FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2027 – Round 1

25 October 2026

Naegohyang WFC – Auckland United
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Almira Spahic SWE
Fourth Official: Alina Pesu ROU
VAR: Catarina Campos POR
AVAR: Eszter Urban HUN

CONMEBOL Women’s Libertadores Futsal 2026

Argentina, 7-14 November 2026

Referees

1. Aldana Arrieta ARG
2. Estefania Pinto ARG (photo)
3. Marta Quispe BOL
4. Aline Santos BRA
5. Anelize Schultz BRA
6. Lady Munoz CHI
7. Valeria Palma CHI
8. Nataly Giraldo COL
9. Yendis Montalvo COL
10. Jackeline Santacruz COL
11. Jennifer Moran ECU
12. Gema Villavicencio ECU
13. Adriana Barrios PAR
14. Fany Martinez PAR
15. Astrid Mendoza PAR
16. Mercedes Guzman PER
17. Ingrid Rodriguez PER
18. Paula Lopez URU
19. Malena Rios URU
20. Rosa Carvalho VEN
21. Tayana Moreno VEN 

22. Oriana Zambrano VEN

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 29-36)

24 October 2026

Ghana – Canada
Referee: Paula Fernandez COL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nataly Arteaga COL
Assistant Referee 2: Carolina Vicuna COL
Fourth Official: Deily Gomez CRC
Reserve AR: Iris Vail GUA

Brazil – Norway
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Nicoleta Bria ENG

Venezuela – Japan
Referee: Natalie Simon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wasiak USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith USA
Fourth Official: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Reserve AR: Stasa Spur SVN

Zambia – France
Referee: Miriama Bockova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Tilde Hedberg SWE
Fourth Official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Reserve AR: Melissa Snedden CAN

25 October 2026
China – USA
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Fabienne Michelle GER
Reserve AR: Anne Uersfield GER

Samoa – Kenya
Referee: Adriana Alvarez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Milone ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Cabezas BOL
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez ARG
Reserve AR: Maria Bevilacqua ARG

Chile – Spain
Referee: Aline Guimbang CMR
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Queency Victoire MRI
Fourth Official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Reserve AR: Stephanie Yee Sing JAM

Mexico – Australia
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: Dong Fangyu CHN
Reserve AR: Xie Lijun CHN

Futsal Finalissima (UEFA-CONMEBOL) 2026

Niteroi (Brazil), 6-8 November 2026

Referees

1. Yuri Garcia COL
2. Daniel Manrique COL
3. Leonel Ruales ECU
4. Jonathan Herbas ECU
5. Bill Villalba PAR
6. Jose Ocampo PAR
7. Ulises Ureta PER
8. Daniel Rodriguez URU (photo)
9. Andres Martinez URU
10. Jesus Chinchilla VEN

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 21-28)

22 October 2026

China – Samoa
Referee: Aline Guimbang CMR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Queency Victoire MRI
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez MEX
Reserve AR: Karla Flores MEX

Spain – Australia
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Elizabeth Blanco BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Melissa Nicholas TRI

USA – Kenya
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA
Assistant Referee 2: Ramina Tsoi KGZ
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Nuannid Donjangreed THA

Chile – Mexico
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Stasa Spur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Natalie Simon USA
Reserve AR: Catalina Nan ROU

23 October 2026
Nigeria – Korea DPR
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Reserve AR: Stephanie Yee Sing JAM

Puerto Rico – Poland
Referee: Zoulaikha Harmasse MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Sakina Alfa NIG
Assistant Referee 2: Ihssane Ennouajeli MAR
Fourth Official: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Reserve AR: Ivona Pejic CRO

New Zeeland – Germany
Referee: Josephine Wanjiru KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Nancy Kasitu ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Tabara Mbodji SEN
Fourth Official: Dong Fangyu CHN
Reserve AR: Bao Mengxiao CHN

Argentina – Morocco
Referee: Karen Hernandez MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Mora MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karla Flores MEX
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Santa Medina DOM

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2028 Qualifiers (UEFA) – Main Round (Matchday 2)

20-22 October 2026

Armenia – Hungary
Referee 1: Daniel Matkovic SUI (photo)
Referee 2: David Schaerli SUI
Third Referee: Darko Boskovic SUI
Timekeeper: Tiran Yeritsyan ARM
Referee Observer: Veljko Bošković MNE

Kazakhstan – Belarus
Referee 1: Ondřej Černý CZE
Referee 2: Radim Cep CZE
Third Referee: Jan Kresta CZE
Timekeeper: Turekhan Tursumbayev KAZ
Referee Observer: Antonio Cardoso POR

Estonia – Ukraine
Referee 1: Pablo Delgado Sastre ESP
Referee 2: Javier Moreno Reina ESP
Third Referee: Diego Martinez Garcia ESP
Timekeeper: Richard Toom EST
Referee Observer: Miroslav Gorecki POL

Czechia – Latvia
Referee 1: Dejan Veselič SVN
Referee 2: Aleš Močnik Perič SVN
Third Referee: Jernej Petek SVN
Timekeeper: Luboš Rygl CZE
Referee Observer: Nebojsa Panic SRB

Moldova – France
Referee 1: Ugur Cakmak TUR
Referee 2: Hakan Tezcan TUR
Third Referee: Ayberg Öz TUR
Timekeeper: Igor Soltanici MDA
Referee Observer: Elchin Samadli AZE

Spain – Finland
Referee 1: Julien Lang FRA
Referee 2: Victor Chaix FRA
Third Referee: Jordan Feltesse FRA
Timekeeper: Juan Rodríguez Camacho ESP
Referee Observer: Andreas Demetriou CYP

Italy – Georgia
Referee 1: Yiangos Yiangou CYP
Referee 2: Nicolas Nicolaou CYP
Third Referee: Antonios Adamopoulos GRE
Timekeeper: Giovanni Loprete ITA
Referee Observer: Tarik Keco BIH

Poland – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee 1: Ruben Santos POR
Referee 2: Cristiano Santos POR
Third Referee: Pedro Costa POR
Timekeeper: Michal Kosicki POL
Referee Observer: Oleg Ivanov UKR

Romania – Portugal
Referee 1: Besar Beqiri KOS
Referee 2: Besart Ismajli KOS
Third Referee: Florentina Kallaba KOS
Timekeeper: Attila Balint ROU
Referee Observer: Haris Curovac SWE

Netherlands – Serbia
Referee 1: Nikola Jelić CRO
Referee 2: Dino Kramar CRO
Third Referee: Mislav Džeko CRO
Timekeeper: Dyon Koene NED
Referee Observer: Vyacheslav Daragan UKR

Belgium – Slovenia
Referee 1: Viktor Bugenko MDA
Referee 2: Lars van Leeuwen NED
Third Referee: Jacob Van Dijke NED
Timekeeper: Juan Boelen BEL
Referee Observer: Ivan Novak CRO

CONMEBOL Women’s Libertadores 2026

Ecuador, 15-31 October 2026

Referee: Roberta Echeverria ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Almeida ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gisela Bosso ARG
VAR: Salomé Di Iorio ARG

Referee: Adriana Farfan BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Maricela Urapuca BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Ines Choque BOL
VAR: Wilma Balderrama BOL

Referee: Charly Straub BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fabrini Bevilaqua BRA
VAR: Daiane Muniz BRA

Referee: Dione Rissios CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Leslie Vásquez CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Yomara Salazar CHI

Referee: Erika Sanchez COL
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Sanchez COL
Assistant Referee 2: Iris Alarcón COL
VAR : Maria Daza COL

Referee: Jennifer Canchingre ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Viviana Segura ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Joselyn Romero ECU
VAR: Susana Corella ECU

Referee: Angelina Rodas 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: Diana Ruiz PER
VAR: Gaby Oncoy PER

Referee: Anahi Fernandez URU
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Fernandez URU
Assistant Referee 2: Adela Sanchez URU
VAR: Nadia Fuques URU

Referee: Stefani Escobar VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Migdalia Rodriguez VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Francis García VEN

Referee Exchange (UEFA)
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Nahia Alonso Fernandez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Sara Silva Cunha POR

Referee Assessors
1. Angel Sanchez ARG
2. Jorge Antequera BOL
3. Roberto Perassi BRA
4. Barbra Bastias CHI
5. Wilmar Navarro COL
6. Sandra Zambrano ECU
7. Victor Martinez PAR
8. Ana Perez PER

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2028 Qualifiers (UEFA) – Main Round (Matchday 1)

14-18 October 2026

Georgia – Kosovo
Referee 1: Damian Grabowski POL (photo)
Referee 2: Dominik Cipinski POL
Third Referee: Barbara Mrozek POL
Timekeeper: Grigol Bliadze GEO
Referee Observer: Toni Lehtinen FIN

Hungary – Sweden
Referee 1: Grigori Ošomkov EST
Referee 2: Jagnar Jakobson EST
Third Referee: Richard Toom EST
Timekeeper: Norbert Szilágyi HUN
Referee Observer: Stefan Tivold SVN

Slovakia – Estonia
Referee 1: Dag Erik Tangvik NOR
Referee 2: Telmen Undrakh NOR
Third Referee: Vilde Stenseth NOR
Timekeeper: Marek Antalík SVK
Referee Observer: Silvo Borosak SVN

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Northern Ireland
Referee 1: Nicola Manzione ITA
Referee 2: Giulio Colombin ITA
Third Referee: Simone Zanfino ITA
Timekeeper: Farik Keco BIH
Referee Observer: Karel Henych CZE

Serbia – Andorra
Referee 1: Dominykas Norkus LTU
Referee 2: Irmantas Kaprašovas LTU
Third Referee: Kevin Drungilas LTU
Timekeeper: Jasmina Mickoska SRB
Referee Observer: Bogdan Sorescu ROU

Montenegro – Moldova
Referee 1: George Jansizian SWE
Referee 2: Kastriot Gerxhaliu SWE
Third Referee: Ademir Avdic SWE
Timekeeper: Vladimir Sebek MNE
Referee Observer: Sreten Vasić SRB

Norway – Belgium
Referee 1: Denys Kutsyi UKR
Referee 2: Orest Dutsiak UKR
Third Referee: Andrii Kuzmin UKR
Timekeeper: Robert Krolikowski NOR
Referee Observer: Adrian Tschopp SUI

Czechia – Azerbaijan
Referee 1: Peter Nurse ENG
Referee 2: Valentin Ciuplea WAL
Third Referee: Duncan McLullich SCO
Timekeeper: Luboš Rygl CZE
Referee Observer: Nuno Bogalho POR

Portugal – Denmark
Referee 1: Petar Radojcic SRB
Referee 2: Nikola Rabrenović SRB
Third Referee: Bojan Graovac SRB
Timekeeper: Duarte Casanova POR
Referee Observer: Perry Gautier BEL

Germany – Lithuania
Referee 1: Paavo Komppa FIN
Referee 2: Kirill Naishouler FIN
Third Referee: Janne Määttänen FIN
Timekeeper: Florian Schreiber GER
Referee Observer: Gjergji Bitri MLT

UEFA Europa Conference League 2026/27 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

22 October 2026

Crvena Zvezda – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ionuț Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
AVAR: Florin Andrei ROU
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Qairat FC – Panathinaikos
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder NED
Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert NED
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Alex Bos NED
Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP

Pafos FC – Riga FC
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: George Roman ROU
VAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
AVAR: Iulian Dima ROU
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Getafe FC – FC Lugano
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Altan TUR
Fourth Official: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Erkan Engin TUR
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Trabzonspor – Heart of Midlothian
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Mathias Hillaert BEL
Fourth Official: Bert Verbeke BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Michiel Allaerts BEL
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

FK Jablonec – Brighton & Hove Albion
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Ole Haukasen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Morten Jensen NOR
Fourth Official: Stian Sletner NOR
VAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
AVAR: Svein Sinnes NOR
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

FC Nordsjelland – CSKA Sofia
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Hussin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander James ENG
Fourth Official: Lewis Smith ENG
VAR: Paul Howard ENG
AVAR: Nick Hopton ENG
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Inter D’Escaldes – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstantínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
VAR: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
AVAR: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Kauno Zalgiris – SK Brann
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Radovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Miloš Milanović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Dejan Trifković SRB
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

Iberia Tbilisi – Mjallby AIF
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Nico Claes BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
VAR: Nathan Verboomen BEL
AVAR: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

SC Braga – KAA Gent
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Artūrs Šakurovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

AFC Ajax – Atalanta BC
Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Francisco Pereira POR
Fourth Official: David Silva POR
VAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Ana Ribeiro POR
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

AS Monaco – SC Freiburg
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Harrington ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Paul Tierney ENG
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

FC Midtjylland – Sint Truidense
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Shazivari ALB
Fourth Official: Enea Jorgji ALB
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

Lincoln Imps – FC Twente
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Davide Ghersini ITA
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Borac Banja Luka – KUPS Kuopio
Referee: Ivar Kristjánsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson ISL
VAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
AVAR: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

AGF Aarhus – KF Egnatia
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Kolarević CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Mateo Erceg CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Ivan Vučković CRO
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

FC Thun – Hajduk Split
Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Greenhalgh ENG
Fourth Official: Farai Hallam ENG
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: James Bell ENG
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

UEFA Europa League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

22 October 2026

Juventus FC – Stade Rennais
Referee: Morten Krogh DEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Ferencvarosi TC – SCU Torreense
Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier FRA
VAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

Union St. Gilloise – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE

GNK Dinamo – NEC Nijmegen
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

Sturm Graz – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Danilo Nikolić SRB
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Matej Jug SVN
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Lech Poznan – Sunderland AFC
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

OFI Crete – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

Ararat Armenia – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR:: Tihomir Pejin CRO
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

Olympiacos Pireus – Sparta Praha
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Viktoria Plzen – Levski Sofia
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Celtic FC – Celta de Vigo
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

AFC Bournemouth – AC Milan
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meindanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Alan Kijas AUT
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

NK Celje – FC Salzburg
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Akil Howson ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO

Jagiellonia Bialystok – RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Omonia Nicosia – SL Benfica
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

TSG Hoffenheim – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

Besiktas – Crystal Palace
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Martijn Vos NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Stan Teuben NED
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Lillestrom SK – Real Sociedad
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

20 October 2026
Sabah FK – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Fenerbahce – Slavia Praha
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker De Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD

Paris St. Germain – FC Barcelona
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Liverpool FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Wojciech Myc POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev BUL

Manchester City – AEK Athens
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Evrard FRA
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

AS Roma – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

FC Porto – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Max Burda GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

SSC Napoli – Bodo Glimt
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

VfB Stuttgart – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

21 October 2026
LOSC Lille – Galatasaray
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Žunič SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Como FC – Manchester United
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Bayern Munchen – Arsenal FC
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Real Madrid – RB Leipzig
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Inter Milano – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Emil Bozinovski MKD

Sporting CP – LASK Linz
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Aston Villa – Viking FK
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Club Brugge – RC Lens
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Freire POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Real Betis – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN

Taylor in charge of Turkish refereeing

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has appointed Anthony Taylor as chairman of its Central Referees Committee (MHK), the body responsible for overseeing refereeing in Turkish football, as part of a series of administrative changes approved by its board of directors. Taylor, who currently serves as Elite Referee Director, will take over the committee's leadership following a review of vacant positions, the federation announced in a statement published on its official website.

The TFF also appointed Alan Snoddy, who currently works as an instructor responsible for women's referees, alongside Igor Radojicic and Baris Simsek as new members of the committee. The board also agreed to introduce specific disciplinary regulations covering statements made about referees before and after matches, although the announcement did not set out the penalties that would apply.

Source: Türkiye Today

Concacaf Central American Cup 2026 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

21 October 2026

CS Cartagines – CD Olimpia
Referee: Bryan Lopez GUA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Aczel Perez GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Jorginho Vasquez PAN
Fourth Official: Sergio Reyna GUA
VAR: Ismael Cornejo SLV
AVAR: Noriel Reina PAN

22 October 2026
FC Motagua – LD Alajuelense
Referee: Walter Lopez GUA
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales NCA
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz DOM
Fourth Official: Cristhofer Corado GUA
VAR: Luis Santander MEX
AVAR: Randy Encarnacion DOM

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 17-20)

21 October 2026

Canada – Norway
Referee: Miriama Bockova SVK (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tilde Hedberg SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez MEX
Reserve AR: Karla Flores MEX

Japan – France
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Snedden CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing JAM
Fourth Official: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Reserve AR: Linda Schmid SUI

Ghana – Brazil
Referee: Deily Gomez CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Iris Vail GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Mayra Mora MEX
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Santa Medina DOM

Venezuela – Zambia
Referee: Dong Fangyu CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Xie Lijun CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxao CHN
Fourth Official: Oh Hyeong-Jeong KOR 

Reserve AR: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA

CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2026

Morocco, 12-21 October 2026

Referees

1. Adel Chenaoua (ALG)
2. Tchitcha Cazanga (ANG)
3. Eric Elingui (CMR)
4. Ahmed El-Abbasi (EGY)
5. Ali Al-Ayat (LBY)
6. Mohammed Al-Sertawi (LBY)
7. Said El Haoud (MAR)
8. Khalid Hnich (MAR)
9. Mustapha Rguig (MAR)
10. John Ojeleye (NGA)
11. Sipho Mahlangu (RSA)
12. Elhadji Dieme (SEN)
13. Abdelakram El-Hentati (TUN)
14. Nabil Gueddich (TUN)

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 9-16)

19 October 2026

Kenya – China
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Miriama Bockova SVK
Reserve AR: Tilde Hedberg SWE

Spain – Mexico

Referee: Paula Fernandez COL

Assistant Referee 1: Nataly Arteaga COL

Assistant Referee 2: Carolina Vicuna COL

Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM

Reserve AR: Santa Medina DOM

USA – Samoa
Referee: Zoulaikha Harmasse MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Sakina Alfa NIG
Assistant Referee 2: Ihassane Ennouajeli MAR
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Nuannid Donjangreed THA

Australia – Chile
Referee: Josphine Wanjiru KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Nancy Kasitu ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Tabara Mbodji SEN
Fourth Official: Natalie Simon USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA

20 October 2026
Argentina – New Zealand
Referee: Natalie Simon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wasiak USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith USA
Fourth Official: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Reserve AR: Melissa Snedden CAN

Morocco – Germany
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Dong Fangyu CHN
Reserve AR: Xie Lijun CHN

Korea DPR – Poland
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Reserve AR: Melissa Nicholas TRI

Nigeria – Puerto Rico
Referee: Adriana Alvarez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Milone ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Bevilacqua ARG
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez MEX
Reserve AR: Mayra Mora MEX

UEFA Youth League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

20 October 2026

Paris St. Germain – FC Barcelona
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Furkan Ürün TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Anıl Usta TUR
Fourth Official: Gabriel Henry FRA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

FC Porto – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Lewiss Edwards WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Fourth Official: Flávio Jesus POR
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Fenerbahce – Slavia Praha
Referee: Joakim Sars SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Kristensson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Max Wilde SWE
Fourth Official: Melih Aldemir TUR
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Sabah FK – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgi Gogokhia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Gocha Taruashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Cavid Calilov AZE
Referee Observer: Halis Özkahya TUR

AS Roma – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Robin Hensgens NED
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan de Groot NED
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Ribbink NED
Fourth Official: Francesco Fourneau ITA
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

SSC Napoli – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Mario Perri ITA
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

VfB Stuttgart – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksander Jaeger NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Sunde NOR
Fourth Official: Marc Eckermann GER
Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD

Liverpool FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Dovydas Švėgžda LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Benas Kikutis LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson ENG
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Manchester City – AEK Athens
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Beneš CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Pavel Pospíšil CZE
Fourth Official: John Baines ENG
Referee Observer: Robert Malek POL

21 October 2026
Como FC – Manchester United
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Josip Josip Čolić BIH
Fourth Official: Daniele Perenzoni ITA
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

LOSC Lille – Galatasaray
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Undesser AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diesenberger AUT
Fourth Official: Thomas Vincent FRA
Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL

Sporting CP – LASK Linz
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Olli Jantunen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Christian De Casseres FIN
Fourth Official: Gonçalo Rafael Santos Neves POR
Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN

Aston Villa – Viking FK
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins ENG
Referee Observer: Claus Bo Larsen DEN

Club Brugge – RC Lens
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Jasper Vitse BEL
Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL

Bayern Munchen – Arsenal FC
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Gergo Vigh-Tarsonyi HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Fourth Official: Wolfgang Haslberger GER
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Real Madrid – RB Leipzig
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Bence Belicza HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Gergely Becséri HUN
Fourth Official: Anas Bakali Bentaleb ESP
Referee Observer: Stavros Mantalos GRE

Inter Milano – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Zakrzewski POL
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

Real Betis – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Anatolie Basiul MDA
Fourth Official: Ignacio De Santisteban ESP
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Uruguay tests electronic cards

A referee raised a phone-sized electronic device to caution a player during a Uruguayan cup match this week, replacing the familiar flash of a yellow card with a digital screen in a ​trial aimed at modernising one of football's oldest rituals. Match official Eduardo Varela used the device ‌during Nacional's Copa Uruguay match against Rentistas on Thursday, testing a system designed to simplify referees' administrative work by recording disciplinary decisions digitally. "We are looking to bring technology to the only thing in football that is still analogue," said Mauro ​Sacco, director of REFe, the company behind the project, in an interview with Uruguayan radio El ​Espectador Deportes on Friday. The idea emerged more than three years ago when Sacco ⁠and fellow director Diego de la Pena watched a match in rainy conditions and considered how referees ​recorded cautions by hand before transferring the information to digital systems. The new device logs match incidents with timestamps, ​with developers aiming to streamline the submission of official records to the Uruguayan Football Association's COMET platform.

For Varela, the new tool was comfortable to use and its software responded quickly, although he acknowledged that it lacked the drama of ​the traditional gesture. "You lose a little of the magic of the quick card, but I think it ​is something that will help us a lot, especially with the administrative side," he said. The first real-world tests have also ‌exposed ⁠a problem: visibility. An earlier trial was abandoned because sunlight made the screen difficult to see, while spectators and television viewers struggled to distinguish some decisions during Thursday's match. "It's a project with room for improvement. It looked much better live than it did on TV. The challenge we face now is to improve ​it for the whole audience," ​De la Pena said. "The ⁠yellow card has to be yellow, the red card has to be red, and it has to be visible to people at the ground and on ​television." The developers are exploring changes, including LED lighting around the device, to make ​the colours ⁠clearer to spectators. Sacco said the brand had been registered and the hardware and software patented, with the developers based in China. The trial has drawn mixed reactions online. "We have seen all kinds of comments, positive and negative. We ⁠have even ​laughed at the memes," he said. "The important thing is that ​people are talking about it. Any innovation takes time." REFe hopes to refine the technology and eventually see it adopted by CONMEBOL and FIFA.

Source: Reuters

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

21-22 October 2026

Palmeiras – Fluminense
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi URU
Assistant Referee 2: Horacio Ferreiro URU
Fourth Official: Alberto Feres URU
VAR: Andres Cunha URU
AVAR: Hector Bergalo URU
SVAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal PAR
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Flamengo – Estudiantes
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez URU
SVAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera URU 

VAR Supervisor: Oswaldo Segura ECU

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

20-21 October 2026

Vasco da Gama – Boca Juniors
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Yender Herrera VEN
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Alberto Ponte VEN
SVAR: Angel Arteaga VEN
Referee Assessor: Miguel Nievas URU
VAR Supervisor: Claudio Rios CHI

Montevideo Torque – Atletico Mineiro
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha CHI
Fourth Official: Diego Flores CHI
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
AVAR: Alejandro Molina CHI
SVAR: Miguel Araos CHI
Referee Assessor: Abraham Gonzalez COL
VAR Supervisor: Sergio Viola ARG

Spanish referees earn more money from audiovisual broadcasts

Starting this season and running until 30 June 2030, LaLiga will make annual payments of €500,000 to referees for their involvement in audiovisual broadcasts. Mundo Deportivo previously reported the details of the pay increase agreed upon by the RFEF and the new referees' union, AESAF. That agreement included a raise of approximately 2.1% for the 2025-2026 season, to which an additional percentage for audiovisual rights would be added. We noted at the time that the total increase could approach 3%, as the referees' share of revenue from audiovisual broadcasts had yet to be determined. We subsequently confirmed this in August during an interview that CTA President Fran Soto. These improvements were negotiated in August during the referees' pre-season and have been incorporated into the current collective agreement—set to be signed imminently—which will be in effect from the 2026–2027 season through 2030. This agreement explicitly recognizes the referee's role within the overall football product.

The improvement entails an overall annual increase of nearly €500,000, reflecting the referees' participation in audiovisual broadcasts starting this season. This includes pre-match interviews with broadcasters holding television rights, camera access to dressing rooms before kick-off, and the use of the "RefCam" worn by the referees during matches. This represents an annual increase of approximately €7,000 for each official, bringing the total annual salary of a First Division referee to nearly €300,000 when all components of their remuneration are combined.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

17 October 2026

Germany – Argentina
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI
Fourth Official: Josphine Wanjiru KEN
Reserve AR: Nancy Kasitu ZAM

Korea DPR – Puerto Rico
Referee: Alejandra Quisbert BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Elizabeth Blanco BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Daiana Milone ARG
Fourth Official: Paula Fernandez COL
Reserve AR: Nataly Arteaga COL

Morocco – New Zeeland
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Snedden CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing JAM
Fourth Official: Natalie Simon USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA

Poland – Nigeria
Referee: Dong Fangyu CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Xie Lijun CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxiao CHN
Fourth Official: Miriama Bockova SVK
Reserve AR: Tilde Hedeberg SWE

18 October 2026
Canada – Brazil
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA
Assistant Referee 2: Ramina Tsoi KGZ
Fourth Official: Miriama Bockova SVK
Reserve AR: Camille Soriano FRA

Japan – Zambia
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Stasa Spur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Reserve AR: Amina Gutschi AUT

Norway – Ghana
Referee: Karen Hernandez MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Mora MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karla Flores MEX
Fourth Official: Natalie Simon USA
Reserve AR: Katarzyna Wasiak USA

France – Venezuela
Referee: Deily Gomez CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Iris Vail GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Bevilacqua ARG
Fourth Official: Paula Fernandez COL
Reserve AR: Carolina Vicuna COL

World Cup semi-final referee Elfath announced his retirement

A familiar face in Major League Soccer has refereed his final match. Ismail Elfath, who had been with MLS since 2011 and an international referee since 2016, announced his retirement after this past weekend’s slate of games. Born in Morocco, Elfath moved to Austin, Texas as a teenager, and called it a career after one final match in his adopted hometown - Austin losing 4-1 to Nashville SC at Q2 Stadium.

Elfath has long wanted to be one of the top officials in the sport, and his resume certainly shows that he’s been recognized as such. He is a two-time MLS Referee of the Year, and veteran of some of the top domestic and international matches in the sport. “The standard that I set for myself when I started my international referee career in 2016 is that I want to be the best in the world, and I want to go to tournaments and win them,” Elfath told USA TODAY Sports’ Jon Arnold. “In refereeing, you win tournaments by doing finals and semifinals, which is something that male American referees have not been able to do.” It’s those high standards that contributed to his decision to retire. It was a somewhat unexpected announcement - but the 44-year-old couldn’t keep up with his younger self after battling injuries. He notably suffered a knee injury at the 2024 Copa America that took over a year to recover from but was still able to return to the highest level.

Elfath refereed the feisty World Cup semi-final between Argentina and England this summer, the first American to do so at that stage of a men’s World Cup. He also did the Round of 16 clash between Norway and Brazil, and a pair of major group stage games: Spain-Uruguay and Japan-Netherlands. He also did three games at the 2022 World Cup including Japan-Croatia in the Round of 16, as well as serving as the fourth official for the World Cup final. Elfath said that the Argentina-England game was the pinnacle of his career, but that he also looks back fondly on memories of every region or competition he participated in. Whether it was the World Cup final, Concacaf Champions Cup final, or a friendly on a bumpy pitch in the weeds of Concacaf, he enjoyed it all. “Doing World Cup qualifiers, seeing small nations in Concacaf that are dreaming of going to the World Cup I’ve been part of many players’ biggest game in their life,” Elfath said. “It might be a small nation in Central America or the Caribbean, but to them that’s what they’ll talk about for 20 or 30 years, the whole country. I made sure that I treated that just like I treated the World Cup semi-final between Argentina and England.”

By announcing his retirement now, Elfath gets to go out on his own terms. He won’t have to wait long for his next opportunity - he’s already been working at a software development company for years, promoted to Chief Revenue Officer in 2025. “I feel like I’ve given everything I can at the level that I hold myself to refereeing,” Elfath said. “I have achieved all that I had hoped for and more in terms of my domestic and international career. I would not be able to give it at the level that I have set my standards for. So that’s number one. Number two, I want to spend time with my family with my children, my boys, who are nine and 13”. Elfath’s international career also included taking charge of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup final, the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, and the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup final, capping off years of consistent performance at the pinnacle of global officiating. “Football has been much more generous to me than I could have ever imagined. I've blown my final whistle as an active referee. Thanks to my family, my mentors, and those in charge of officiating; to the medical and fitness teams; to my dream team, Corey and Kyle; and to all my fellow referees. Now I am your biggest fan. It will be an honor for me to give back everything I've received. For the love of this beautiful sport”.

Source: USA Today

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2026 (Updated)

Morocco, 17 October - 7 November 2026

AFC 

Referee: Dong Fangyu CHN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Xie Lijun CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxiao CHN

Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Ramina Tsoi KGZ
Assistant Referee 2: Nuannid Donjangreed THA

Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Suwida Wongkraisorn THA
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Soo-Bin KOR

CAF
Referee: Zoulaikha Harmasse MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Ihssane Ennouajeli MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Sakina Hamidou NIG

Referee: Josphine Wanjiru KEN
Assistant Referee 1: Nancy Kasitu ZAM
Assistant Referee 2: Tabara Mbodji SEN

Referee: Aline Guimbang Etong CMR
Assistant Referee: Queency Victoire MRI

CONCACAF
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Snedden CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing JAM

Referee: Deily Gomez CRC
Assistant Referee: Iris Vail GUA

Referee: Karen Hernandez MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Mayra Mora MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karla Flores MEX

Referee: Natalie Simon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Katarzyna Wasiak USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith USA

Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI

CONMEBOL
Referee: Adriana Alvarez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Milone ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Bevilacqua ARG

Referee: Alejandra Quisbert BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Elizabeth Blanco BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Cabezas BOL

Referee: Paula Fernandez COL
Assistant Referee 1: Nataly Arteaga COL
Assistant Referee 2: Carolina Vicuna COL

UEFA
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Stasa Spur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI

Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER

Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ivona Pejic CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU

Referee: Miriama Bockova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Tilde Hedberg SWE

Assistant Referee Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee Nicoleta Bria ENG

UEFA Europa Conference League 2026/27 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

15 October 2026

Hajduk Split – AFC Ajax
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Jakob Semler AUT
VAR: Manuel Schuttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

FC Lugano – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Marian Ruzbarsky SVK

KAA Gent – AGF
Referee: Bulat Sariyev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vassyutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Labashov KAZ
Fourth Official: Sayat Karabayev KAZ
VAR: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Aidyn Tassybayev KAZ
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

Panathinaikos – Borac Banja Luka
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Fourth Official: Gergo Bogár HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER

KUPS Kuopio – Trabzonspor
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer MLT
Fourth Official: Slobodan Petrovic MLT
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

Universitatea Craiova – Getafe CF
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Vidali SVN
Assistant Referee 2: David Gabrovec SVN
Fourth Official: Zan Jazbec SVN
VAR: Aleksandar Matkovič SVN
AVAR: Mihael Antič SVN
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

Riga FC – Kairat Almaty
Referee: Florian Lata ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Erind Burgu ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Fourth Official: Andi Koçi ALB
VAR: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
AVAR: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

CSKA Sofia – AS Monaco
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Costa POR
Fourth Official: José Bessa POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Mjallby AIF – Inter D’Escaldes
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pavlos Georgiu CUP
Assistant Referee 2: Petros Petrou CYP
Fourth Official: Kyriakos Athanasiou CYP
VAR: Dimitris Solomou CYP
AVAR: Marios Christoforou CYP
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

KF Egnatia – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Höfler AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Julian Weinberger AUT
VAR: Harald Lechner AUT
AVAR: Alain Sadikovski AUT
Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy TUR

Atalanta – Pafos
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Oscar Johnsson SWE
VAR: Jan Boteberg BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

SC Freiburg – SK Jablonec
Referee: Edgars Malcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Martinš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševcenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Andrejs Gluhovs LVA
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

FC Copenhagen – SC Braga
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Stan Teuben NED
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

Brighton & Hove Albion – Kauno Zalgiris
Referee: Mikkel Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Sandi Putros DEN
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

FC Twente – FC Thun
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Granit Hyseni KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Fatmir Sekiraqa KOS
Fourth Official: Mentor Ajeti KOS
VAR: Fábio Melo POR
AVAR: Alban Shala KOS
Referee Observer: John Ward IRL

Sint Truidense – Iberia Tbilisi
Referee: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Anıl Usta TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Oguzhan Çakir TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Erkan Engin TUR
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

SK Brann – Lincoln Red Imps
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Malimánek CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Machálek CZE
VAR: Tomas Kocourek CZE
AVAR: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL

Hearts FC – FC Nordsjaelland
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Zakrzewski POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

UEFA Europa League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

15 October 2026

SL Benfica – Celtic FC
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Srdjan Jovanović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Savović MNE
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

SCU Torreense – Sunderland AFC
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Olympique Lyonnais – Crystal Palace
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Luciano Maia POR
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Marques POR
Fourth Official: David Silva POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Yevhenii Aranovskiy UKR

AZ Alkmaar – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Maksimov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
VAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER

Union St. Gilloise – Real Sociedad
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Referee Observer: Daniele Orsato ITA

RB Salzburg – AC Milan
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Corb ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Sparta Praha – Lillestrom SK
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Fourth Official: Mateo Tozan SVN
VAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
AVAR: Alen Borošak SVN
Referee Observer: Michael Koukoulakis GRE

Lech Poznan – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR Pavle Tomić SRB
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

NK Celje – Omonia Nicosia
Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Farid Hajiyev AZE
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

Olympique de Marseille – Olympiacos FC
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

Ferencvarosi TC – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Pawel Pskit POL
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR

GNK Dinamo – RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roy Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISR
Fourth Official: Snir Levy ISR
VAR: Daniel Natan ISR
AVAR: Eli Hacmon ISR
Referee Observer: Christos Nicolaides CYP

Stade Rennais – OFI Crete
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

AFC Bournemouth – Sturm Graz
Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Eric Wattellier FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Ararat Armenia
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Fotopoulos GRE
Fourth Official: Fotios Polychronis GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA

Celta de Vigo – Juventus FC
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Emil Bozinovski MKD

TSG Hoffenheim – Besiktas
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

NEC – Levski Sofia
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Ingilab Mammadov AZE
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines SCO

UEFA Champions League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

13 October 2026

RC Lens – Sporting CP
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina ITA

Sabah FK – Slavia Praha
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Atletico de Madrid – Manchester United
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

Inter Milano – Club Brugge
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukasen NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

Arsenal FC – LOSC Lille
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolai Kimmeyer GER
Fourth Official: Richard Hempel GER
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE

RB Leipzig – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BE

Villarreal CF – SSC Napoli
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Max Burda GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Galatasaray – FC Barcelona
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

Viking FK – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Mariyan Grebencharski BUL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

14 October 2026
Feyenoord Rotterdam – Como FC
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

LASK Linz – Liverpool FC
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Weickenmeier GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Manchester City – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR

AS Roma – Real Madrid
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy FRA
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Aston Villa – Fenerbahce
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

Real Betis – FC Porto
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

FK Bodo Glimt – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Shakhtar Donetsk – AEK Athens
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Slovan Bratislava – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Qualifiers – UEFA Play-Offs (Round 1, Second Leg)

13 October 2026

Slovenia – Türkiye
Referee: Eugenia Gil Soriano ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Silvia Fernández Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Kristina Kozoroh UKR
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Ana Ribeiro POR
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

Ukraine – Slovakia
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk POL
VAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL
AVAR: Maika Vanderstichel FRA
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

Serbia – Finland
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Rita Cabañero Mompó ESP
Fourth Official: Paola Cebollada López ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Olga Tanschi MDA

Norway – Romania
Referee: Olivia Tschon AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Lara Anderson AUT
Fourth Official: Fabienne Hofer AUT
VAR: Harald Lechner AUT
AVAR: Sara Telek AUT
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO

Austria – Kosovo
Referee: Nanna Andersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Anna Schmidt DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Dall DEN
Fourth Official: Frederikke Sokjaer DEN
VAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
AVAR: Déborah Anex SUI
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL

Poland – Belgium
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Maja Petravić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Almira Spahić SWE
Fourth Official: Jelena Kumer CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Milica Milovanović SRB
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL

Italy – Belarus
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Leoni Harland ENG
Fourth Official: Elena Gobjilă MDA
VAR: Paul Howard ENG
AVAR: Victoria Beyer FRA
Referee Observer: Nelli Stepanyan ARM

Sweden – Lithuania
Referee: Lotta Vuorio FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Taru Tiensuu FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Sandra Nigulis EST
Fourth Official: Marina Višnjic-Živković SRB
VAR: Marko Liiva EST
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP

Iceland – Croatia
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Marta Casado AND
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Catarina Campos POR
Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU

Switzerland – Israel
Referee: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Isabel Chaplin ENG
Fourth Official: Emily Heaslip ENG
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: Audrey Gerbel FRA
Referee Observer: Carina Vitulano ITA

Wales – Albania
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Bianca Florea ROU
Fourth Official: Roxana Timiș ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN

Scotland – Czechia
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Gasparini ITA
Fourth Official: Alexandra Collin FRA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Cathrine Eide NOR

Portugal – Northern Ireland
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
VAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
AVAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Referee Observer: Jelena Banjeglav-Rankov SRB

England – Greece
Referee: Rasa Grigone LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Ieva Ramanauskienė LTU
Fourth Official: Ugne Šmitaite LTU
VAR: Donatas Šimenas LTU
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Ireland – Kazakhstan
Referee: Michaela Pachtová CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Isabelle van Gilst NED
Assistant Referee 2: Zuzana Špindlerová CZE
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Jana Adámková CZE
Referee Observer: Gyöngyi Gaál HUN

Netherlands – Hungary
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Assistant Referee 2: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Fourth Official: Davina Lutz GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Riem Hussein GER
Referee Observer: Stéphanie Frappart FRA