UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

28 January 2026

Latvia – Croatia
Referee 1: Chiara Perona ITA (photo)
Referee 2: Nicola Manzione ITA
Third Referee: Dag Erik Tangvik NOR
Fourth Referee: Telmen Undrakh NOR
Timekeeper: Daniel Matkovic SUI
Referee Observer: Perry Gautier BEL

Georgia – France
Referee 1: Aleš Močnik Perič SVN
Referee 2: Dejan Veselič SVN
Third Referee: Hikmat Qafarli AZE
Fourth Referee: Done Ristovski MKD
Timekeeper: Marjan Mladenovski MKD
Referee Observer: Massimo Cumbo ITA

Czechia – Ukraine
Referee 1: Alejandro Martinez Flores ESP
Referee 2: Juan Cordero Gallardo ESP
Third Referee: Daniel Matkovic SUI
Fourth Referee: Dag Erik Tangvik NOR
Timekeeper: Telmen Undrakh NOR
Referee Observer: Perry Gautier BEL

Lithuania – Armenia
Referee 1: Ruben Santos POR
Referee 2: Cristiano Santos POR
Third Referee: David Schaerli SUI
Fourth Referee: Peter Nurse ENG
Timekeeper: Done Ristovski MKD
Referee Observer: Massimo Cumbo ITA

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 8)

28 January 2026

AFC Ajax – Olympiacos SFP
Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

SSC Napoli – Chelsea FC
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Paris St. Germain – Newcastle United
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

Manchester City – Galatasaray
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Liverpool – Qarabag
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Královič SVK
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Borussia Dortmund – Inter Milano
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

FC Barcelona – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Arsenal – Qairat
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: Piotr Lasyk POL
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

Bayer Leverkusen – Villarreal
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

Atletico de Madrid – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

SL Benfica – Real Madrid
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

Eintracht Frankfurt – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Francisco Hernández Maeso ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Club Brugge – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR

PSV Eindhoven – Bayern Munchen
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Fábio Melo POR
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

AS Monaco – Juventus FC
Referee: José Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López ESP
Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP

Union St. Gilloise – Atalanta BC
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Darren England ENG
Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić SRB

Athletic Club – Sporting CP
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

Pafos FC – Slavia Praha
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026

Indonesia, 27 January - 7 February 2026

Referees

1. Andrew Best AUS (photo)
2. Abdulrahman Al-Doseri BHR
3. Liu Jianqiao CHN
4. Leung Chung Yin HKG
5. Wahyu Wicaksono IDN
6. Ebrahim Mehrabi IRN
7. Ahmed Hawkar IRQ
8. Oya Tsubasa JPN
9. Abdulaziz Al-Sarrafv KUW
10. Elias Al-Hakim LBN
11. Helday Idang MAS
12. Majid Al Hatmi OMA
13. Yahya Al-Athwani KSA
14. Sukhrob Sattorov TJK
15. Grairod Pornnarong THA
16. Lee Po-Fu TPE
17. Timur RamazanovTKM
18. Fahad Al-Hosani UAE
19. Anatoliy Rubakov UZB
20. Truong Quoc Dung VIE

Referee Assessors
1. Abdurahman Abdulla BHR
2. Tomohiro Kozaki JPN
3. Nurdin Bukuev KGZ
4. Badrul Bin Kalam MAS
5. Vadim Baratov TKM

UEFA Advanced Course for Top Referees 2026

Limassol (Cyprus), 2-5 February 2026

Participants

UEFA Elite Category

1. Emanuela Rusta ALB (photo)

2. Erik Lambrechts BEL
3. Irfan Peljto BIH
4. Ivana Martinčić CRO
5. Frida Klarlund DEN
6. Christopher Kavanagh ENG
7. Michael Oliver ENG
8. Anthony Taylor ENG
9. Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
10. Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
11. Jesus Gil Manzano ESP
12. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
13. Jose Sanchez Martínez ESP
14. Lina Lehtovaara FIN
15. Benoît Bastien FRA
16. Stephanie Frappart FRA
17. François Letexier FRA
18. Clement Turpin FRA
19. Sven Jablonski GER
20. Daniel Siebert GER
21. Tobias Stieler GER
22. Felix Zwayer GER
23. Eleni Antoniou GRE
24. Katalin Kulcsar HUN
25. Orel Grinfeeld ISR
26. Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
27. Silvia Gasperotti ITA
28. Marco Guida ITA
29. Maurizio Mariani ITA
30. Davide Massa ITA
31. Donatas Rumsas LTU
32. Ivana Projkovska MKD
33. Serdar Gözübüyük NED
34. Danny Makkelie NED
35. Espen Eskas NOR
36. Ewa Augustyn POL
37. Szymon Marciniak POL
38. Catarina Campos POR
39. Joao Pinheiro POR
40. Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
41. Istvan Kovacs ROU
42. Alina Pesu ROU
43. Nicolas Walsh SCO
44. Jelena Cvetković SRB
45. Srdjan Jovanovic SRB
46. Désirée Blanco SUI
47. Sandro Schärer SUI
48. Ivan Kružliak SVK
49. Slavko Vinčić SVN
50. Rade Obrenovic SVN
51. Glenn Nyberg SWE
52. Tess Olofsson SWE
53. Halil Meler TUR

UEFA First Category
1. Juxhin Xhaja ALB
2. Sebastian Gishamer AUT
3. Aliyar Aghayev AZE
4. Caroline Lanssens BEL
5. Jasper Vergoote BEL
6. Georgi Kabakov BUL
7. Igor Pajac CRO
8. John Brooks ENG
9. Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
10. Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
11. Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
12. Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
13. Fabienne Michel GER
14. Sascha Stegemann GER
15. Vasileios Fotias GRE
16. Simone Sozza ITA
17. Andrea Colombo ITA
18. Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
19. Andris Treimanis LVA
20. Nikola Dabanović MNE
21. Sander van der Eijk NED
22. Rohit Saggi NOR
23. Michalina Diakow POL
24. Damian Sylwestrzak POL
25. Luis Godinho POR
26. Marian Barbu ROU
27. Radu Petrescu ROU
28. Nenad Minakovic SRB
29. Urs Schnyder SUI
30. Miriama Bočková SVK
31. Mykola Balakin UKR

UEFA Video Match Officials
1. Bram van Driessche BEL
2. Jarred Gillett ENG
3. Michael Salisbury ENG
4. Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
5. Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
6. Jerôme Brisard FRA
7. Bastian Dankert GER
8. Christian Dingert GER
9. Marco Di Bello ITA
10. Daniele Chiffi ITA
11. Dennis Higler NED
12. Pol van Boekel NED
13. Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
14. Tiago Martins POR
15. Andrew Dallas SCO
16. Fedayi San SUI

Elite Concacaf and CONMEBOL referees prepare for World Cup 2026

As FIFA looks to ensure its match officials reach peak performance for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer, the first in a series of intensive refereeing seminars was held in Rio de Janeiro.

The seminar brought together 24 top referees from 16 different CONMEBOL and Concacaf countries to hone their skills and intensify their preparation for the tournament. The week-long programme consisted of a demanding schedule of morning on-field physical sessions and afternoon theoretical sessions. To provide realistic match scenarios, officials worked on the pitch with the U20 team of Olaria, a traditional Rio de Janeiro club. Director of FIFA Refereeing Massimo Busacca supervised the sessions which had been planned with Pierluigi Collina, the Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee.

Mr. Busacca highlighted the need for officials to prepare with the same level of professionalism and detail as the players who will perform on the biggest stage at this summer’s tournament, which kicks off on 11 June and concludes with the final at MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey on 19 July. “The referee must always be in the right place at the right moment. We have to go on the pitch every day to prepare this, like top players do,” he said. “It’s very important. It’s crucial. We have five months to go until the FIFA World Cup, and this is really a very important seminar for our match officials.”

The morning sessions involved on-field simulations of match situations along with fitness work and medical checks for the referees who remain the absolute authority on the field of play, despite technological innovations designed to assist them. Mr. Busacca highlighted the need for officials to prepare with the same level of professionalism and detail as the players who will perform on the biggest stage at this summer’s tournament, which kicks off on 11 June and concludes with the final at MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey on 19 July.

“The referee must always be in the right place at the right moment. We have to go on the pitch every day to prepare this, like top players do,” he said. “It’s very important. It’s crucial. We have five months to go until the FIFA World Cup and this is really a very important seminar for our match officials.”

The morning sessions involved on-field simulations of match situations along with fitness work and medical checks for the referees who remain the absolute authority on the field of play, despite technological innovations designed to assist them.

Source: FIFA

CONMEBOL Copa America Futsal 2026

Paraguay, 24 January -1 February 2026

Referees

1. Andres Pena (ARG)
2. Fausto Vigano (ARG)
3. Estefania Pinto (ARG, photo)
4. Alfredo Gutierrez (BOL)
5. Henry Gutierrez (BOL)
6. Eric Bonifacio (BRA)
7. Ricardo Messa (BRA)
8. Valeria Palma (CHI)
9. Camilo Riquelme (CHI)
10. Yuri Garcia (COL)
11. Daniel Manrique (COL)
12. Jonathan Herbas (ECU)
13. Leonel Ruales (ECU)
14. Feliciano Farina (PAR)
15. Fany Martinez (PAR)
16. Bill Villalba (PAR)
17. Jorge Penafiel (PER)
18. Ulises Ureta (PER)
19. Daniel Rodriguez (URU)
20. Federico Piccardo (URU)
21. Jesus Chinchilla (VEN)
22. Oriana Zambrano (VEN)

Referee Assessors
1. Leandro Lorenzo (ARG)
2. Renata Leite (BRA)
3. Nestor Valiente (PAR)
4. Cesar Figueredo (URU)

FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026 – Semi-finals

28 January 2026

Gotham FC – Corinthians SC
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsar HUN

Arsenal WFC – AS FAR
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Makoto Bozono JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Chihiro Ikki JPN
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
VAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS 

AVAR: Casey Reibelt AUS

UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

25 January 2026

Croatia – Georgia
Referee 1: Dag Erik Tangvik NOR (photo)
Referee 2: Telmen Undrakh NOR (photo)
Third Referee: Dejan Veselič SVN
Fourth Referee: Ruben Santos POR
Timekeeper: Cristiano Santos POR
Referee Observer: Massimo Cumbo ITA

Armenia – Czechia
Referee 1: Done Ristovski MKD
Referee 2: Marjan Mladenovski MKD
Third Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores ESP
Fourth Referee: Juan Cordero Gallardo ESP
Timekeeper: Nicola Manzione ITA
Referee Observer: Perry Gautier BEL

France – Latvia
Referee 1: Daniel Matkovic SUI
Referee 2: David Schaerli SUI
Third Referee: Ruben Santos POR
Fourth Referee: Cristiano Santos POR
Timekeeper: Dejan Veselič SVN
Referee Observer: Massimo Cumbo ITA

Ukraine – Lithuania
Referee 1: Hikmat Qafarli AZE
Referee 2: Peter Nurse ENG
Third Referee: Chiara Perona ITA
Fourth Referee: Aleš Močnik Perič SVN
Timekeeper: Juan Cordero Gallardo ESP
Referee Observer: Perry Gautier BEL

26 January 2026
Belarus – Spain
Referee 1: Ademir Avdic SWE
Referee 2: David Glavonjic SWE
Third Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov BUL
Fourth Referee: Damian Grabowski POL
Timekeeper: Nikola Jelić CRO
Referee Observer: Ivan Novak CRO

Belgium – Slovenia
Referee 1: Viktor Bugenko MDA
Referee 2: Grigori Ošomkov EST
Third Referee: Arttu Kyynaeraeinen FIN
Fourth Referee: Mariia Myslovska UKR
Timekeeper: Denys Kutsyi UKR
Referee Observer: Pedro Galan Nieto ESP

27 January 2026
Hungary – Portugal
Referee 1: Bogdan Hanceariuc ROU
Referee 2: Kaloyan Kirilov BUL
Third Referee: Ondřej Černy CZE
Fourth Referee: Nikola Jelić CRO
Timekeeper: Grigori Ošomkov EST
Referee observer: Pedro Galan Nieto ESP

Poland – Italy
Referee 1: Dominykas Norkus LTU
Referee 2: Arttu Kyynaeraeinen FIN
Third Referee: Julien Lang FRA
Fourth Referee: Victor Chaix FRA
Timekeeper: Petar Radojcic SRB
Referee Observer: Ivan Novak CRO

CAF Confederation Cup 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

24-25 January 2026

CR Belouizdad – Stellenbosch
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim LBY (photo)

USM Alger – Djoliba
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh DJI

San Pedro – Olympic Safi
Referee: Abdelkerim Ousmane CHA

Nairobi United – Azam
Referee: Chanshi Kasongo ZAM

Wydad AC – Maniema Union
Referee: Vincent Kabore BFA

Singida Black Stars – AS Otoho
Referee: Hicham Temsamani MAR

Zesco United – Kaizer Chiefs
Referee: Noris Arissol SEY

Zamalek – Al Masry
Referee: Georges Gatogato BDI

CAF Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

23-25 January 2026

Mamelodi Sundowns – Al Hilal
Referee: Ousmane Diakite MLI (photo)

Al Ahly – Young Africans
Referee: Daouda Gueye SEN

Power Dynamos – Rivers United

Referee: Lucky Kasalirwe UGA

RS Berkane – Pyramids
Referee: Yannick Malala CGO

JS Kabylie – AS FAR

Referee: Abdoul Twagirumukiza RWA

Esperance de Tunis – Simba
Referee: Jean Nguiene CGO

St. Eloi Lupopo – MC Alger
Referee: Joseph Ogabor NGA

Stade Malien – Petro de Luanda
Referee: Andre Kolissala CTA