FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)

16 September 2021

Solomon Islands – Portugal
Referee 1: Carlos Martinez (PAR, photo)
Referee 2: Henry Gutierrez (BOL)
Third Official: Juan Cordero (ESP)
Timekeeper: Cristian Espindola (CHI)
Reserve AR: Alejandro Martinez (ESP)

Panama – Vietnam
Referee 1: Eduardo Coelho (POR)
Referee 2: Daniel Matkovic (SUI)
Third Official: Borislav Kolev (BUL)
Timekeeper: Daniel Rodriguez (URU)
Reserve AR: Chiara Perona (ITA)

Brazil – Czech Republic
Referee 1: Carlos Gonzalez (GUA)
Referee 2: Jorge Flores (SLV)
Third Official: Diego Molina (CRC)
Timekeeper: Valeria Palma (CHI)
Reserve AR: Borislav Kolev (BUL)

Thailand – Morocco
Referee 1: Irina Velikanova (RUS)
Referee 2: Christopher Sinclair (NZL)
Third Official: Ondrej Cerny (CZE)
Timekeeper: Gelareh Nazemi (IRN)
Reserve AR: Ebrahim Mehrabi (IRN)

17 September 2021
Iran – USA
Referee 1: Tarek El-Khataby (EGY)
Referee 2: Cedric Pelissier (FRA)
Third Official: Nikola Jelic (CRO)
Timekeeper: Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Reserve AR: An Ran (CHN)

Spain – Japan
Referee 1: Valeria Palma (CHI)
Referee 2: Maria Pinto (ARG)
Third Official: Roberto Lopez (PAN)
Timekeeper: Dario Santamaria (ARG)
Reserve AR: Gean Telles (BRA)

Angola – Paraguay
Referee 1: Ryan Shepheard (AUS)
Referee 2: Fahad Al-Hosani (UAE)
Third Official: Hussain Al Bahhar (BHR)
Timekeeper: Ronny Castro (CRC)
Reserve AR: Josh Wilkens (USA)

Argentina – Serbia
Referee 1: Nurdin Bukuev (KGZ)
Referee 2: Tomohiro Kozaki (JPN)
Third Official: Antony Riley (NZL)
Timekeeper: Khalid Hnich (MAR)
Reserve AR: Aymen Kammoun (TUN)

Concacaf Champions League 2021 – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

15-16 September 2021

Philadelphia Union – Club America
Referee: Said Martinez (HON, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton (SLV)
VAR: Benjamin Pineda (CRC)
AVAR: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)

Cruz Azul – CF Monterrey
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Hernandez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales (MEX)
Fourth Official: Oscar Macias (MEX)
VAR: Erick Miranda (MEX)
AVAR: Angel Monroy (MEX)

AFC Champions League 2021 – Round of 16

14-15 September 2021

Esteghlal FC – Al Hilal SFC
Referee: Fu Ming (CHN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Shi Xiang (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Cao Yi (CHN)
Fourth Official: Ma Ning (CHN)

FC Istiklol – Persepolis FC
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Hiroshi Yamauchi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jun Mihara (JPN)
Fourth Official: Jumpei Iida (JPN)

Al Nassr – Tractor FC
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yoon Jae-Yeol (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Park Sang-Jun (KOR)
Fourth Official: Ko Hyun-Jjin (KOR)

Sharjah – Al Wahda
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Salman (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulla Al Rowaimi (BHR)
Fourth Official: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)

Nagoya Grampus – Daegu FC
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al Roalle (JOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohammad Al Kalaf (JOR)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Al Ali (JOR)

Ulsan Hyundai – Kawasaki Frontale
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Suqatari (UAE)
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali (UAE)

Jeonbuk Motors – Pathum United
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (IRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ali Mirzabeigi (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Saeid Ghasemi (IRN)
Fourth Official: Hasan Akrami (IRN)

Cerezo Osaka – Pohang Steelers
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al Maqaleh (QAT)
Fourth Official: Khamis Al Marri (QAT)

Kassai is no longer Head of Russian referees

Viktor Kassai has left the position of professional manager of referees of the Russian Football Association, announced RFS. The Hungarian specialist was appointed chief of the Russian referees on 9 January 2020 and his contract was valid until 2022.

“Ever since we were appointed, we have developed a new strategy and system to improve Russian refereeing, and our goal has been to enable our referee to work and develop to the highest European standards and conditions”, the Russian association’s statement quotes Kassai who said that he is proud of the results and is confident that the work he has started will be continued by his colleagues. “Since January 2020, six referees have emerged at the forefront of Russian football, young and talented referees have been promoted in the second division, and we have also launched training for female referees. Proof of the high standard of Russian refereeing is that we sent a referee to the European Championship, the Olympics, the World Cups for futsal and beach soccer. Russian referees led the European Super Cup match and the women's final of the Olympics".

Asot Hacsaturjanc, chairman of the Russian Referees Committee, thanked the Hungarian specialist for his work and the reforms he has begun, which will have an impact on Russian refereeing for a long time to come. Kassai's successor has not yet been appointed.

According to NS information, György Ring, a Hungarian who worked along with Kassai and who has retired as FIFA assistant referee due to his Moscow assignment, is also leaving the Russian Football Association, as he and his boss sent a farewell message to the Russian referees. In the spring, after the death of Sandor Puhl, news emerged that Kassai will return to Hungary to work in the MLSZ.

Source: Nemzeti Sport

UEFA Europa Conference League 2021/22 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

14-16 September 2021

Maccabi Haifa – Feyenoord

Referee: Fabio Maresca (ITA, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)

Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)

Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)

Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Alashkert FC
Referee: Espen Eskas (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oystein Ytterland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kai Steeen (NOR)
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin (ROU)

Kairat Almaty – Omonia FC
Referee: Sergii Boiko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitaly Romanov (UKR)
Referee Observer: Albano Janku (ALB)

HJK Helsinki – LASK
Referee: Kirill Levenikov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Egor Bolkhovitin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Vereteshkin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Edward Foley (IRL)

Flora Tallinn – KAA Gent
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Sultana (MLT)
Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia (MLT)
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM)

Slavia Praha – Union Berlin
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Mota (POR)
Fourth Official: Andre Narciso (POR)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

Lincoln Red Imps – PAOK FC
Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Darragh Keegan (IRL)
Fourth Official: Neil Doyle (IRL)
Referee Observer: Niklas a Lídarenda (FRO)

Slovan Bratislava – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto (ITA)
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić (SRB)

NS Mura – Vitesse
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Niklas Nyberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)

Stade Rennais – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Halis Ozkahya (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Ögel (TUR)
Fourth Official: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Qarabag Agdam – FC Basel
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jo De Weirdt (BEL)
Fourth Official: Wim Smet (BEL)
Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)

Anorthosis Famagusta – FK Partizan
Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jesper Dahl (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jörgen Burchardt (DEN)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)

Bodo Glimt – Zorya Luhansk
Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Schaap (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED)
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk (NED)
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)

AS Roma – CSKA Sofia
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Victor Wolf (SWE)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Randers FC – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Perica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

FK Jablonec – CFR Cluj
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Rexha (ALB)
Fourth Official: Eldorjan Hamiti (ALB)
Referee Observer: Neale Barry (ENG)

UEFA Europa League 2021/2022 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

15-16 September 2021

Spartak Moskva – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Djukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
VAR: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
AVAR: Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB)
Referee Observer: Pavel Saliy (KAZ)

Galatasaray – Lazio
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Fourth Official: David Šmajc (SVN)
VAR: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
AVAR: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Lokomotiv Moskva – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Damir Lazić (BIH)
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović (BIH)
VAR: Felix Zwayer (GER)
AVAR: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

Crvena Zvezda – SC Braga
Referee: John Beaton (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter (SCO)
Fourth Official: David Alexander Munro (SCO)
VAR: Andrew Madley (ENG)
AVAR: Peter Bankes (ENG)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

FC Midtjylland – PFC Ludogorets
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev (AZE)
VAR: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
AVAR: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)

Real Betis – Celtic
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Mario Zebec (CRO)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

Bayer Leverkusen – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)

Rapid Wien – KRC Genk
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer (EST)
VAR: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
AVAR: Mark Borsch (GER)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

GNK Dinamo – West Ham United
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages (FRA)
Fourth Official: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
VAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
AVAR: Mikael Berchebru (FRA)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Brondby IF – Sparta Praha
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Kushtrim Lika (MKD)
Fourth Official: Igor Stojchevski (MKD)
VAR: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
AVAR: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Thoroddur Hjaltalín ISL)

Rangers FC – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Harm Osmers (GER)
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato (ITA)

AS Monaco – Sturm Graz
Referee: Donatas Rumsas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radius (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)
VAR: Kevin Blom (NED)
AVAR: Clay Ruperti (NED)
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

PSV Eindhoven – Real Sociedad
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
VAR: Paul Tierney (ENG)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević (MNE)

Leicester City – SSC Napoli
Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Campos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Jesus (POR)
Fourth Official: Vitor Ferreira (POR)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

Eintracht Frankfurt – Fenerbahçe SK
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista (POR)

Olympiacos FC – Royal Antwerp
Referee: Tamas Bognar (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Balazs Buzas (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Kobor (HUN)
Fourth Official: Balazs Berke (HUN)
VAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
AVAR: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytia (FIN)

UEFA Champions League 2021/2022 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

14 September 2021
FC Sevilla – FC Salzburg
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitri Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleg Maslyanko (BLR)
Fourth Official: Denis Scherbakov (BLR)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

BSC Young Boys – Manchester United
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard (FRA)
VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
AVAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

Dynamo Kyiv – SL Benfica
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Craig Pawson (ENG)
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
AVAR: Jarred Gillett (AUS)
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR)

FC Barcelona – Bayern München
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Peter Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

Villarreal CF – Atalanta BC
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremie Pignard (FRA)
VAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

LOSC Lille – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Streegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
VAR: Kevin Blom (NED)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)

Malmö FF – Juventus
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Barbosa (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Soares (POR)
Fourth Official: Hugo Moreira (POR)
VAR: Joao Pinheiro (POR)
AVAR: Luis Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

Chelsea FC – FC Zenit
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

15 September 2021
Beşiktaş JK – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Javier Alberola Rojas (ESP)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)

Sheriff Tiraspol – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Dietz (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen (GER)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR: Markus Sinn (GER)
Referee Observer: Emil Bozhinovski (MKD)

Club Brugge – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephane De Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Fedayi San (SUI)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Manchester City – RB Leipzig
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Atletico de Madrid – FC Porto
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

Liverpool FC – AC Milan
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (GER)

Sporting CP – AFC Ajax
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Inter Milano – Real Madrid
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Harm Osmers (GER)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn (SVN)

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 9-16)

14 September 2021

Paraguay – Spain
Referee 1: Khalid Hnich (MAR, photo)
Referee 2: Aymen Kammoun (TUN)
Third Official: Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Timekeeper: Tarek El-Khataby (EGY)
Reserve AR: Cedric Pelissier (FRA)

Serbia – Iran
Referee 1: Carlos Gonzalez (GUA)
Referee 2: Gean Telles (BRA)
Third Official: Daniel Matkovic (SUI)
Timekeeper: Borislav Kolev (BUL)
Reserve AR: Valeria Palma (CHI)

Angola – Japan
Referee 1: Diego Molina (CRC)
Referee 2: Jorge Flores (SLV)
Third Official: Eduardo Coelho (POR)
Timekeeper: Christopher Sinclair (NZL)
Reserve AR: Antony Riley (NZL)

Argentina – USA
Referee 1: Ondrej Cerny (CZE)
Referee 2: Chiara Perona (ITA)
Third Official: Nikola Jelic (CRO)
Timekeeper: Roberto Lopez (PAN)
Reserve AR: Daniel Rodriguez (URU)

15 September 2021
Costa Rica – Venezuela
Referee 1: An Ran (CHN)
Referee 2: Tomohiro Kozaki (JPN)
Third Official: Alejandro Martinez (ESP)
Timekeeper: Irina Velikanova (RUS)
Reserve AR: Fahad Al-Hosani (UAE)

Egypt – Guatemala
Referee 1: Gelareh Nazemi (IRN)
Referee 2: Ebrahim Mehrabi (IRN)
Third Official: Nurdin Bukuev (KGZ)
Timekeeper: Ryan Shepheard (AUS)
Reserve AR: Carlos Martinez (PAR)

Lithuania – Kazakhstan
Referee 1: Gabor Kovacs (HUN)
Referee 2: Nikola Jelic (CRO)
Third Official: Josh Wilkens (USA)
Timekeeper: Juan Cordero (ESP)
Reserve AR: Hussain Al Bahhar (BHR)

Uzbekistan – Russia
Referee 1: Cristian Espindola (CHI)
Referee 2: Ronny Castro (CRC)
Third Official: Maria Pinto (ARG)
Timekeeper: Henry Gutierrez (BOL)
Reserve AR: Dario Santamaria (ARG)

Ecuador: No FIFA referees in 2022?

The Ecuadorian Football Federation has recently sent a letter to CONMEBOL in which it requests the non-inclusion in the 2022 international lists of the referees and assistant referees who have decided not to referee matches in the first two divisions, as a measure of protest due to the non-payment of their salaries.

"Consequently, and while this measure lasts, we ask you not to consider their participation in international events, including their candidacies for the international lists of FIFA referees for 2022", states the document signed by the FEF president Francisco Egas.

Source: Studio Futbol

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

12 September 2021

Russia – Egypt
Referee 1: Gean Telles (BRA, photo)
Referee 2: Diego Molina (CRC)
Third Official: Jorge Flores (SLV)
Timekeeper: Josh Wilkens (USA)
Reserve AR: Daniel Matkovic (SUI)

Kazakhstan – Costa Rica
Referee 1: Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Referee 2: Khalid Hnich (MAR)
Third Official: Aymen Kammoun (TUN)
Timekeeper: Cedric Pelissier (FRA)
Reserve AR: Tarek El-Khataby (EGY)

Uzbekistan – Guatemala
Referee 1: Nikola Jelic (CRO)
Referee 2: Chiara Perona (ITA)
Third Official: Eduardo Coelho (POR)
Timekeeper: Borislav Kolev (BUL)
Reserve AR: Ondrej Cerny (CZE)

Lithuania – Venezuela
Referee 1: Christopher Sinclair (NZL)
Referee 2: Antony Riley (NZL)
Third Official: Gelareh Nazemi (IRN)
Timekeeper: Nurdin Bukuev (KGZ)
Reserve AR: Ebrahim Mehrabi (IRN)

13 September 2021
Panama – Czech Republic
Referee 1: Fahad Al-Hosani (UAE)
Referee 2: Hussain Al Bahhar (BHR)
Third Official: An Ran (CHN)
Timekeeper: Ryan Shepheard (AUS)
Reserve AR: Tomohiro Kozaki (JPN)

Morocco – Solomon Islands
Referee 1: Daniel Rodriguez (URU)
Referee 2: Cristian Espindola (CHI)
Third Official: Henry Gutierrez (BOL)
Timekeeper: Valeria Palma (CHI)
Reserve AR: Roberto Lopez (PAN)

Vietnam – Brazil
Referee 1: Juan Cordero (ESP)
Referee 2: Alejandro Martinez (ESP)
Third Official: Irina Velikanova (RUS)
Timekeeper: Carlos Martinez (PAR)
Reserve AR: Gabor Kovacs (HUN)

Thailand – Portugal
Referee 1: Ronny Castro (CRC)
Referee 2: Dario Santamaria (ARG)
Third Official: Maria Pinto (ARG)
Timekeeper: Borislav Kolev (BUL)
Reserve AR: Carlos Gonzalez (GUA)