: Ma Ning CHN
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Real Madrid – Al Hilal
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Cesar Ramos MEX
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
SVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

CF Pachuca – FC Salzburg
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhouni ALG
Fourth Official: Ibrahim Mutaz LYB
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL

Al Ain – Juventus
Referee: Tori Penso USA
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Jean Ndala COD
VAR: Armando Villarreal USA
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
SVAR: Fu Ming CHN

Concacaf Gold Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

14 June 2025

Mexico – Dominican Republic
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Caleb Wales TRI
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney JAM
Fourth Official: Bryan Lopez GUA
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty CAY

15 June 2025
USA – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Adonai Escobedo MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Michel Espinoza MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Leonardo Castillo MEX
Fourth Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN
VAR: Oscar Macías MEX
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA

Haiti – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Walter Lopez GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Fourth Official: Julio Luna GUA
VAR: Diego Ojer GUA
AVAR: Roy Monge CRC

Costa Rica – Suriname
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA
Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Blanchard USA
Assistant Referee 2: Logan Brown USA
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar JAM
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Allen Chapman USA

16 June 2025
Panama – Guadeloupe
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Fourth Official: Adonis Carrasco DOM
VAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC
AVAR: Edvin Jurisevic USA

Jamaica – Guatemala
Referee: Juan Calderon CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora CRC
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta CRC
Fourth Official: Reon Radix GRN
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Jesus Montero CRC

17 June 2025
Curacao – El Salvador
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz MEX
Fourth Official: Ekaterina Koroleva USA
VAR: Oscar Macias MEX
AVAR: Dilia Bradley GUA

Canada – Honduras
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Jose Torres PUR
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Diego Ojer GUA

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 9-12)

14 June 2025

Slovakia – Italy
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Elçin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Spain – Romania
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Igor Stojčevski MKD
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Portugal – Poland
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Michal Očenaš SVK
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

France – Georgia
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

15 June 2025
England – Slovenia
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Vasilios Fotias GRE
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Finland – Ukraine
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara MLT
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Czechia – Germany
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
VAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Netherlands – Denmark
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Bolat Sariev KAZ
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 1-5)

14 June 2025

Al Ahly – Inter Miami
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beacham AUS
Fourth Official: Szymon Marciniak POL
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
SVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU

15 June 2025
Bayern München – Auckland City
Referee: Issa Sy SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura SEN
Fourth Official: Ibrahim Mutaz LYB
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
AVAR: Nicolas Gallo COL
SVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Paris St. Germain – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Gustavo Tejera URU
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
SVAR: Rob Dieperink NED

Palmeiras – FC Porto
Referee: Said Martinez HON
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez HON
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX
SVAR: Juan Lara CHI

Botafogo – Seattle Sounders
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
SVAR: Shaun Evans AUS

FIFA: Controversial incidents will not be shown on “Ref Cam”

Referees at this month's FIFA Club World Cup will wear 'body cams' with the footage used in broadcasts of the game - but only if the images are of non-controversial incidents, FIFA refereeing officials said on Wednesday. The match referees in the tournament will wear a small camera protruding from their earpiece which will be able to generate video from the referee’s point of view. But while broadcasters will be able to offer unique angles on goals and saves - as well as close-up live video and sound from the pre-match coin toss - viewers won't get to see penalty decisions or other disputable moments from the new camera angle.

"The objective is to offer the TV viewers a new experience," said Pierluigi Collina, the Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee. Collina said that IFAB, which sets the Laws of the Game, had allowed a trial of the technology and suggested that footage of controversies might be part of a later phase in the future. "Let's do things step by step. At the moment... this is a trial. We need to do something new and the simpler the better. So we fixed some rules within a protocol. We will offer these images in the future? Maybe when we learn to run, maybe not, maybe we will do," he said. The live images will be broadcast via a private 5G network from the ref to the match production team, said FIFA Director of Innovation, Johannes Holzmuller, who said the live aspect would only be available in the six NFL stadiums being used for the tournament. What Club World Cup fans will be able to see are the VAR reviews, as seen by referees on the pitchside monitor, which will be broadcast on giant screens in the stadium. That video will then be followed by the referee announcing the final decision over the public address system and the television broadcast.

The tournament will also see the use of 'enhanced semi-automatic offside' technology which will use 16 cameras linked to AI technology and algorithms which will send an audio message to the assistant referee when an offside player touches the ball. The system will likely see the flag raised earlier for offside and reduce cases of play continuing after a clear offside until a later VAR review. The tournament will also be an early introduction of the new law that goalkeepers have eight seconds to release the ball after picking it up - or be punished with a corner. It replaces the previous law that keepers had six seconds to release the ball or give up an indirect free kick. The goalkeepers will be shown a five second warning by the referee who will count down showing the fingers of one hand.

Source: Yahoo

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

11 June 2025

Slovakia – Spain
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Karasewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh SCO
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED

Italy – Romania
Referee: Vassilis Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Igor Stojchevski MKD
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Poland – Georgia
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Nenad Minaković SRB
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Portugal – France
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

12 June 2024
Ukraine – Denmark
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: David Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK
VAR: Dragomir Draganov BUL
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Czechia – England
Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Germany – Slovenia
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara MLT
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Finland – Netherlands
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Bulat Sariyev KAZ
VAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Landmark innovations at FIFA Club World Cup 2025

The FIFA Club World Cup will see a range of innovations introduced that will make the tournament even more entertaining and engaging for fans, while streamlining operations and boosting transparency.

Body cameras

Following The International Football Association Board’s approval, referees will wear body cameras at the competition, and the footage will be used by FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Exclusive Global Broadcaster DAZN as part of live match broadcasts during the tournament. One of the main goals of this test is to explore whether the new camera angle can improve the experience for those watching on television and online by showcasing the referee’s perspective. Furthermore, FIFA will use the findings from the tournament to create guidelines for the use of such cameras in football.

Footage from referee reviews live at stadiums

Besides broadcast developments, fans following the action at the stadiums will now also benefit from seeing exactly what the referee views on the monitor in the referee review area during on-field reviews. The footage will be displayed live on the giant screens, which will make it easier for fans to understand the decision-making process and enhance transparency.

Advanced semi-automated offside technology

Following successful trials at the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 and a number of FIFA’s youth tournaments, an advanced version of semi-automated offside technology will be in place at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, with the aim of making the decision-making process for offside situations as fast as possible. Utilising multiple cameras, a sensor inside the ball and artificial intelligence, the system tracks players’ positions and the ball, providing automated, real-time alerts to match officials in the event of clear offsides. However, for challenging offside scenarios, the video assistant referee will still validate the information provided by the system before the decision is taken.

Artificial intelligence-driven data

For the first time at a major tournament, FIFA will use algorithms developed by Football Technology Centre AG, its joint venture with Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd, to automatically collect the majority of live event data based on the available tracking data.

Substitutions

Another new feature will be the introduction of a substitution tablet, which will replace traditional paperwork and manual communication to streamline and organise the substitution process. Each team will receive a tablet before kick-off to manage requests digitally, ensuring that everyone who needs this information is aligned and providing a clear overview of remaining substitutions.

Source: FIFA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 4)

9-10 June 2025

Estonia – Norway
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB (photo)
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: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

Belgium – Wales
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija BIH
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Croatia – Czechia
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Kazakhstan – North Macedonia
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Královič SVK
VAR: Martin Dohál SVK
AVAR: Boris Marhefka SVK
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Italy – Moldova
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
VAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
AVAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

Faroe Islands – Gibraltar
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: Snir Levi ISR
VAR: Ziv Adler ISR
AVAR: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Finland – Poland
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Fábio Melo POR
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Netherlands – Malta
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

Romania – Cyprus
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
VAR: Donatas Šimėnas LTU
AVAR: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD

San Marino – Austria
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Marek Radina CZE
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Serbia – Andorra
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Latvia – Albania
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: İbrahim Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR
VAR: Harm Osmers GER
AVAR: Daniel Schlager GER
Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 16)

10 June 2025

Brazil – Paraguay
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Nazareno Arasa ARG
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Nicolas Lamolina ARG

Argentina – Colombia
Referee: Juan Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar PAR
Fourth Official: Blas Romero PAR
VAR: Derlis Lopez PAR
AVAR: Carlos Benitez PAR

Uruguay – Venezuela
Referee: Raphael Claus BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Rodrigo Correa BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Alves BRA
Fourth Official: Matheus Candancan BRA
VAR: Daniel Nobre BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo D'Alonso BRA

Bolivia – Chile
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Soppi URU
Fourth Official: Alberto Feres URU
VAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
AVAR: Richard Trinidad URU

Peru – Ecuador
Referee: Andres Rojas COL
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Ortiz COL
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Roldan COL
Fourth Official: Carlos Betancur COL
VAR: Heider Castro COL 

AVAR: Alexander Guzman COL

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 10)

10 June 2025

Uzbekistan – Qatar
Referee: Ma Ning CHN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Fei Zhou CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Cheng Zhang CHN
Fourth Official: Jin Jingyuan CHN
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Shen Yinhao CHN

Kyrgyzstan – UAE
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali KUW
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Al-Anezi KUW
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Abbas KUW
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani KUW
VAR: Abdullah Al Kandari KUW
AVAR: Saud Al Samhan KUW

Iran – Korea DPR
Referee: Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Zairul Tan MAS
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Azi MAS
Fourth Official: Tuan Yasin MAS
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Torpong Somsingha THA

Korea – Kuwait
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Hesham Al-Refaei KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Omar Al-Jamel KSA
Fourth Official: Shukri Al-Hanfosh KSA
VAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shahdan KSA

Jordan – Iraq
Referee: Omar Al-Ali UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al-Hammadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Jasem Al-Ali UAE

Fourth Official: Sultan Al-Hammadi UAE

VAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

AVAR: Easa Al-Hajri UAE

Palestine – Oman
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard IRN
Assistant Referee 1: Alireza Ildorom IRN
Assistant Referee 2: Farhad Moravveji IRN

Fourth Official: Payam Heydari IRN

VAR: Alex King AUS

AVAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS

Japan – Indonesia
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Gyun-Yong KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jang Jong-Pil KOR
Fourth Official: Kim Dae-Young KOR
VAR: Kim Woo-Sung KOR
AVAR: Choi Hyun-Jae KOR

China – Bahrain
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al Rashedi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Sabet Al Ali UAE
Fourth Official: Ahmed Issa UAE
VAR: Meshari Al Shammari UAE
AVAR: Mohamed Al Shammari UAE

Saudi Arabia – Australia
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh QAT

Fourth Official: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile QAT

VAR: Abdulla Al-Marri QAT

AVAR: Meshari Al-Shammari QAT

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 2, Matchday 3)

10 June 2025

Costa Rica – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Daniel Quintero MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Enedina Caudillo MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Enrique Bustos MEX
Fourth Official: Víctor Rivas USA

El Salvador – Suriname
Referee: Jon Freemon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins USA
Fourth Official: Cleon Culley GUY

Cuba – Bermuda
Referee: Oliver Vergara PAN
Assistant Referee 1: Ronald Bruna PAN
Assistant Referee 2: Walter Cid PAN
Fourth Official: Jose Corporan PAN

Honduras – Antigua and Barbuda
Referee: José García SLV
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Vargas SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Oscar Alonso SLV
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera SLV

Saint Kitts and Nevis – Grenada
Referee: Cristhofer Corado GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Ordonez GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Lemus GUA
Fourth Official: Raul Castro GUA

Saint Lucia – Barbados
Referee: Sergio Reyna GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Alvarado GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Camarena PAN
Fourth Official: Fernando Moron PAN

Haiti – Curacao
Referee: Steven Madrigal CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Salazar CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Sojo CRC
Fourth Official: Jorge Leira CRC

Guyana – Montserrat
Referee: Ricangel de Leça ARU
Assistant Referee 1: Jade Salamatin ARU
Assistant Referee 2: Tristan Vermeulen ARU
Fourth Official: Norberto Da Silva CUW

Panama – Nicaragua
Referee: Ismael Lopez MEX
Assistant Referee 1: José Martínez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Granados MEX
Fourth Official: Josué Ugalde CRC

Dominican Republic – Dominica
Referee: Marianela Araya CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Mijensa Rensch SUR
Assistant Referee 2: Suelle Shepperd SUR
Fourth Official: Evens Julmis BAH

Jamaica – Guatemala
Referee: David Gómez CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Fernández CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Jeriel Valverde CRC
Fourth Official: Pablo Camacho CRC

Puerto Rico – St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Referee: Randy Encarnacion DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Wasnah Barnarde ATG
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Peters ATG
Fourth Official: Ken Pennyfeather ATG

UEFA Nations League Final 2025: Schärer (SUI)

8 June 2025

Final
Portugal – Spain
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susann Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR 1: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR 2: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Match for Third Place
Germany – France
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Erik Lambrechts BEL
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Jørn-West Larsen DEN

Somali referee made his mark at African Champions League

Omar Artan’s handling of the second leg match of African Champions League final has been hailed in his home country, Somalia, where he received a hero’s welcome. Artan became the first Somali football referee to officiate a continental final when he took charge of the match played last week in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. Egypt’s Pyramids FC triumphed in the Champions League with a 3-2 aggregate win over two legs against Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa.

Artan received praise from football analysts and fans for his composed and fair performance during the match that was free of heated moments. “I carried the pride of millions of Somalis, the weight of our national flag, and the hopes of young people who looked up to me. That sense of duty has always driven me to give my best,” Artan said. “I dedicate this achievement to the Somali people around the world for their unwavering support, belief, and encouragement.” He made his debut on the continental stage at last year’s African Cup of Nation tournament in in Côte d’Ivoire where he officiated a group stage match.

Somalia Football Federation (SFF) hosted a reception for him on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu where football officials said his “rise mirrors the rise of Somali football”.

“He is incorruptible and deeply committed to protecting the dignity and fairness of the sport,” said SFF president Ali Mohamed. The Somali referee begun his career officiating in domestic leagues where he built a name for himself by “learning from his mistakes made on the pitch”.

“Those early matches gave me the foundation I needed and the chance to grow in my performance,” he said. “What has inspired me most in this journey is the opportunity to carry forward a reputation built on fairness, neutrality, and responsibility.” Young people across Somalia have been inspired into becoming referees by Artan’s career, said the head of football referees Hasan Yabarow. “The standards of refereeing in the country are rising because young Somali boys and girls now have someone they can look up tom” he said. "We now hope and dream that he will be given the opportunity to officiate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” said Ali Ahmed, the head of refereeing of a regional football body.

Source: TRT Afrika

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 3)

6-7 June 2025

Norway – Italy
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Estonia – Israel
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy FRA
VAR: Éric Wattellier FRA
AVAR: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Wales – Liechtenstein
Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordánis Aptósoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
VAR: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
AVAR: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

North Macedonia – Belgium
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Czechia – Montenegro
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Dennis Higler NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Haim Yaakov ISR

Gibraltar – Croatia
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
VAR: Vasimir El-Hatib BUL
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP

Bosnia and Herzegovina – San Marino
Referee: Luís Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Mota POR
Fourth Official: Miguel POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Hélder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

Malta – Lithuania
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș Vidican ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
AVAR: Sebastian Colțescu ROU
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Andorra – England
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Kolarić CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Dario Bel CRO
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Finland – Netherlands
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

Austria – Romania
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik TUR

Albania – Serbia
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Ciro Carbone ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 15)

5-6 June 2025

Ecuador – Brazil
Referee: Piero Maza CHI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Molina CHI
Fourth Official: Francisco Gilabert CHI
VAR: Jose Cabero CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI

Paraguay – Uruguay
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Pablo Gonzalez ARG
Fourth Official: Sebastian Zunino ARG
VAR: Hector Paletta ARG
AVAR: Silvio Trucco ARG

Chile – Argentina
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Yender Herrera VEN
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Carlos Lopez VEN

Venezuela – Bolivia
Referee: Yael Falcon ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Leandro Rey ARG
VAR: Jorge Balino ARG
AVAR: German Delfino ARG

Colombia – Peru
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Pires BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Fourth Official: Bruno Arleu BRA
VAR: Wagner Reway BRA 

AVAR: Diego Pombo BRA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 9)

5 June 2025

Indonesia – China
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanzhar Shoyusupov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Alisher Usmanov UZB
Fourth Official: Asker Nadjafaliev UZB
VAR: Firdavs Norsafarov UZB
AVAR: Abdurashid Khudoyberganov UZB

Australia – Japan
Referee: Kassem Al-Hatmi OMA
Assistant Referee 1: Nasser Ambusaidi OMA
Assistant Referee 2: Saif Al-Ghafri OMA
Fourth Official: Omar Al-Yaqoubi OMA
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Abdul Hasim SIN

UAE – Uzbekistan
Referee: Shaun Evans AUS
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick AUS
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro AUS
VAR: Alex King AUS
AVAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS

Oman – Jordan
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Hesham Al-Refaei KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al-Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Faisal Al-Blwi KSA
VAR: Sultan Al-Harbi KSA
AVAR: Ibrahim Al-Dakheel KSA

Bahrain – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynulin UZB
Fourth Official: Akobirxuja Shukurullaev UZB
VAR: Akhrol Risqullaev UZB
AVAR: Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov UZB

Korea DPR – Kyrgyzstan
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Ahmed Al Ali JOR
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Wiwat Jumpaoon THA

Iraq – Korea
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Kota Watanabe JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Ryo Tanimoto JPN
Fourth Official: Jun Mihara JPN
VAR: Jumpei Iida JPN
AVAR: Hiroki Kasahara JPN

Kuwait – Palestine
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi TJK
Assistant Referee 1: Hasan Karimov TJK
Assistant Referee 2: Farkhod Kuralov TJK
Fourth Official: Abdullo Davlatov TJK
VAR: Mohamed Obaid UAE
AVAR: Yahya Al-Mulla UAE

Qatar – Iran
Referee: Mohamed Al-Hoish KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Khalaf Al-Shammari KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Yasir Al-Sultan KSA
Fourth official: Shukri Al-Hanfosh KSA
VAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shahdan KSA