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

1-3 October 2026

League A

Greece – Netherlands
Referee: Marco Guida ITA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Germany – Serbia
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Referee Observer: Chaim Yaakov ISR

Wales – Norway
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Denmark – Portugal
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

League B

Israel – Kosovo
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cosmin Bojan ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU
Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaidis CYP

Ireland – Austria
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Stan Teuben NED
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

League D

Azerbaijan – Liechtenstein
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Safak Barmaksiz AUT
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE

Malta – Gibraltar
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Mateo Musa BIH
VAR: Luka Bilbija BIH
AVAR: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 12)

2-3 October 2026

Slovenia – Netherlands
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bastien Lengacher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

Ukraine – Croatia
Referee: David Silva POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Cunha POR
Fourth Official: José Bessa POR
Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP

Austria – Denmark
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Dor Medina ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Raafat Al Hamola ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Andorra – Moldova
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Boris Jvania GEO
Fourth Official: Koba Revazashvili GEO
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

England – Slovakia
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iñigo Prieto López ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Gonzalo García González ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2026/27 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

30 September 2026

BK Hacken – Juventus FC
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Linda Schmid SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur SVN
Fourth Official: Jana Van Laere BEL
VAR: Bert Put BEL
AVAR: Ella de Vries BEL
Referee Observer: Rebecca Welch ENG

AS Roma – FC Barcelona
Referee: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Fourth Official: Charlotte Carpenter WAL
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: Tatyana Sorokopudova KAZ
Referee Observer: Stéphanie Frappart FRA

FC Paris – Arsenal WFC
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Bianca Florea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ana Puscasu ROU
Fourth Official: Elena Gobjila MDA
VAR: Jakob Kehlet DEN
AVAR: Eszter Urbán HUN
Referee Observer: Aušra Kance LTU

Olympique Lyonnais – Chelsea WFC
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano Garcí­a ESP
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

SL Benfica – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Gasparini ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

1 October 2026
Austria Wien – Inter Milano
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Assistant Referee 2: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Fourth Official: Davina Lutz GER
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI

HB Koge – Servette FC
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Nan ROU
Fourth Official: Roxana Timiș ROU
VAR: Iulian Dima ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trafandir ROU
Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA

Paris St. Germain – OH Leuven
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Maria Andrada POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Ana Ribeiro POR
Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU

Manchester City – Real Madrid
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Ana Afonso POR
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Milica Milovanović SRB
Referee Observer: Cathrine Eide NOR

UEFA Women's Europa Cup 2026/27 – Second Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

30 September 2026

WFC Aktobe – AFC Ajax
Referee: Aleksandra Česen SVN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Kaja Škrban SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Doroteja Gjerkeš SVN
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL

Farul Constanta – Sparta Praha
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Elodie Coppola FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Rossignol FRA
Fourth Official: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Anja Kunick GER

Valerenga – Feyenoord
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Pavleta Rashkova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Maria-Yoanna Vasileva BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Graziella Pirriatore ITA

Rosenborg BK – Slovan Liberec
Referee: Sofiya Prychyna UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletska UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandra Vdovina UKR
Fourth Official: Liudmyla Telbukh UKR
Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL

SK Brann – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Eugenia Gil Soriano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Silvia Fernández Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Andrada Aloman ESP
Fourth Official: Zulema González González ESP
Referee Observer: Sharon Sluyts BEL

Spartak Myjava – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Olga Blotskaya BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Hanna Nalivaika BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Alina Slutskaya BLR
Fourth Official: Valentina Sokolovich BLR
Referee Observer: Cristina Babadac ROU

Fortuna Hjorring – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jena Mala ALB
Fourth Official: Eglantina Pjetrushaj ALB
Referee Observer: Svetlana Patraş MDA

Sturm Graz – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Emily Heaslip ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Isabel Chaplin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Leoni Harland ENG
Fourth Official: Alice Parker ENG
Referee Observer: Carina Vitulano ITA

Eintracht Frankfurt – FH
Referee: Déborah Anex SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Belinda Brem SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Laura Mauricio SUI
Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE

Fenerbahce – FC Minsk
Referee: Olivia Tschon AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Biljana Iskin AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Vanja Vukanović AUT
Fourth Official: Lena Hirtl AUT

Malmo FF – Sankt Polten
Referee: Rasa Grigone LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Ieva Ramanauskiene LTU
Fourth Official: Ilona Birgelaite LTU
Referee Observer: Eleni Kyriou GRE

Czarni Sosnowiec – Breidablik
Referee: Ana Terteleac ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Andreea Şuşcă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Druica ROU
Fourth Official: Enikő Biró ROU
Referee Observer: Lilach Asulin ISR

Real Sociedad – Hearts LFC
Referee: Lotta Vuorio FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Taru Tiensuu FIN
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE

Rangers WFC – Hammarby IF
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Liliya Dumbalakova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Dorieta Valeva BUL
Fourth Official: Valeria Petrova BUL
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalová SVK

Sporting CP – Brondby IF
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Uersfeld GER
Fourth Official: Karoline Wacker GER
Referee Observer: Antonia Kokotou GRE

SCU Torreense – FC Metalist
Referee: Nanna Andersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Anna Schmidt DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Dall DEN
Fourth Official: Frederikke Sokjaer DEN
Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM

FIFA AR Robathan says tumours have ended his career

It was May 2025 and life was good for Premier League and FIFA assistant referee Dan Robathan. In fact, he was flying high. Years of climbing the football ladder had paid off and he was running the line at the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City. But just months after this career highlight, symptoms Dan thought were sciatic nerve pain and wear and tear were revealed to be benign tumours in his spine, which needed to be operated on immediately. "I saw a neurosurgeon who told me I had two tumours, initially I thought it was one, but it was two," Dan tells BBC Newsbeat. "It was compressing nerves, there was a chance it could affect a motor nerve which means it could affect function in my leg. I needed to go home, lay down and not move. I did that for 15 days, my life turned upside down overnight." BBC Newsbeat met Dan at a football pitch in Norwich, close to where he lives, where he revealed the struggles he has had in trying to regain his fitness and mobility.

Dan picked up his first flag at 10 years old, working his way up from grassroots football to the lines at more than 200 Premier League clashes and World Cup qualifiers. Speaking at the time of the FA Cup final, Dan said it was "a privilege to stand there on behalf of over 37,000 referees across the country". The chances of becoming an elite level referee are low. The FA describes FIFA match officials as the "pinnacle of the officiating ladder". Photos of Dan over the last few years show him doing everything from embracing then Liverpool manager Arne Slot to explaining a decision to Emiliano Martinez, and officiating games without fans due to the Covid pandemic. And in his social media posts, Dan gives a glimpse of everything you would expect from an official at elite level - from the roar of fans to sprinting to be in the right place during split second decisions. To the outside world, all looked well.

"I started having quite bad problems with sexual dysfunction or bladder issues where I'd have to sit down to urinate and I couldn't stand up," he explains. "It got to a point in September [2025] where something's not right at all." A neurosurgeon confirmed to Dan he had two tumours in his spine – and his life ground to a halt. "It was fear, anxiety, not knowing how long it will take me to get back. What would my life look like? Will I be a normal man? Will I walk again?" Surgeons removed one tumour and left one alone, which was deemed safe. The tumours were non-cancerous, but have caused significant damage to Dan, who describes his post-operation recovery as "brutal". Yet there was "no doubt" in his mind that he would return. But by Christmas 2025, Dan was still feeling fatigued and struggling to lift his heel, walk, or feel his calf. "The surgeon said I had under a 10% chance of ever getting back on the field but even then I was like I don't care I will prove everyone wrong," Dan recalls. Yet despite fighting "like mad", he was unable to regain his fitness levels. This week, Dan was forced to medically retire, saying in effect "the decision was made for me".

The 38-year-old says he still has days where he struggles to walk, or where his back feels "on fire". "My body just can't do what I want it to do," he says. Dan underwent testing to confirm his tumours weren't linked to genetics, which was reassuring, but still leaves him facing the unknown. "It's a loss of identity. I've been 'Dan the ref' since I was 10 years old. It's 28 years of being who I am, it's my personality. When you have the recognition that that sort of life is over, psychologically it is really tough." Dan is now working with a psychologist to decide the path forward. "I feel like a 16-year-old who's just left school and trying to work out what I want to do with my life," he jokes. "I have a few options, staying in football. [But] I don't know if I will be able to with the mental health problems I've had. Can I stay involved in a sport that I loved but can't do myself?" One thing he is certain of, is going into the future with his family. "I want to put my son, fiancée, my stepchildren first. I want to try and advocate for men's mental health, for men speaking about health issues. If I can help one or two men in the process, I've done my job." And Dan accepts that if he gets back into football it would need to be for the right reasons. "I need to get that fire my belly."

Source: BBC

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

27-29 September 2026

League A

Norway – Portugal
Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP

Serbia – Netherlands
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Karol Arys POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Germany – Greece
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander James ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Andrew Madley ENG
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Denmark – Wales
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Marc Bollengier FRA
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Belgium – France
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: Alen Borošak SVN
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

Türkiye – Italy
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

Spain – Croatia
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Czechia – England
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

League B

Austria – Kosovo
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Steven McLean SCO
AVAR: John Beaton SCO
Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL

Israel – Ireland
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED

Georgia – Ukraine
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Ingilab Mammadov AZE
Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD

Romania – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: Fábio Oliveira Melo POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Alon Yefet ISR

Sweden – Poland
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Victor Garcia Verdura ESP
VAR: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Northern Ireland – Hungary
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetchea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker De Francisco ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Masso Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Adrian Cordero Vega ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Slovenia – North Macedonia
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Scotland – Switzerland
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Aleksandar Živković SRB
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

League C

Armenia – Montenegro
Referee: José Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Adrián Díaz González ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Sesma Espinosa ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

Latvia – Cyprus
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
VAR: Martin Dohal SVK
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Michael Koukoulakis GRE

Finland – Belarus
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Srdjan Jovanović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL

Moldova – Faroe Islands
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Aleksei Kulbakov BLR

San Marino – Albania
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Marcel Derdák HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Slovakia – Kazakhstan
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Ivan Matić CRO
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

Bulgaria – Estonia
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Irakli Kvirikashvili GEO
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Luxembourg – Iceland
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Ermis Celaj ALB
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

League D

Lithuania – Azerbaijan
Referee: Menélaos Antoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Iraklís Komodrómos CYP
Fourth Official: Konstantínos Fellás CYP
VAR: Mários Christofórou CYP
AVAR: Dimítris Solomoú CYP
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

Gibraltar – Andorra
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Granit Hyseni KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Arbnor Bullatovci KOS
Fourth Official: Rrezart Hasanaj KOS
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Erdall Zasella KOS
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 11)

28 September - 1 October 2026

Denmark – Belarus
Referee: Duncan Nicolson SCO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Calum Spence SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Gentles SCO
Fourth Official: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

Slovenia – Israel
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Matti Roth FIN
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

Iceland – Switzerland
Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Borucki AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Duschek AUT
Fourth Official: Alain Sadikovski AUT
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL

Estonia – France
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Radovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Predrag Janjuš SRB
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Norway – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Ryan Lee SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Bell SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Nelson SCO
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

Ireland – Kazakhstan
Referee: Loic Thomas LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Johnny Leite LUX
Fourth Official: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Belgium – Wales
Referee: Jan Všetečka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Michal Wolf CZE
Fourth Official: Pavel Orel CZE
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Romania – Finland
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Janić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kruno Šarić CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Pavlešić CRO
Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN

Czechia – Bulgaria
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marek Arys POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dariusz Bohonos POL
Fourth Official: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Faroe Islands – Luxembourg
Referee: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Simas Kartočius LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Edvardas Korotkovas LTU
Fourth Official: Egidijus Amšiejus LTU
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Poland – Sweden
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Antić SRB
Fourth Official: Stefan Jeknić SRB
Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN

Malta – Germany
Referee: Ozan Ergün TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Bersan Duran TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bahtiyar Birinci TUR
Fourth Official: Davut Çelik TUR
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

Kosovo – Cyprus
Referee: Robin Hensgens NED
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Osseweijer NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

Scotland – Azerbaijan
Referee: Mathias Stofringshaug NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Erland Hareland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Edvard Helgerud NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

Portugal – Gibraltar
Referee: Andreu Simarro AND
Assistant Referee 1: Joan Serra AND
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Acosta AND
Fourth Official: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

Greece – Latvia
Referee: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Camil Quliyev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Asiman Azizli AZE
Fourth Official: Cavid Calilov AZE
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

North Macedonia – Montenegro
Referee: Arnes Talic AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amar Rekik AUT
Fourth Official: Isa Simsek AUT
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Armenia – Italy
Referee: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoí Papadopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Ioánnis Minoúdis GRE
Fourth Official: Melétios Gioumatzídis GRE
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Hungary – Lithuania
Referee: Bálint Kišš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Zemko SVK
Fourth Official: Igor Valent SVK
Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD

San Marino – Spain
Referee: Bolat Sariev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Labaşov KAZ
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE

Northern Ireland – Georgia
Referee: Dovydas Švegžda LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Benas Kikutis LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Kestutis Bartuškevičius LTU
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final 2026: Straub (BRA)

27 September 2026

Final

Spain – Korea DPR

Referee: Charly Straub BRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Fernanda Antunes BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Sa BRA
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
Reserve AR: Daiana Fernandez URU
VAR: Diana Perez MEX
AVAR: Ismael Cornejo SLV
SVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

Match for Third Place
Italy – Colombia
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Juarez MEX
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Meghan Mullen USA
VAR: Catarina Campos POR
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
SVAR: Maria Rivet MRI

AFC Asian Cup 2027

Saudi Arabia, 7 January – 5 February 2027

Referees

1. Alexander King AUS (photo)
2. Alireza Faghani AUS
3. Ammar Mahfoodh BHR
4. Ma Ning CHN
5. Mooud Bonyadifard IRN
6. Zaid Mohammed IRQ
7. Yusuke Araki JPN
8. Adham Makhadmeh JOR
9. Abdullah Jamali KUW
10. Ahmad Al-Ali KUW
11. Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
12. Qasim Al-Hatmi OMA
13. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT
14. Salman Falahi QAT
15. Mohammed Al-Hoish KSA
16. Khalid Al-Turais KSA
17. Choi Hyun-Jai KOR
18. Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR
19. Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
20. Omar Al-Ali UAE
21. Adel Al-Naqbi UAE
22. Asker Nadjafaliev UZB
23. Ilgiz Tantashev UZB

Assistant Referees
1. George Lakrindis AUS
2. James Lindsay AUS
3. Andrew Meimarakis AUS
4. Abdulla Al-Rowaimi BHR
5. Mohamed Salman BHR
6. Luo Zheng CHN
7. Zhou Fei CHN
8. Bahman Abdollahiharouni IRN
9. Farhad Moravveji IRN
10. Ameer Al-Windawi IRQ
11. Hayder Ubaydee IRQ
12. Kohei Ando JPN
13. Kota Watanabe JPN
14. Mohammad Al-Kalaf JOR
15. Ahmad Al-Roalle JOR
16. Ahmad Abbas KUW
17. Ali Jraq KUW
18. Saoud Al-Shemali KUW
19. Mohamad Zainal MAS
20. Mohamad Tan MAS
21. Hamed Al-Ghafri OMA
22. Nasser Ambusaidi OMA
23. Heba Saadieh PLE
24. Majid Al-Shammari QAT
25. Saoud Al-Maqaleh QAT
26. Taleb Al-Marri QAT
27. Zaid Al-Shammari KSA
28. Abdulrahim Al-Shammari KSA
29. Saad Al-Subaie KSA
30. Cheon Jin-Hee KOR
31. Jang Jong-Pil KOR
32. Park Kyun-Yong KOR
33. Jasem Al-Ali UAE
34. Sabet Al-Ali UAE
35. Mohamed Al-Hammadi UAE
36. Timur Gaynullin UZB
37. Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov UZB
38. Andrey Tsapenko UZB
39. Ha Thi Phuong VIE

Video Match Officials
1. Shaun Evans AUS
2. Fu Ming CHN
3. Jumpei Iida JPN
4. Khamis Al-Marri QAT
5. Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
6. Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
7. Kim Woo-Sung KOR
8. Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
9. Mohammed Obaid UAE
10. Firdavs Norsafarov UZB

Referee Exchange (UEFA)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedelis LTU
Video Match Official: Marco Di Bello ITA

Technical Instructors
1. Hakan Anaz AUS
2. Ali Al-Qaysi IRQ
3. Ismail Al-Hafi JOR
4. Sachiko Yamagishi JPN
5. Ali Al Traifi KSA
6. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS
7. Abdulrahman Hassain QAT
8. Chia Eng John SIN
9. Mohammed Abdulla UAE
10. Valentin Kovalenko UZB

Fitness Instructors
1. Choi Youngin KOR
2. Banjar Al-Dosari QAT
3. Ganesan Maniam SIN 

4. Rustam Abdulloev TJK

UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

24-26 September 2026

League A

Norway – Denmark
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Weickenmeier GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

Netherlands – Germany
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina ITA

Serbia – Greece
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Portugal – Wales
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Donatas Šimėnas LTU
Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

Italy – Belgium
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO

Türkiye – France
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolai Kimmeyer GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

England – Spain
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR

Czechia – Croatia
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Giuseppe Collu ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

League B

Austria – Israel
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Nikola Popov BUL
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

Kosovo – Ireland
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Simon Bourdeaud'hui BEL
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Georgia – Northern Ireland
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roy Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISR
Fourth Official: Snir Levy ISR
VAR: Eli Hacmon ISR
AVAR: Gal Leibovitz ISR
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

Hungary – Ukraine
Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Greenhalgh ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Poland – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Petros Patras GRE
Fourth Official: Fotios Polychronis GRE
VAR: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
AVAR: Spyridon Zampalas GRE
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Sweden – Romania
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hajek CZE
Fourth Official: Ondrej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Karel Rouček CZE
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

Slovenia – Scotland
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP

North Macedonia – Switzerland
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki-Günther GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovskyy UKR

League C

Armenia – Latvia
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antič SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Aleksandar Matkovič SVN
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE

Montenegro – Cyprus
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Georgi Vadachkoria GEO

San Marino – Finland
Referee: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Maarten Toeback BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
VAR: Bert Put BEL
AVAR: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

Faroe Islands – Kazakhstan
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Slobodan Petrovic MLT
VAR: Paweł Malec POL
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

Iceland – Estonia
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
VAR: Aleksandar Živković SRB
AVAR: Pavle Tomić SRB
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Bulgaria – Luxembourg
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Roy de Nas NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Robin Hensgens NED
Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

Albania – Belarus
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Farai Hallam ENG
VAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
AVAR: Paul Howard ENG
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD

Slovakia – Moldova
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Shazivari ALB
Fourth Official: Andi Koçi ALB
VAR: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
AVAR: Albert Doda ALB
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

League D

Andorra – Malta
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR: Richard Martens NED
AVAR: Robin Hensgens NED
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

Liechtenstein – Lithuania
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Kolarević CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Novosel CRO
Fourth Official: Antonio Melnjak CRO
VAR: Tihomir Pejin CRO
AVAR: Fran Jović CRO
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU