UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Qualifiers (Matchday 13)

14-15 October 2024

Netherlands – Sweden
Referee: Robert Jones ENG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: James Mainwaring ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson ENG
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Cyprus

Referee: Peiman Simani FIN

Assistant Referee 1: Christian De Casseres FIN

Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Valjakka FIN

Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN

Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović MNE

Spain – Malta

Referee: Georgi Ginchev BUL

Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Doynov BUL

Assistant Referee 2: Ivo Kolev BUL

Fourth Official: Mariyan Grebencharski BUL

Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE

Estonia – Kosovo

Referee: Jason Barcelo GIB

Assistant Referee 1: Michael Macias GIB

Assistant Referee 2: Fausti Guerrero GIB

Fourth Official: Timothy Reoch GIB

Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN

Poland – Germany

Referee: Dario Bel CRO

Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki CRO

Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Janić CRO

Fourth Official: Oliver Romić CRO

Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Belgium – Hungary

Referee: Chrysovalándis Theoulí CYP

Assistant Referee 1: Mários Kalogírou CYP

Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP

Fourth Official: Andréas Tsambalás CYP

Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

Kazakhstan – Scotland

Referee: Alan Kijas AUT

Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Witschnigg AUT

Assistant Referee 2: Thomas Kaplan AUT

Fourth Official: Safak Barmaksiz AUT

Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM

Georgia – North Macedonia

Referee: Viktar Šymusik BLR

Assistant Referee 1: Siarhiej Kasaviec BLR

Assistant Referee 2: Anton Husieŭ BLR

Fourth Official: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeŭ BLR

Referee Observer: Pavel Salii KAZ

Israel – Bulgaria

Referee: Michele Beltrano SMR

Assistant Referee 1: Gian-Marco Ercolani SMR

Assistant Referee 2: Ernesto Cristiano SMR

Fourth Official: Mattia Andruccioli SMR

Referee Observer: Niklas á Lídarenda FRO

Albania – Armenia

Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP

Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP

Assistant Referee 2: Iraklís Komodrómos CYP

Fourth Official: Andréas Techráni CYP

Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Romania – Switzerland

Referee: Marc Nagtegaal NED

Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED

Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert NED

Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED

Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

Finland – Montenegro

Referee: Damian Kos POL

Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL

Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL

Fourth Official: Marcin Szczerbowicz POL

Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

Andorra – Portugal

Referee: Dmytro Kubryak UKR

Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev UKR

Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR

Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR

Referee Observer: Besfort Kasumi KOS

Croatia – Greece

Referee: Sandi Putros DEN

Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl DEN

Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN

Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN

Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

Faroe Islands – Belarus

Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE

Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE

Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Mammadov AZE

Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE

Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK

Denmark – Iceland

Referee: Snir Levi ISR

Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR

Assistant Referee 2: Yossi Babayoff ISR

Fourth Official: Avraham Mizrachi ISR

Referee Observer: Christof Dierick BEL

Czechia – Lithuania

Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT

Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT

Assistant Referee 2: Mark Ciantar MLT

Fourth Official: Ezekiel Barbara MLT

Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

Italy – Ireland

Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE

Assistant Referee 1: Niklas Nyberg SWE

Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE

Fourth Official: Oscar Johnson SWE

Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

Norway – Turkey

Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL

Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL

Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL

Fourth Official: Bert Put BEL

Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

San Marino – Latvia

Referee: Martin Matoša SVN

Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN

Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar SVN

Fourth Official: Denis Šabanagič SVN

Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

France – Austria

Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN

Assistant Referee 1: István Albert HUN

Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN

Fourth Official: Márton Rúsz HUN

Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

Luxembourg – Northern Ireland

Referee: Visar Kastrati KOS

Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha KOS

Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj KOS

Fourth Official: Vigan Iberdemaj KOS

Referee Observer: Geórgios Bíkas GRE

England – Azerbaijan

Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO

Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO

Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO

Fourth Official: Sabina Bolić CRO

Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Serbia – Ukraine

Referee: Robert Jenkins WAL

Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett WAL

Assistant Referee 2: Lewiss Edwards WAL

Fourth Official: Alex McInch WAL

Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

Concacaf Nations League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)

13-15 October 2024

League A

Jamaica – Honduras
Referee: Armando Villarreal USA (photo)

Trinidad and Tobago – Cuba
Referee: Bryan Lopez GUA

Nicaragua – French Guiana
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV

Costa Rica – Guatemala
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA

Martinique – Guadeloupe
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere CAN

Suriname – Guyana
Referee: Steffon Dewar JAM

League B

Montserrat – Bonaire
Referee: Khamal Harding-Hodge ANG

El Salvador – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Referee: Tristley Bassue SKN

Curaçao – Grenada
Referee: Christopher Mason JAM

Saint Lucia – Saint Martin
Referee: Michael Venne CAN

Puerto Rico – Sint Maarten
Referee: Moeth Gaymes SVG

Haiti – Aruba
Referee: David Gomez CRC

Dominican Republic – Antigua and Barbuda
Referee: Cristopher Corado GUA

Bermuda – Dominica
Referee: Josue Ugalde CRC

League C

Turks and Caicos Islands – Anguilla
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva USA

Barbados – Bahamas
Referee: Micheal Akangou CAY

Belize – Turks and Caicos Islands
Referee: Victor Rivas USA

Saint Kitts and Nevis – Cayman Islands
Referee: Shekiel Jokil SUR

Female referee, 24, and referee assessor, 61, banned for sex scandal

A Turkish female referee has landed a lifetime ban - after allegedly featuring in a sex tape with an official almost three times her age. Elif Karaarslan, 24, has refereed matches in Turkey since injury forced her to quit playing football. But the TFF, Turkey's FA, has now banned her for life after she was reportedly filmed having sex with referee observer Orhan Erdemir. Former FIFA referee Erdemir, 61, has received a similar punishment from the TFF.

Istanbul-born Elif, who has 363,000 followers on social media, denied being one of the people in the leaked footage. She intends to appeal, insisting: "I will have a long road ahead legally, but will overcome in the strongest and most robust way. I look forward to your full support and love in this process. Crying, screaming and being sad are not things I would do. That is not me. I will stand by my cause until the end. I am just one of many who are being harmed - I hope I am the last." Elif played for Besiktas before becoming a referee.

Meanwhile, Erdemir claimed the video had been circulated without his permission, but admitted his career is now over: "My honour in my family, my social circle and the refereeing community has been blown away. In addition to my financial losses, the emotional damage I have suffered is indescribable." Istanbul native Erdemir was a FIFA referee between 1999 and 2002. He also took charge of games in Turkey's Super Lig before becoming an observer of his fellow officials.

Source: The Sun

UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

10-12 October 2024

League A

Italy – Belgium
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Aslam NOR
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Tom Hagen NOR
Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

Israel – France
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srdjan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Ivan Matić CRO
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Hungary – Netherlands
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Guillaume Maire SUI
Fourth Official: Johannes von Mandach SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaidis CYP

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Germany
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
VAR: Willy Delajod FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Croatia – Scotland
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Sebastian Colțescu ROU
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Poland – Portugal
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Spain – Denmark
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Královič SVK
VAR: Michal Očenáš SVK
AVAR: Erik Gemzický SVK
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Serbia – Switzerland
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED

League B

Finland – Ireland
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Kostadinov MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski MKD
Fourth Official: Igor Stojčevski MKD
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Duje Strukan CRO
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

England – Greece
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Paolo Mazzoleni ITA
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

Austria – Kazakhstan
Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David Roome SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Macleod SCO
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO
VAR: Steven McLean SCO
AVAR: Greg Aitken SCO
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

Norway – Slovenia
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Donatas Šimenas LTU
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Ukraine – Georgia
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Manuel Schuttengruber AUT
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines SCO

Czechia – Albania
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Romain Lissorgue FRA
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

Turkey – Montenegro
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alessio Berti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Luigi Rossi ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Iceland – Wales
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Perić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Dario Bel CRO
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

League C

Latvia – North Macedonia
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skytte DEN
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder DEN
VAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
AVAR: Sandi Putros DEN
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Faroe Islands – Armenia
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Mykola Balakin UKR
AVAR: Denys Shurman UKR
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

Estonia – Azerbaijan
Referee: Robert Harvey IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell IRL
Fourth Official: Robert Hennessy IRL
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Nick Hopton ENG
Referee Observer: Igor Șațchi MDA

Slovakia – Sweden
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev AZE

Lithuania – Kosovo
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
AVAR: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

Bulgaria – Luxembourg
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antić SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Dragoslav Perič SVN
Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega ESP

Cyprus – Romania
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christof Günsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Belarus – Northern Ireland
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Gdlyan ARM
Fourth Official: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
VAR: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
AVAR: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

League D

Moldova – Andorra
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Novak Simović SRB
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

Gibraltar – San Marino
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 3)

10 October 2024

Australia – China
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamad Tan MAS
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Zainal MAS
Fourth Official: Razlan Ali MAS
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Torpong Somsingha THA

Uzbekistan – Iran
Referee: Shaun Evans AUS
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick AUS
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder AUS
VAR: Alexander King AUS
AVAR: Casey Reibelt AUS

Jordan – Korea
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Takeshi Asada JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Yosuke Takabe JPN
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara JPN
VAR: Yusuke Araki JPN
AVAR: Ryo Tanimoto JPN

Oman – Kuwait
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Schetinin AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham AUS
Fourth Official: Adam Kersey AUS
VAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Kearney Robinson AUS

Qatar – Kyrgyzstan
Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
Assistant Referee 1: Abdul Hasim SIN
Assistant Referee 2: Andy Tan SIN
Fourth Official: Wiwat Jumpaoon THA
VAR: Jumpei Iida JPN
AVAR: Fu Ming CHN

UAE – Korea DPR
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Ahmed Al Ali JOR
VAR: Abdullah Jamali KUW
AVAR: Hashem Al Ibrahim KUW

Bahrain – Indonesia
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf OMA
Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al-Amri OMA
Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al-Ghaithi OMA
Fourth Official: Kassem Al-Hatmi OMA
VAR: Abdullah Al-Kandari KUW
AVAR: Ali Jaraq KUW

Iraq – Palestine
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al-Rashedi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Sabet Al-Ali UAE
Fourth official: Sultan Al-Hammadi UAE
VAR: Yahya Al-Mulla UAE
AVAR: Mohammed Obaid UAE

Saudi Arabia – Japan
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Kyun-Yong KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jang Jong-Pil KOR
Fourth Official: Chae Sang-Hyeop KOR
VAR: Kim Hee-Gon KOR
AVAR: Kim Dae-Yong KOR

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – OFC (Round 2, Matchday 1)

10-12 October 2024

New Caledonia – Papua New Guinea
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Assistant Referee 1: Isaac Trevis NZL
Assistant Referee 2: Edward Cook NZL
Fourth Official: Calvin Berg NZL

Solomon Islands – Fiji
Referee: Norbert Hauata TAH
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule NZL
Assistant Referee 2: Maleatala Salanoa SAM
Fourth Official: Calvin Berg NZL

New Zealand – Tahiti
Referee: Mederic Lacour NCL
Assistant Referee 1: Bertrand Brial NCL
Assistant Referee 2: Folio Moeaki TGA
Fourth Official: David Yareboinen PNG

Vanuatu – Samoa
Referee: Ben Aukwai SOL
Assistant Referee 1: Bernard Mutukera SOL
Assistant Referee 2: Jeffery Solodia SOL
Fourth Official: Veer Singh FIJ

Concacaf Nations League 2024/2025 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

10-12 October 2024

League A

French Guiana – Honduras
Referee: Lukasz Szpala USA (photo)

Cuba – Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: Sergio Reyna GUA

Nicaragua – Jamaica
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA

Guadeloupe – Martinique
Referee: Selvin Brown HON

Suriname – Costa Rica
Referee: Adonai Escobedo MEX

Guyana – Guatemala
Referee: Ismael Cornejo SLV

League B

Bonaire – Montserrat
Referee: Hakeem Harvey SKN

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – El Salvador
Referee: Oshane Nation JAM

Grenada – Curaçao
Referee: Jon Freemon USA

Saint Martin – Saint Lucia
Referee: Odette Hamilton JAM

Sint Maarten – Puerto Rico
Referee: Benjamin Pineda CRC

Aruba – Haiti
Referee: Kwinsi Williams TRI

Antigua and Barbuda – Dominican Republic
Referee: Steven Madrigal CRC

Dominica – Bermuda
Referee: Fernando Moron PAN

League C

US Virgin Islands – Barbados
Referee: Jose Valladares HON

Bahamas – US Virgin Islands
Referee: Benjamin Whitty CAY

British Virgin Islands – Saint Kitts and Nevis
Referee: Vimarest Diaz DOM

Anguilla – Belize
Referee: Ray Torres PUR

Cayman Islands – British Virgin Islands
Referee: Ricangel De Leca ARU

Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb joins FIFA as Head of Women’s Refereeing

FIFA has unveiled Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb as its new Head of Women’s Refereeing. A former FIFA referee, the German enjoyed a stellar refereeing career that saw her become the first woman to take charge of a final at both the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, as well as matches in the men’s Bundesliga, among other achievements. A police officer by profession, Steinhaus-Webb qualified as a referee with the German Football Association in 1995. Ten years later, she became a FIFA referee and went on to officiate in nine FIFA competitions between 2008 and 2021.

In her new role, Steinhaus-Webb will oversee and drive the further development of women’s refereeing at all levels, including across FIFA women’s competitions and educational initiatives, in cooperation with FIFA’s member associations and the confederations. Commenting on her appointment, Steinhaus-Webb said: “I’m thrilled to join FIFA and look forward to making a contribution to the steady growth of women’s refereeing. FIFA has shown a consistent commitment to taking refereeing to the next level as an integral part of the game, and it’s an honour for me to apply my experience and to support female referees across the world.”

FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström added: “FIFA remains committed to promoting the growth of the women’s game, and maximising on the huge developmental opportunity it holds. Refereeing is of course a key part of that opportunity and bringing figures of the stature and experience of Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb will contribute significantly to this objective. I very much look forward to working with her in the years ahead.” The chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, commented: “Bibiana’s outstanding experience as a trailblazer of the game, coupled with her thorough understanding of the current challenges facing female referees, will help us massively to develop the next generation of elite female match officials.” Massive strides have been made in women’s refereeing in recent years, with notable milestones including Stéphanie Frappart becoming the first woman to referee a FIFA World Cup match in 2022 and the appointment of mixed-gender refereeing teams at the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024.

Source: FIFA

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 – Qualifiers (Matchday 12)

10-12 October 2024

Iceland – Lithuania
Referee: Dumitru Muntean MDA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Mardari MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Bodean MDA
Fourth Official: Stanislav Leu MDA
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

Sweden – Georgia
Referee: Iwan Griffith WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Roberts WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks WAL
Fourth Official: Aaron Jones WAL
Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO

Estonia – Israel
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Volodymyr Vysotskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Fourth Official: Andriy Kovalenko UKR
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytia FIN

Hungary – Malta
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Fatmir Sekiraqa KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Arbnor Bullatovci KOS
Fourth Official: Mentor Ajeti KOS
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik CRO

Spain – Kazakhstan
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Fourth Official: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

North Macedonia – Moldova
Referee: Martin Dohál SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tomáš Vorel SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Ziemba SVK
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

Montenegro – Romania
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Mikael Berchebru FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Laurent Coniglio FRA
Fourth Official: Hakim El Hadj FRA
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

Faroe Islands – Portugal
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Slaǵan Markoski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Branko Putilin MKD
Fourth Official: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Germany – Bulgaria
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Donaldson NIR
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews NIR
Referee Observer: Alain Bieri SUI

Croatia – Andorra
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Neeme Neemlaid EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE

Turkey – Latvia
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vasiutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Evgenii Karlov KAZ
Fourth Official: Saken Baiymbet KAZ
Referee Observer: Babak Quliyev AZE

Cyprus – France
Referee: Ion Orlic MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Anatolie Basiul MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Oală MDA
Fourth Official: Daniel Luca MDA
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Wales – Czechia
Referee: Walter Altmann AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Katholnig AUT
Fourth Official: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Salustià Ciprés AND

Kosovo – Poland
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hájek CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Lukáš Matoušek CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík CZE
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

Ireland – Norway
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
Referee Observer: Rien Koopman NED

Scotland – Belgium
Referee: Miguel Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Brás POR
Fourth Official: Fábio Veríssimo POR
Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

Switzerland – Finland
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Fabián Blanco Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos ESP
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec FRA

Austria – Slovenia
Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Jobin SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Matthias Sbrissa SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL

England – Ukraine
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Marcus Klitte SWE
Fourth Official: Richard Sundell SWE
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Northern Ireland – Azerbaijan
Referee: Heini Vidoy FRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Hojgaard FRO
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Hermansen FRO
Fourth Official: Bjarki Danielsen FRO
Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 10)

15 October 2024

Colombia – Chile
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lubin Torrealba VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Ponte VEN
Fourth Official: Jose Uzcategui VEN
VAR: Juan Soto VEN
AVAR: Carlos Lopez VEN
Referee Assessor: Juan Corozo ECU
VAR Supervisor: Cesar Escano PER

Paraguay – Venezuela
Referee: Piero Maza CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Rocha CHI
Fourth Official: Felipe Gonzalez CHI
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI
AVAR: Edson Cisternas CHI
Referee Assessor: Roberto Perassi BRA
VAR Supervisor: Roberto Silvera URU

Uruguay – Ecuador
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Retamal CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Serrano CHI
Fourth Official: Jose Cabero CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Alejandro Molina CHI
Referee Assessor: Angel Sanchez ARG
VAR Supervisor: Gustavo Rossi ARG

Argentina – Bolivia
Referee: Kevin Ortega PER
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue PER
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez PER
Fourth Official: Roberto Perez PER
VAR: Diego Haro PER
AVAR: Jonny Bossio PER
Referee Assessor: Jairo Romero VEN
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Avila ECU

Brazil – Peru
Referee: Esteban Ostojich URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Andres Nievas URU
Fourth Official: Jose Burgos URU
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Santiago Fernandez URU
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago COL
VAR Supervisor: Rodney Aquino PAR