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. Alex 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

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026

Qatar, 19 November - 13 December 2026

AFC
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail KSA (1992)

Assistant Referee 1: Saad Al-Subaie KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Omar Al-Jamal KSA

Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile QAT (1993)
Assistant Referee 1: Yousuf Al-Shamari QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Zahy Al-Shammari QAT

Referee: Ahmed Darwish UAE (1991, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Yasser Sabeil UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Amir Al-Ali UAE

Referee: Du Jianxin CHN (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Luo Zheng CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Liu Zongqi CHN

Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev UZB (1994)
Assistant Referee 1: Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Avazbek Abdullayev UZB

CAF
Referee: Kasimu Abdulsalam NGA (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Eba Ettien CIV
Assistant Referee 2: Emmanuel Habumugisha RWA

Referee: Mohamed El Baroudi MAR (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdessamad Abertoune MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Yacine Benslama DJI

Referee: Willy Ngah CMR (2000)
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD
Assistant Referee 2: Nkemazem Vincent CMR

Referee: El Hadji Sy SEN (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Mapangoulou CGO
Assistant Referee 2: Dofinte Lamien BFA

CONCACAF
Referee: Ismael Lopez MEX (1994)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Gomez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Leonardo Castillo MEX

Referee: Fernando Moron PAN (1996)
Assistant Referee 1: Andres Vargas PAN
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Camarena PAN

Referee: Josue Ugalde CRC (1989)
Assistant Referee 1: Felix Quesada CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Sojo CRC

Referee: Michael Venne CAN (1997)
Assistant Referee 1: Twayne Anderson CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Da Silva USA

CONMEBOL
Referee: Derlis Benitez PAR (2000)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Villagra PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Onieva PAR

Referee: Oswaldo Contreras ECU (1999)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Aguiar ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio Lozada ECU

Referee: Mathias De Armas URU (1994)
Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Llarena URU
Assistant Referee 2: Matias Muniz URU

Referee: Jairo Mayorga COL (1996)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Aguirre COL
Assistant Referee 2: David Fuentes COL

Referee: Daiane Muniz BRA (1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Leila Cruz BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Maira Moreira BRA

Referee: Sebastian Zunino ARG (1988)
Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Acevedo ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Mamani ARG

OFC
Referee: Calvin Berg NZL (1994)
Assistant Referee 1: Malaetala Salanoa SAM
Assistant Referee 2: Jeremy Garae VAN

UEFA
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA

Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Vukov Todor BUL

Referee: Patrik Kolaric CRO (1995)
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajic CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starcevic CRO

Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZE (1991)
Assistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE

Referee: Milos Milanovic SRB (1993)
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pasajlic SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Djorovic SRB

Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP (1996)
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernandez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iragartze Fernandez ESP

Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL (1992)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Karasewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL

UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 8)

24-25 September 2026

San Marino – Kosovo
Referee: David Fuxman ISR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Guy Klipper ISR
Fourth Official: Dekel Zino ISR
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

Belgium – Belarus
Referee: Martin Velikov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Krasimir Atanasov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Hristo Hadzhiyski BUL
Fourth Official: Ventsislav Mitrev BUL
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Azerbaijan – Czechia
Referee: Aaron O'Dowd IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Darragh Keegan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Shane Gerard O'Brien IRL
Fourth Official: Paul Norton IRL
Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL

Iceland – France
Referee: Luca Zufferli ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Perenzoni ITA
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Finland – Spain
Referee: Gergo Bogár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Theodoros Georgiou HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Dávid Rózsa HUN
Fourth Official: Imre Kovács HUN
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK

Bulgaria – Portugal
Referee: Ihar Šumilau BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitryj Žuk BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Arabiej BLR
Fourth Official: Anton Lašuk BLR
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Cyprus – Romania
Referee: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Ákos Juhos SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Patrik Kmec SVK
Fourth Official: Filip Glova SVK
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

Estonia – Faroe Islands
Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Arturs Šakurovs LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Nikita Ivlevs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

Slovakia – Ireland
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

Netherlands – Norway
Referee: Márton Rúsz HUN
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN
Fourth Official: Márió Zimmermann HUN
Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

Switzerland – Luxembourg
Referee: Alex Johnson MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Kurt Saliba MLT
Assistant Referee 2: David Castillo MLT
Fourth Official: Ezekiel Barbara MLT
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

England – Kazakhstan
Referee: Mateo Tozan SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Vidali SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Jure Jamnik SVN
Fourth Official: Žan Jazbec SVN
Referee Observer: Stávros Mántalos GRE

Georgia – Greece
Referee: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Narek Poghosyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Arman Hakobjanyan ARM
Fourth Official: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Croatia – Hungary
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Riivo Stolts EST
Assistant Referee 2: Neeme Neemlaid EST
Fourth Official: Rasmus Maalin EST
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

Latvia – Germany
Referee: Vasil Minev BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Todor Vukov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Darin Ivanov BUL
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Ukraine – Türkiye
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Cerne SVN
Fourth Official: Denis Halilović SVN
Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL

Malta – Northern Ireland
Referee: Ioannis Christodoulou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Nikos Egglezou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Petros Petrou CYP
Fourth Official: Antonis Konstantinidis CYP
Referee Observer: Robert Małek POL

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Semi-finals

23 September 2026

Italy – Spain

Referee: Alina Peșu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya CRC
Reserve AR: Lourdes Noriega HON
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Eszter Urbán HUN
SVAR: Letticia Viana SWZ

Korea DPR – Colombia 

Referee: Casey Reibelt AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Emma Kocbek AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Madelaine Allum AUS
Fourth Official: Twanyanyukwa Antsino NAM
Reserve AR: Diana Chikotesha ZAM
VAR: Maria Rivet MRI
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
SVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

International Friendly Matches – September 2026

23-30 September 2026

Azerbaijan – Tajikistan

Referee: Roman Jitari MDA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Vicol MDA
Fourth Official: Kamranbay Rahimov AZE
VAR: Abdurashid Xudoyberganov UZB
AVAR: Kamran Bayramov AZE

Gibraltar – Sao Tome & Principe
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Lewiss Edwards WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Fourth Official: Timothy Reoch GIB

Japan – Uruguay
Referee: Alexander King AUS
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Bradley Wright AUS
Fourth Official: Koki Nagamine JPN
VAR: Timothy Danaskos AUS
AVAR: Jack Morgan AUS

Australia – Brazil
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Kota Watanabe JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Kohei Ando JPN

South Korea – Ecuador
Referee: Shen Yinhao CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Luo Zheng CHN
Fourth Official: Kim Dae-Yong KOR
VAR: Ma Ning CHN
AVAR: Du Jianxin CHN

Uzbekistan – Iran
Referee: Kirill Levnikov RUS
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitriy Yermakov RUS
Assistant Referee 2: Andrey Vereteshkin RUS
Fourth Official: Olim Toychiboyev UZB
VAR: Akobirxoja Shukurullayev UZB
AVAR: Islom Azimov UZB

Malta – Liechtenstein
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Samat Tergeusızov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Sergei Kalatşov KAZ
Fourth Official: Alex Johnson MLT

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2026/27 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

22 September 2026 

Bayern Munchen – Manchester City
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rita Cabañero Mompó ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Paola Cebollada López ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano Garcia ESP
Referee Observer: Caroline De Boeck BEL

Inter Milano – BK Hacken
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Maja Petravić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Jelena Kumer CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Audrey Gerbel FRA
Referee Observer: Marta Frias Acedo ESP

Arsenal WFC – HB Koge
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoi Papadopoulou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasilia Tsiklitari GRE
Fourth Official: Eirini Pingiou GRE
VAR: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
AVAR: Victoria Beyer FRA
Referee Observer: Silvia Spinelli ITA

Real Madrid – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Diana Vanaga-Araja LVA
Fourth Official: Sabina Bolic CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Reelika Turi EST
Referee Observer: Christine Baitinger GER

Juventus FC – SL Benfica
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Laura Koskinen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Sandra Nigulis EST
Fourth Official: Lotta Vuorio FIN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Sara Telek AUT
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

23 September 2026
OH Leuven – AS Roma
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Katrine Stensholm DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Dall DEN
Fourth Official: Nanna Andersen DEN
VAR: Sandi Putros DEN
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Regina Konink-Belksma NED

Servette FC – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Michaela Pachtová CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Zuzana Špindlerová CZE
Fourth Official: Natálie Čampišová CZE
VAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
AVAR: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Referee Observer: Viola Raudzina LVA

FC Barcelona – Paris FC
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marilena Nan ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ivona Pejić CRO
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk POL
VAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

Chelsea FCW – Austria Wien
Referee: Miriama Bočková SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Tilde Larsson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Zuzana Valentová SVK
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Jana Adámková CZE
Referee Observer: Stéphanie Frappart FRA

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

23 September 2026

Slovan Liberec – Rosenborg BK
Referee: Gamze Durmuş Pakkan TUR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Esra Arikboga TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Arzu Görgün TUR
Fourth Official: Melek Dakan TUR

FC Metalist – SCU Torreense
Referee: Merima Čelik BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aida Jusufović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Dugandžić BIH
Fourth Official: Senida Petak BIH

PAOK Salonic – Spartak Myjava
Referee: Lizzy Van Der Helm NED
Assistant Referee 1: Martina Boer NED
Assistant Referee 2: Isabelle van Gilst NED
Fourth Official: Wendy Gijsbers NED

HJK Helsinki – SK Brann
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ruby Sykes ENG
Fourth Official: Alice Parker ENG

Sparta Praha – Farul Constanta
Referee: Marina Višnjić-Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Ivana Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrijana Damjanović SRB
Fourth Official: Jasmina Mickoska SRB

Brondby IF – Sporting CP
Referee: Milica Milovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Kostić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Mijailović SRB
Fourth Official: Mima Stanković SRB

Breidablik – Czarni Sosnowiec
Referee: Karoline Wacker GER
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Joos GER
Assistant Referee 2: Silke Fritz GER
Fourth Official: Selina Menzel GER

FH – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Karoline Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Helle Reiten NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Victoria Nilsen NOR
Fourth Official: Maren Hatletvedt NOR

Sankt Polten – Malmo FF
Referee: Filipa Cunha POR
Assistant Referee 1: Sara Cunha POR
Assistant Referee 2: Raquel Pinho POR
Fourth Official: Ana Afonso POR

VfL Wolfsburg – Sturn Graz
Referee: Frederikke Sokjaer DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Anna Schmidt DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Rie Rasmussen DEN
Fourth Official: Julie Thomsen DEN

Feyenoord Rotterdam – Valerenga FD
Referee: Angelika Soeder GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Bachmann GER
Fourth Official: Sina Diekmann GER

Hammarby IF – Rangers WFC
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Ulanowska POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL

PSV Eindhoven – Fortuna Hjorring
Referee: Martina Molinaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Laura Gasparini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Valeria Spizuoco ITA
Fourth Official: Rossella Daidone ITA

AFC Ajax – WFC Aktobe
Referee: Alexandra Collin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Clothilde Brassard FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Clémentine Dubreil FRA
Fourth Official: Romy Fournier FRA

Hearts LFC – Real Sociedad
Referee: Henrikke Nervik NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Monica Lokkeberg NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Elisabeth Thoresen NOR
Fourth Official: Stine Jensen NOR

26 September 2026
FC Minsk – Fenerbahce 

Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Dinara Idrisova KAZ
Fourth Official: Jelena Jermolajeva LVA

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Quarter-finals

19 September 2026

Korea – Italy
Referee: Milagros Arruela PER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Leslie Vasquez CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana Aquino PER
Fourth Official: Dione Rissios CHI
Reserve AR: Yomara Salazar CHI
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
AVAR: Maria Daza COL
SVAR: Letticia Viana SWZ

Brazil – Spain
Referee: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Aranza Quero MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Fernanda Juarez MEX
Fourth Official: Myriam Marcotte CAN
Reserve AR: Gabrielle Lemieux CAN
VAR: Diana Perez MEX
AVAR: Maria Rivet MRI
SVAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE

20 September 2026
Korea DPR – Canada
Referee: Marianela Araya CRC
Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello HON
Assistant Referee 2: Lourdes Noriega HON
Fourth Official: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Reserve AR: Iragartze Fernández Esesumaga ESP
VAR: Ismael Cornejo SLV
AVAR: Stefani Escobar VEN
SVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

Nigeria – Colombia
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska POL
Fourth Official: Casey Reibelt AUS
Reserve AR: Madelaine Allum AUS
VAR: Catarina Campos POR
AVAR: Eszter Urbán HUN 

SVAR: Jelena Jovanović-Džajić SRB

AFC Arabian Gulf Cup 2026

Saudi Arabia, 23 September - 6 October 2026

Referees (AFC)
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Salman (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Al Ruwaimi (BHR)

Referee: Zaid Mohammed (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Haider Ali (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Amir Hussein (IRQ)

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al-Khalaf (JOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al-Ruwaili (JOR)

Referee: Abdullah Jamali (KUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Ali Jarraq (KUW)
Assistant Referee 2: Saud Al Shamali (KUW)

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hamad al Ghafri (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nasser Ambusaidi (OMA)

Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Zahi Al Shammari (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Khalid Ayyad (QAT)

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulrahim Al-Shammari (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Saad Al-Subaie (KSA)

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jassim Al Ali (UAE)

CAF Referee Exchange
Referee: Jalal Jayed (MAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakaria Brinsi (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mustapha Akarkad (MAR)

UEFA Referee Exchange
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)

Referee: João Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia (POR)

Video Match Officials
1. Ismail Habib (BHR)
2. Fu Ming (CHN)
3. Abdullah Arab (KUW)
4. Mishari Al Shammari (QAT)
5. Abdullah Al-Shahri (KSA)
6. Mohammed Obaid (UAE)
7. Hamza El-Fariq (MAR) - CAF
8. Erwin Blank (NED) - UEFA

Technical Instructor
Mohammed Abdulla (UAE)

Campeones Cup (MLS-LigaMX) 2026

17 September 2026

Inter Miami – Cruz Azul
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Danny Sojo CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Fernandez CRC
Fourth Official: Adonis Carrasco DOM
VAR: Jesus Montero CRC
AVAR: David Gomez CRC

Concacaf Central American Cup 2026 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

16-17 September 2026

CS Cartagines – Deportivo Saprissa
Referee: Fernando Morón PAN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Camarena PAN
Assistant Referee 2: Andrés Vargas PAN
Fourth Official: Jefferson Escobar HON
VAR: Erick Miranda MEX
AVAR: Filiberto Martínez SLV

Alianza FC – Motagua FC
Referee: Jesús López MEX
Assistant Referee 1: José Martínez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Gómez MEX
Fourth Official: Víctor Cáceres MEX
VAR: Tatiana Guzmán NCA
AVAR: Anaya Rosario PUR

LD Alajuelense – CD Marathon
Referee: Jorge Leira PAN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorginho Vásquez PAN
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Bultrón PAN
Fourth Official: Richard Tejada PAN
VAR: Armando Villarreal USA
AVAR: Filiberto Martínez SLV

CD Olimpia – LA Firpo
Referee: Josué Ugalde CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Fourth Official: Brayan Cruz CRC
VAR: Benjamín Pineda CRC 

AVAR: Yasith Monge CRC

Webb: VAR had “tunnel vision”

Pro Ref chief Howard Webb says VAR missed Enzo Fernandez being offside for Erling Haaland's winning goal in the Manchester derby due to "tunnel vision". Webb says he is "really disappointed" by the decision to award the goal, which was initially ruled out on the field due to Haaland being flagged offside. VAR then checked the incident and determined the striker was onside but failed to account for Enzo Fernandez impacting play from an offside position. Fernandez dived for the ball before it was steered home by Haaland, and despite severely hindering Lisandro Martinez and Senne Lammens, Fernandez's offside position was overlooked once the VAR officials had confirmed he had not touched the ball - even though a player can be offside without touching the ball. Webb told Mic'd Up: "The on-field decision was not against Fernandez; it was against Haaland. When the VAR starts their check, they see that Haaland is actually onside by three centimetres. "The VAR gets super focused on Haaland. He establishes he is onside, but when he runs it through the full APP (attacking possession phase), he doesn't truly evaluate the full impact of Fernandez. In that moment, he gets tunnel vision, but it is down to the rest of his team to pull him out of that tunnel but unfortunately, that did not happen on this occasion. This goal should have been disallowed."

What the officials said...

AVAR: Enzo, Enzo.

VAR: Possible offside.

AVAR: I'm going to go offside, Haaland.

Referee: On-field decision is offside.

VAR: Checking the on-field decision of offside against Haaland. He's tight. He's onside, so now we need to check the full attacking possession phase (APP). Haaland's in an onside position, but I need to check the full APP. Go back to see if [Iliman] Ndiaye is onside when it is flicked. Yes. Go, go, go, so it should be a goal. No touch there [from Enzo Fernandez], confirm no touch. Clear gap. It's not a touch there is it? Goal. Michael, confirming that you need to change your decision to goal. Haaland is in an onside position. Final decision is goal; check complete.

Pro Ref chief operating officer Howard Webb: "We felt it was important that we acknowledged an error in the situation. We know that Erling Haaland was penalised for offside and wasn't in an offside position. We also know that Enzo Fernandez, who was in an offside position, almost certainly interfered with the Manchester United defence and probably the goalkeeper. I was really disappointed with this outcome; we all were. None more than the officials. They take personal pride in what they do, and they are hurting now after falling short in this situation. They will not be officiating until after the international break. We have reached out to Manchester United and acknowledged the error, as we do when these things happen and they do not happen often. We want to ensure we are transparent and open. We have played the audio and footage to the club to let them know what happened. We will review the situation to understand what elements of the process fell down in this situation which meant we didn't get to the right outcome. Fernandez doesn't actually touch the ball, so he has not committed what we would call a factual offside offence of interfering with play. But you can still be penalised even if you do not touch the ball. In this situation, as the ball comes across, we see Fernandez dive towards the ball and he gets close to it. That impacts [Lisandro] Martinez; he cannot come and clear the ball. It probably impacts [Senne] Lammens as well, he cannot dive in the way he would or sets himself for potential contact from Fernandez. It is impacting the defence in a couple of ways as a result of the actions he makes in the offside position."

Source: Sky Sports

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

16 September 2026

AC Milan – SL Benfica
Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Greenhalgh ENG
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington ENG
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Omonia Nicosia – Celta de Vigo
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Bence Csonka HUN
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Ararat Armenia – Sparta Praha
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Sars SWE
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Harald Lechner AUT
Referee Observer: Paolo Valeri ITA

Bayer Leverkusen – NK Celje
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Geerolf BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Denys Shurman UKR
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Olympiacos – Jagiellonia Bialystok
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

RSC Anderlecht – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

Sturm Graz – Stade Rennais
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Sunderland AFC – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Hapoel Beer Sheva – GNK Dinamo
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Blake Antrobus ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen ENG
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

17 September 2026
Besiktas JK – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Valerio Marini ITA
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

OFI Crete – TSG Hoffenheim
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

Levski Sofia – FC Salzburg
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytia FIN
VAR: Paweł Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

Juventus FC – NEC Nijmegen
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Dmytro Zaporozhenko UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

Real Sociedad – AFC Bournemouth
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR

Viktoria Plzen – Union St. Gilloise
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: Gal Levi ISR
VAR: Daniel Natan ISR
AVAR: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

Celtic FC – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Crystal Palace – Lech Poznan
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

Lillestrom SK – SCU Torreense
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 – Round of 16 (Matches 37-44)

16 September 2026

Argentina – Korea
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernandez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Andreia Sousa POR
Fourth Official: Lizzet Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Fernanda Juarez MEX
VAR: Eszter Urban HUN
AVAR: Catarina Ferreira POR

Brazil – USA
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Alina Pesu ROU
Reserve AR: Paulina Baranowska POL
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Salima Mukansanga RWA

Italy – China
Referee: Alyssa Pennington USA
Assistant Referee 1: Meghan Mullen USA
Assistant Referee 2: Jassett Kerr-Wilson JAM
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
Reserve AR: Yomara Salazar CHI
VAR: Diana Perez MEX
AVAR: Susana Corella ECU

Spain – Portugal
Referee: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Thi Phuong Ha VIE
Assistant Referee 2: Allys Clipsham NZL
Fourth Official: Milagros Arruela PER
Reserve AR: Amal Badhafari UAE
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Jelena Jovanovic-Dzajic SRB

17 September 2026
France – Canada
Referee: Twanyanyukwa Antsino NAM
Assistant Referee 1: Carine Atezambong CMR
Assistant Referee 2: Fides Bangurambona BDI
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA
Reserve AR: Fanta Kone MLI
VAR: Maria Rivet MRI
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI

England – Nigeria
Referee: Myriam Marcotte CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Gabrielle Lemieux CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Mijensa Rensch SUR
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya CRC
Reserve AR: Lourdes Noriega HON
VAR: Stefani Escobar VEN
AVAR: Catarina Ferreira POR

Korea DPR – Japan
Referee: Charly Straub BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Fernanda Antunes BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Anne Sa BRA
Fourth Official: Dione Rissios CHI
Reserve AR: Leslie Vasquez CHI
VAR: Maria Daza COL
AVAR: Ismael Cornejo SLV

Poland – Colombia
Referee: Casey Reibelt AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Emma Kocbek AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Madelaine Allum AUS
Fourth Official: Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
Reserve AR: Heba Saadieh PLE
VAR: Letticia Viana SWZ
AVAR: Jelena Jovanovic-Dzajic SRB

UEFA Youth League 2026/2027 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 1 (First Leg)

15 September 2026 

OFK Donja Gorica – Qairat FK
Referee: Robin Hensgens NED (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Osseweijer NED

Fourth Official: Ivan Šarac MNE
Referee Observer: Goran Mihajlević MNE

16 September 2026
Flora Tallinn – Havnar Boltfelag
Referee: Dovydas Švėgžda LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Benas Kikutis LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Tabunov LTU
Fourth Official: Kristjan-Eric Lääne EST
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Thor – Zalgiris
Referee: Ross Hardie SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Gentles SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Gentles SCO
Fourth Official: Sveinn Arnarsson ISL
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

HJK Helsinki – FC Ballkani
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Runo Robertsson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Milovanovic SWE
Fourth Official: Joona Kontinen FIN
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

Santa Coloma – Brera Strumica
Referee: Loic Thomas LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Kevin Stammet LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Armin Kehonjic LUX
Fourth Official: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Referee Observer: Luis Teixeira AND

Zrinjski Mostar – Lincoln Red Imps
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Thor Vaas EST
Assistant Referee 2: Henri Kuusk EST
Fourth Official: Mateo Musa BIH
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Valletta FC – FK Partizani
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Joseph Scerri MLT
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

Cliftonville FC – Super Nova
Referee: Dominik Starý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Váňa CZE
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews NIR
Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR

Cardiff Met – Una Strassen
Referee: Andreu Simarro AND
Assistant Referee 1: Guillem Miarnau AND
Assistant Referee 2: Eithan Martínez AND
Fourth Official: Benjamin Williams WAL
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby WAL

10 October 2026
Dinamo Tbilisi – Dinamo Minsk
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Fourth Official: Tsotne Samsonashvili GEO

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

15-17 September 2026

Platense – Fluminense
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Poblete CHI
Fourth Official: Diego Flores CHI
VAR: Juan Sepulveda CHI
AVAR: Nicolas Millas CHI
Referee Assessor: Candelario Andarcia VEN
VAR Supervisor: Jorge Mercado PAR

LDU Quito – Palmeiras
Referee: Wilmar Roldan COL
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman COL
Assistant Referee 2: John Gallego COL
Fourth Official: John Ospina COL
VAR: David Rodriguez COL
AVAR: Keiner Jimenez COL
Referee Assessor: Ricardo Casas ARG
VAR Supervisor: Roberto Silvera URU

Corinthians – Estudiantes
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Alejandro Velazquez VEN
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Angel Arteaga VEN
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago COL
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Flamengo – Independiente Del Valle
Referee: Andres Matonte URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Mathias Muniz URU
Fourth Official: Mathias De Armas URU
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Christian Ferreyra URU
Referee Assessor: Angel Sanchez ARG 

VAR Supervisor: Patricio Polic CHI

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

15-17 September 2026

Vasco da Gama – Santa Fe
Referee: Alexis Herrera VEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Alex Cajas ECU
VAR: Carlos Orbe ECU
AVAR: Gabriel Gonzalez ECU
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal PAR
VAR Supervisor: Sergio Viola ARG

Sao Paulo – Boca Juniors
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Soppi URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Hector Bergalo URU
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago COL
VAR Supervisor: Juan Cardellino URU

Atletico Mineiro – Santos
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Fourth Official: Sebastian Zunino ARG
VAR: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
AVAR: Nicolas Lamolina ARG
Referee Assessor: Christian Schiemann CHI
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Avila ECU

Montevideo Torque – Cienciano
Referee: Maximiliano Ramirez ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Carlos Gariano ARG
VAR: Silvio Trucco ARG
AVAR: Lucas Novelli ARG
Referee Assessor: Roberto Perassi BRA
VAR Supervisor: Emerson De Carvalho BRA

Osses leaves Costa Rica for UAE

Enrique Osses’s passage through Costa Rican refereeing came to an end earlier than expected. The Chilean resigned from the presidency of the Referees Committee of the Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF) after accepting an international offer and now the fate that caused his departure is known. According to El Deportivo de Chile, Osses will be the head of referees of the United Arab Emirates, through an agreement for the next two years.

This ends a stage that began on 26 February 2025, when FCRF bet on the former international referee to lead one of the most questioned areas of national football. His management ended after about 18 months. The Federation confirmed Osses’ resignation, though it initially failed to publicly disclose what his next destination would be. The movement represents a new international challenge for Osses, who in addition to his duties in Costa Rica has maintained a close relationship with FIFA. At 52, he is part of FIFA’s refereeing technical panel and was involved as an instructor in the preparation of the referees who participated in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Chilean had also recently defended the participation of Costa Rican representatives in the World Cup, including Juan Gabriel Calderón, despite the fact that he did not receive the opportunity to lead any matches as a referee. Osses described the Costa Rican participation as outstanding and especially highlighted the role that the representatives of Concacaf had during the tournament.

Source: ESPN