5 November 2025
Brazil – Korea
Referee: Alyssa Pennington USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Kali Smith USA
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen USA
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Heba Saadieh PLE
Netherlands – Mexico
Referee: Milagros Arruela PER
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Aquino PER
Assistant Referee 2: Vera Yupanqui PER
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Heini Hyvoenen FIN
Refereeing World
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)
5 November 2025
Tajikistan – Czechia
Referee: Ben Aukwai SOL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Malaetala Salanoa SAM
Assistant Referee 2: Garet Sheehan NZL
Fourth Official: Abdou Mefire CMR
Reserve AR: Eleyeh Robleh DJI
Austria – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Derlis Lopez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Canete PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Britos PAR
Fourth Official: Paulo Zanovelli BRA
Reserve AR: Nailton Oliveira BRA
Paraguay – Uzbekistan
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Haukasen NOR
Fourth Official: Hamza El Fariq MAR
Reserve AR: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Mali – New Zealand
Referee: Vasileios Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Filip Dujic CAN
Reserve AR: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
USA – Burkina Faso
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Faisal Al-Balawi KSA
Reserve AR: Faisal Al-Qahtani KSA
France – Chile
Referee: Steven Madrigal CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Jeriel Valverde CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Granados CRC
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Reserve AR: Akmal Giyosov UZB
Canada – Uganda
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Reserve AR: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Referee: Ben Aukwai SOL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Malaetala Salanoa SAM
Assistant Referee 2: Garet Sheehan NZL
Fourth Official: Abdou Mefire CMR
Reserve AR: Eleyeh Robleh DJI
Panama – Ireland
Referee: Yender Herrera VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Antoni Garcia VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Erizon Nieto VEN
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al Shammari QAT
Reserve AR: Khaled Khalaf QAT
Austria – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Derlis Lopez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Canete PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Britos PAR
Fourth Official: Paulo Zanovelli BRA
Reserve AR: Nailton Oliveira BRA
Paraguay – Uzbekistan
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Haukasen NOR
Fourth Official: Hamza El Fariq MAR
Reserve AR: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Mali – New Zealand
Referee: Vasileios Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Filip Dujic CAN
Reserve AR: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
USA – Burkina Faso
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Faisal Al-Balawi KSA
Reserve AR: Faisal Al-Qahtani KSA
France – Chile
Referee: Steven Madrigal CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Jeriel Valverde CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Granados CRC
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Reserve AR: Akmal Giyosov UZB
Canada – Uganda
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Reserve AR: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
4 November 2025
SSC Napoli – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: João Pinheiro POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
Slavia Praha – Arsenal FC
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elçin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR
Paris St. Germain – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
Liverpool FC – Real Madrid
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan ROU
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
Atletico de Madrid – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
Juventus FC – Sporting CP
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
Tottenham Hotspur – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP
Olympiacos SFP – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
Bodo Glimt – AS Monaco
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP
5 November 2025
Qarabag FK – Chelsea FC
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Manuel Schuettengruber AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
Pafos FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
Inter Milano – Qairat FK
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida POR
Fourth Official: António Nobre POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
Club Brugge – FC Barcelona
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
AFC Ajax – Galatasaray
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov UKR
Olympique de Marseille – Atalanta BC
Referee: José Sánchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR
Newcastle United – Athletic Club
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR
Referee: João Pinheiro POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
Slavia Praha – Arsenal FC
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elçin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR
Paris St. Germain – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
Liverpool FC – Real Madrid
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan ROU
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
Atletico de Madrid – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
Juventus FC – Sporting CP
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
Tottenham Hotspur – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP
Olympiacos SFP – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
Bodo Glimt – AS Monaco
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP
5 November 2025
Qarabag FK – Chelsea FC
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Manuel Schuettengruber AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
Pafos FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
Inter Milano – Qairat FK
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida POR
Fourth Official: António Nobre POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
SL Benfica – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED
Club Brugge – FC Barcelona
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
AFC Ajax – Galatasaray
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov UKR
Olympique de Marseille – Atalanta BC
Referee: José Sánchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR
Newcastle United – Athletic Club
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR
AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
3-5 November 2025
Nasaf – Al Wahda
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais RSA (photo)
Tractor – Al Shorta
Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile QAT
Al Duhail – Shabab Al Ahli
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin KOR
Al Gharafa – Al Hilal
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN
Nasaf – Al Wahda
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais RSA (photo)
Tractor – Al Shorta
Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile QAT
Al Duhail – Shabab Al Ahli
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin KOR
Al Gharafa – Al Hilal
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 1-16)
3 November 2025
Costa Rica – UAE
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU
Fourth Official: Vasileios Fotias GRE
Reserve AR: Andreas Meintanas GRE
South Africa – Bolivia
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Takeshi Asada JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Satoshi Michiyama JPN
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
Reserve AR: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Senegal – Croatia
Referee: Fernando Vejar CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Serrano CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Poblete CHI
Fourth Official: Roberto Pérez PER
Reserve AR: Leonar Soto PER
Japan – Morocco
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Fourth Official: Sander Van Der Eijik NED
Reserve AR: Rens Bluemink NED
Argentina – Belgium
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shayusupov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Akmal Giyosov UZB
Fourth Official: Steven Madrigal CRC
Reserve AR: Jeriel Valverde CRC
New Caledonia – Portugal
Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Sirak Mengis ERI
Assistant Referee 2: Hamdani Ally TAN
Fourth Official: Choi Hyun-Jai KOR
Reserve AR: Bang Gi-Yeol KOR
Qatar – Italy
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nailton Sousa BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Luanderson Lima BRA
Fourth Official: Derlis Lopez PAR
Reserve AR: Roberto Canete PAR
Tunisia – Fiji
Referee: Ivo Mendez BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Saavedra BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Antelo BOL
Fourth Official: Yender Herrera VEN
Reserve AR: Antoni Garcia VEN
4 November 2025
Cote d’Ivoire – Switzerland
Referee: Mohammed Al Shammari QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Khaled Khalaf QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Faisal Al Shammari QAT
Fourth Official: Fernando Vejar CHI
Reserve AR: Juan Serrano CHI
Brazil – Honduras
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Faisal Al-Qahtani KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Al-Dakhil KSA
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
Reserve AR: Takeshi Asada JPN
Mexico – Korea
Referee: Abdou Mefire CMR
Assistant Referee 1: Eleyeh Robleh DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Joel Doe LBR
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
Reserve AR: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Haiti – Egypt
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Marian Barbu ROU
Reserve AR: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Indonesia – Zambia
Referee: Adonis Carrasco DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Bare DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Lendy Taveras DOM
Fourth Official: Roberto Pérez PER
Reserve AR: José Castillo PER
Korea DPR – El Salvador
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Salim Alao BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB
Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez BOL
Reserve AR: Edward Saavedra BOL
Germany – Colombia
Referee: Hamza El Fariq MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Dhouioui TUN
Fourth Official: Jelly Chavani RSA
Reserve AR: Sirak Mengis ERI
England – Venezuela
Referee: Filip Dujic CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis CAN
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Reserve AR: Sanjar Shayusupov UZB
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacsu ROU
Fourth Official: Vasileios Fotias GRE
Reserve AR: Andreas Meintanas GRE
South Africa – Bolivia
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Takeshi Asada JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Satoshi Michiyama JPN
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
Reserve AR: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Senegal – Croatia
Referee: Fernando Vejar CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Serrano CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Poblete CHI
Fourth Official: Roberto Pérez PER
Reserve AR: Leonar Soto PER
Japan – Morocco
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Fourth Official: Sander Van Der Eijik NED
Reserve AR: Rens Bluemink NED
Argentina – Belgium
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shayusupov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Akmal Giyosov UZB
Fourth Official: Steven Madrigal CRC
Reserve AR: Jeriel Valverde CRC
New Caledonia – Portugal
Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Sirak Mengis ERI
Assistant Referee 2: Hamdani Ally TAN
Fourth Official: Choi Hyun-Jai KOR
Reserve AR: Bang Gi-Yeol KOR
Qatar – Italy
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nailton Sousa BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Luanderson Lima BRA
Fourth Official: Derlis Lopez PAR
Reserve AR: Roberto Canete PAR
Tunisia – Fiji
Referee: Ivo Mendez BOL
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Saavedra BOL
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Antelo BOL
Fourth Official: Yender Herrera VEN
Reserve AR: Antoni Garcia VEN
4 November 2025
Cote d’Ivoire – Switzerland
Referee: Mohammed Al Shammari QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Khaled Khalaf QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Faisal Al Shammari QAT
Fourth Official: Fernando Vejar CHI
Reserve AR: Juan Serrano CHI
Brazil – Honduras
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Faisal Al-Qahtani KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Al-Dakhil KSA
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
Reserve AR: Takeshi Asada JPN
Mexico – Korea
Referee: Abdou Mefire CMR
Assistant Referee 1: Eleyeh Robleh DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Joel Doe LBR
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
Reserve AR: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Haiti – Egypt
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Marian Barbu ROU
Reserve AR: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Indonesia – Zambia
Referee: Adonis Carrasco DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Bare DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Lendy Taveras DOM
Fourth Official: Roberto Pérez PER
Reserve AR: José Castillo PER
Korea DPR – El Salvador
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Salim Alao BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB
Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez BOL
Reserve AR: Edward Saavedra BOL
Germany – Colombia
Referee: Hamza El Fariq MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Hamza Nassiri MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Dhouioui TUN
Fourth Official: Jelly Chavani RSA
Reserve AR: Sirak Mengis ERI
England – Venezuela
Referee: Filip Dujic CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Gerard-Kader Lebuis CAN
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin UZB
Reserve AR: Sanjar Shayusupov UZB
AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026
Australia, 1-21 March 2026
Referees
Referees
1. Casey Reibelt AUS (photo)
2. Lara Lee AUS
3. Dong Fangyu CHN
4. Tian Jin CHN
5. Mahnaz Zokaee IRN
6. Yoshimi Yamashita JPN
7. Asaka Koizumi JPN
8. Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
9. Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
10. Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
11. Doumouh Albakkar LBN
12. Pansa Chaisanit THA
13. Supiree Testhomya THA
14. Le Thi Ly VIE
Assistant Referees
1. Emma Kocbek AUS
2. Madelaine Allum AUS
3. Xie Lijun CHN
4. Bao Mengxiao CHN
5. Riiohlang Dhar IND
6. Makoto Bozono JPN
7. Chihiro Ikki JPN
8. Ramina Tsoi KGZ
9. Park Mi-Suk KOR
10. Lee Soo-Bin KOR
11. Heba Saadieh PLE
12. Hyon Un-Mi PRK
13. Supawan Hinthong THA
14. Nuannid Donjangreed THA
15. Amal Badhafari UAE
16. Ha Thi Phuong VIE
Standby Referees
1. Zainal Izatty MAS
2. Bui Thu Trang VIE
Standby Assistant Referees
1. Bahareh Seifinahavandi IRN
2. Sabreen Alabadi JOR
Video Match Officials
1. Katherine Jacewicz AUS
2. Fu Ming CHN
3. Law Bik Chi HKG
4. Jumpei Iida JPN
5. Kim Hee-Gon KOR
6. Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
7. Abdulla Al-Marri QAT
8. Muhammad Bin Jahari SGP
9. Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
10. Khuloud Al-Zaabi UAE
11. Edita Mirabidova UZ
Technical Instructors
1. Niu Huijun CHN
2. Heba Abed JOR
3. Sachiko Yamagishi JPN
4. Hong Eun-Ah KOR
5. Ali Altraifi KSA
6. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS
7. Widiya Shamsuri MAS
8. Thein Aye MYA
Fitness Instructors
1. Zhang Lingling CHN
2. Praew Semaksuk THA
2. Lara Lee AUS
3. Dong Fangyu CHN
4. Tian Jin CHN
5. Mahnaz Zokaee IRN
6. Yoshimi Yamashita JPN
7. Asaka Koizumi JPN
8. Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
9. Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
10. Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
11. Doumouh Albakkar LBN
12. Pansa Chaisanit THA
13. Supiree Testhomya THA
14. Le Thi Ly VIE
Assistant Referees
1. Emma Kocbek AUS
2. Madelaine Allum AUS
3. Xie Lijun CHN
4. Bao Mengxiao CHN
5. Riiohlang Dhar IND
6. Makoto Bozono JPN
7. Chihiro Ikki JPN
8. Ramina Tsoi KGZ
9. Park Mi-Suk KOR
10. Lee Soo-Bin KOR
11. Heba Saadieh PLE
12. Hyon Un-Mi PRK
13. Supawan Hinthong THA
14. Nuannid Donjangreed THA
15. Amal Badhafari UAE
16. Ha Thi Phuong VIE
Standby Referees
1. Zainal Izatty MAS
2. Bui Thu Trang VIE
Standby Assistant Referees
1. Bahareh Seifinahavandi IRN
2. Sabreen Alabadi JOR
Video Match Officials
1. Katherine Jacewicz AUS
2. Fu Ming CHN
3. Law Bik Chi HKG
4. Jumpei Iida JPN
5. Kim Hee-Gon KOR
6. Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
7. Abdulla Al-Marri QAT
8. Muhammad Bin Jahari SGP
9. Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
10. Khuloud Al-Zaabi UAE
11. Edita Mirabidova UZ
Technical Instructors
1. Niu Huijun CHN
2. Heba Abed JOR
3. Sachiko Yamagishi JPN
4. Hong Eun-Ah KOR
5. Ali Altraifi KSA
6. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh MAS
7. Widiya Shamsuri MAS
8. Thein Aye MYA
Fitness Instructors
1. Zhang Lingling CHN
2. Praew Semaksuk THA
UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 2 (Second Leg)
4 November 2025
KRC Genk – Vikingur
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikau BLR
Fourth Official: Klass Clerkx BEL
5 November 2025
Crvena Zvezda – Banik Ostrava
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: David Matić SRB
Referee Observer:
FCSB – Lokomotiva Zagreb
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Josef Šůma CZE
Fourth Official: Bogdan Dumitrache ROU
Referee Observer:
FC Korriku – Hibernian FC
Referee: Dominik Stary CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lukáš Slavíček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Kotalík CZE
Fourth Official: Ersen Janovali KOS
Referee Observer:
Sabah FK – FC Nantes
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Jovan Grujić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Govedarović SRB
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Referee Observer:
Aston Villa – KF Skenderbeu
Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Allen Lynch IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Fintan Butler IRL
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins ENG
Referee Observer:
Dinamo Tbilisi – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeu BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitryj Žuk BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Husieu BLR
Fourth Official: Tsotne Samsonashvili GEO
Referee Observer:
AC Fiorentina – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Toše Icev MKD
Fourth Official: Alberto Arena ITA
Referee Observer:
Maccabi Haifa – Austria Wien
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Márió Zimmermann HUN
Referee Observer:
FC Porto – NK Bravo
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Bilal Gölen TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Orhun Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Vítor Lopes POR
Referee Observer:
Real Betis – FC Basel
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Runo Robertsson SWE
Fourth Official: Ignacio Adame ESP
Referee Observer:
PAOK – Akureyri
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR
Fourth Official: Geórgios Kókkinos GRE
Referee Observer:
Puskas Akademia – SK Brann
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Zaza Pipia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Gogokhia GEO
Fourth Official: Imre Kovács HUN
Referee Observer:
PFK Ludogorets – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Kolarević CRO
Fourth Official: Georgi Ginchev BUL
Referee Observer:
Buducnost Podgorica – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Razme Bakračeski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Crvenov MKD
Fourth Official: Miloš Bešović MNE
Referee Observer:
FC Koln – Union Letzeburg
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: Fabienne Michel GER
Referee Observer:
Tranzonspor – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Błażejczyk POL
Fourth Official: İrfan Baş TUR
Referee Observer:
IF Brommapojkarna – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Harutyun Hambardzumyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Gevorg Shakhkaldyan ARM
Fourth Official: Farouk Nehdi SWE
Referee Observer:
Shelbourne FC – MSK Zilina
Referee: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Ryan Maher IRL
Referee Observer:
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikau BLR
Fourth Official: Klass Clerkx BEL
Referee Observer: Joeri Van Der Velde BEL
Lincoln Red Imps – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Fourth Official: Jason Barcelo GIB
Referee Observer: Christos Nicolaides CYP
5 November 2025
Crvena Zvezda – Banik Ostrava
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: David Matić SRB
Referee Observer:
FCSB – Lokomotiva Zagreb
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Josef Šůma CZE
Fourth Official: Bogdan Dumitrache ROU
Referee Observer:
FC Korriku – Hibernian FC
Referee: Dominik Stary CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lukáš Slavíček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Kotalík CZE
Fourth Official: Ersen Janovali KOS
Referee Observer:
Sabah FK – FC Nantes
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Jovan Grujić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Govedarović SRB
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Referee Observer:
Aston Villa – KF Skenderbeu
Referee: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Allen Lynch IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Fintan Butler IRL
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins ENG
Referee Observer:
Dinamo Tbilisi – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeu BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitryj Žuk BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Husieu BLR
Fourth Official: Tsotne Samsonashvili GEO
Referee Observer:
AC Fiorentina – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Toše Icev MKD
Fourth Official: Alberto Arena ITA
Referee Observer:
Maccabi Haifa – Austria Wien
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Márió Zimmermann HUN
Referee Observer:
FC Porto – NK Bravo
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Bilal Gölen TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Orhun Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Vítor Lopes POR
Referee Observer:
Real Betis – FC Basel
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Runo Robertsson SWE
Fourth Official: Ignacio Adame ESP
Referee Observer:
PAOK – Akureyri
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR
Fourth Official: Geórgios Kókkinos GRE
Referee Observer:
Puskas Akademia – SK Brann
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Zaza Pipia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Gogokhia GEO
Fourth Official: Imre Kovács HUN
Referee Observer:
PFK Ludogorets – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Kolarević CRO
Fourth Official: Georgi Ginchev BUL
Referee Observer:
Buducnost Podgorica – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Razme Bakračeski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Crvenov MKD
Fourth Official: Miloš Bešović MNE
Referee Observer:
FC Koln – Union Letzeburg
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: Fabienne Michel GER
Referee Observer:
Tranzonspor – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Błażejczyk POL
Fourth Official: İrfan Baş TUR
Referee Observer:
IF Brommapojkarna – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Harutyun Hambardzumyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Gevorg Shakhkaldyan ARM
Fourth Official: Farouk Nehdi SWE
Referee Observer:
Shelbourne FC – MSK Zilina
Referee: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Ryan Maher IRL
Referee Observer:
UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)
4 November 2025
Bodo Glimt – AS Monaco
Referee: Florian Lata ALB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ergys Spahiu ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Delin Kasa ALB
Fourth Official: Johan Grundt NOR
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP
SSC Napoli – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Mammadov AZE
Fourth Official: Giuseppe Collu ITA
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT
Slavia Praha – Arsenal FC
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Fourth Official: Jan Beneš CZE
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE
Paris St. Germain – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Riivo Stolts EST
Assistant Referee 2: Thor Vaas EST
Fourth Official: Rémi Landry FRA
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
Tottenham Hotspur – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Miguel Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Brás POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Stephen Parkinson ENG
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP
Juventus FC – Sporting CP
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Paride Tremolada ITA
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
Liverpool FC – Real Madrid
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Brice Le Tellier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Haulbert FRA
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson ENG
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
Atletico de Madrid – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Anton Lašuk BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzianis Jemialjančykau BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Palujanau BLR
Fourth Official: Fernando Bueno Prieto ESP
Referee Observer: Muhittin Bosat TUR
Olympiacos SFP – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Höfler AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Undesser AUT
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
Referee Observer: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos GRE
5 November 2025
SL Benfica – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Alex James ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jacob Graham ENG
Fourth Official: Gonçalo Rafael Neves POR
Referee Observer:
Qarabag FK – Chelsea FC
Referee: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Fourth Official: Fərid Haciyev AZE
Referee Observer:
Pafos FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Marko Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milorad Jovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Andréas Techráni CYP
Referee Observer:
AFC Ajax – Galatasaray
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Milovanovic SWE
Fourth Official: Wouter Wiersma NED
Referee Observer:
Olympique de Marseille – Atalanta BC
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ian David Bird WAL
Fourth Official: Faouzi Benchabane FRA
Referee Observer:
Club Brugge – FC Barcelona
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Rae SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Anderson SCO
Fourth Official: Matonga Simonini BEL
Referee Observer:
Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giacomo Monaco ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Simone Biffi ITA
Fourth Official: William Davis ENG
Referee Observer:
Inter Milano – Qairat FK
Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Athanásios Kóllias GRE
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Referee Observer:
Newcastle United – Athletic Club
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Szert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Fourth Official: Michael Kennard-Kettle ENG
Referee Observer:
Referee: Florian Lata ALB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ergys Spahiu ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Delin Kasa ALB
Fourth Official: Johan Grundt NOR
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP
SSC Napoli – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Mammadov AZE
Fourth Official: Giuseppe Collu ITA
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT
Slavia Praha – Arsenal FC
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Fourth Official: Jan Beneš CZE
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE
Paris St. Germain – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Riivo Stolts EST
Assistant Referee 2: Thor Vaas EST
Fourth Official: Rémi Landry FRA
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
Tottenham Hotspur – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Miguel Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Brás POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Stephen Parkinson ENG
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP
Juventus FC – Sporting CP
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Paride Tremolada ITA
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
Liverpool FC – Real Madrid
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Brice Le Tellier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Haulbert FRA
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson ENG
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
Atletico de Madrid – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Anton Lašuk BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzianis Jemialjančykau BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Palujanau BLR
Fourth Official: Fernando Bueno Prieto ESP
Referee Observer: Muhittin Bosat TUR
Olympiacos SFP – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Höfler AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Undesser AUT
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
Referee Observer: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos GRE
5 November 2025
SL Benfica – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Alex James ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jacob Graham ENG
Fourth Official: Gonçalo Rafael Neves POR
Referee Observer:
Qarabag FK – Chelsea FC
Referee: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Fourth Official: Fərid Haciyev AZE
Referee Observer:
Pafos FC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Marko Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milorad Jovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Andréas Techráni CYP
Referee Observer:
AFC Ajax – Galatasaray
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Milovanovic SWE
Fourth Official: Wouter Wiersma NED
Referee Observer:
Olympique de Marseille – Atalanta BC
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ian David Bird WAL
Fourth Official: Faouzi Benchabane FRA
Referee Observer:
Club Brugge – FC Barcelona
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Rae SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Anderson SCO
Fourth Official: Matonga Simonini BEL
Referee Observer:
Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giacomo Monaco ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Simone Biffi ITA
Fourth Official: William Davis ENG
Referee Observer:
Inter Milano – Qairat FK
Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Athanásios Kóllias GRE
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Referee Observer:
Newcastle United – Athletic Club
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Szert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Fourth Official: Michael Kennard-Kettle ENG
Referee Observer:
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals
1 November 2025
Brazil – Canada
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Vera Yupanqui PER
Korea DPR – Japan
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Camille Soriano FRA
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Linda Schmid SUI
2 November 2025
France – Netherlands
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA
Mexico – Italy
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Emma Kocbek AUS
Fourth Official: Charly Deretti BRA
Reserve AR: Anne Gomes BRA
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Vera Yupanqui PER
Korea DPR – Japan
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Camille Soriano FRA
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Reserve AR: Linda Schmid SUI
2 November 2025
France – Netherlands
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM
Assistant Referee 1: Santa Medina DOM
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Nicholas TRI
Fourth Official: Alyssa Pennington USA
Reserve AR: Kali Smith USA
Mexico – Italy
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Emma Kocbek AUS
Fourth Official: Charly Deretti BRA
Reserve AR: Anne Gomes BRA
IFAB discuss improving match flow and reducing disruptions in football
In a virtual meeting of The IFAB’s Football and Technical Advisory Panels (FAP-TAP), chaired by Noel Mooney, Chief Executive of The Football Association of Wales, discussions covered a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on further measures to improve the flow of play and minimise interruptions and time lost.
Following a summary of the Law changes that came into force on 1 July 2025, the experts were informed about the clarification issued earlier this year regarding accidental double touches at penalty kicks, which will be incorporated into the Laws of the Game 2026/27.
After an update on the positive global feedback regarding the successful introduction of the new provisions to prevent goalkeepers from holding the ball for too long (an eight-second time limit coupled with a visual five-second countdown by the referee and a corner kick being awarded in the event of offences), further ways to improve match flow and reduce tempo disruption were discussed. Deliberations included whether the countdown principle could be applied to throw-ins and goal kicks and how to reduce the amount of time lost owing to stoppages caused by injuries and substitutions.
In relation to the video assistant referee (VAR) protocol, it was discussed that, among others, the video match officials (VMO) should have the possibility to intervene when an incorrect second yellow card has been given. A relevant proposal will be submitted to the IFAB’s Annual Business Meeting, which is due to meet on 20 January 2026 in London.
FAP-TAP noted that the roll-out of the “Only the captain” guidelines had been widely welcomed, helping to foster more respectful interactions between referees and players, while enhancing the overall image of the game. While the guidelines are currently optional, FAP-TAP recommended that they become a mandatory protocol in the Laws of the Game, thereby giving competitions sufficient time to prepare.
FAP-TAP was updated on the ongoing trial of an alternative offside concept and were invited to share their views on whether any changes to the Law were necessary. They were asked to consider whether the main objective should be to reduce marginal offside decisions in modern football to promote more attacking play. The members agreed that the issue required further analysis and additional trials before any decisions could be made.
They also received updates on developments in advanced semi-automated offside technology and on the ongoing FIFA-led trial of Football Video Support (FVS), both of which have been successfully implemented at FIFA competitions. Furthermore, FAP-TAP was informed about the current trials with referees wearing body cameras at both professional and grassroots levels.
Source: IFAB
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