UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

11 December 2025

GNK Dinamo – Real Betis
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
VAR: Peter Bankes ENG
AVAR: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Ferencvarosi TC – Rangers FC
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GR
Fourth Official: Fotios Polychronis GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Spyridon Zampalas GRE
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

BSC Young Boys – LOSC Lille
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

FC Midtjylland – KRC Genk
Referee: Vassilis Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michail Papadakis GRE
Fourth Official: Alexandros Tsakalidis GRE
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

PFK Ludogorets – PAOK Salonic
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș Vidican ROU
VAR: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
AVAR: Sorin Costreie ROU
Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov UKR

Sturm Graz – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

OGC Nice – SC Braga
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Koba Revazashvili GEO
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

VfB Stuttgart – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

FC Utrecht – Nottingham Forest
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigovic BIH
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

FC Porto – Malmo FF
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

Olympique Lyonnais – Go Ahead Eagles
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arber Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB
Fourth Official: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Celtic FC – AS Roma
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

FC Basel – Aston Villa
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydin TUR
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER

SC Freiburg – FC Salzburg
Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín ESP

FCSB – Feyenoord Rotterdam
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Viktor Kopiievskyi UKR
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Celta de Vigo – Bologna FC
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Voda ROU
Fourth Official: Cristian Moldoveanu ROU
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Marcel Birsan ROU
Referee Observer: Dimitar Meckarovski MKD

Panathinaikos – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nelson Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Fábio Melo POR
Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL

SK Brann – Fenerbahce
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Evrard FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
VAR: Eric Wattellier FRA
AVAR: Marc Bollengier FRA
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

9 December 2025

Qairat FK – Olympiacos Piraeus
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB

Bayern Munchen – Sporting CP
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

Inter Milano – Liverpool FC
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

FC Barcelona – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Atalanta FC – Chelsea FC
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo Perez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: César Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Referee Observer: Michael Argyrou CYP

Tottenham Hotspur – Slavia Praha
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR

PSV Eindhoven – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

AS Monaco – Galatasaray
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Benjamin Brand GER
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Union St. Gilloise – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Pereira POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Fábio Melo POR
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

10 December 2025
Villarreal CF – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

Qarabag FK – AFC Ajax
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Mateo Tozan SVN
VAR: Matej Jug SVN
AVAR: Alen Borošak SVN
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Borussia Dortmund – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Bayer Leverkusen – Newcastle United
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

SL Benfica – SSC Napoli
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Juventus – Pafos
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodriguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: César Soto Grado ESP
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Club Brugge – Arsenal FC
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Sascha Stegemann GER
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Athletic Club – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

Real Madrid – Manchester City
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025 – Match 3 (Derby of the Americas)

10 December 2025

Cruz Azul – CR Flamengo
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Jan Engan NOR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG

SVAR: Dennis Higler NED

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 5)

9 December 2025 

SKN St. Polten – Juventus FC
Referee: Catarina Campos POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Filipa Cunha POR
VAR: Bruno Esteves POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

Arsenal WFC – FC Twente
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Katarzyna Wojs POL
Fourth Official: Miriama Bočková SVK
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Anja Kunick GER

Paris St. Germain – OH Leuven
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Rita Cabañero Mompó ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
AVAR: Judit Romano García ESP
Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER

Real Madrid – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Sophie Dennington ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Georgia Ball ENG
Fourth Official: Emily Heaslip ENG
VAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI

10 December 2025
FC Barcelona – SL Benfica
Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Nikol Šafránková CZE
Fourth Official: Michaela Pachtová CZE
VAR: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN

Valerenga FC – FC Paris
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Uersfeld GER
Assistant Referee 2: Isabel Steinke GER
Fourth Official: Riem Hussein GER
VAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Cristina Babadac ROU

Chelsea FCW – AS Roma
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Pawel Pskit POL
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

Manchester United – OL Lyonnes
Referee: Alina Peşu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Ana Terteleac ROU
VAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

Atletico de Madrid – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Fourth Official: Deborah Bianchi ITA
VAR: Paolo Mazzoleni ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Emilia Wnuk POL

FIFA Arab Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 21-24)

9 December 2025

UAE – Kuwait
Referee: Ma Ning CHN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Cheng CHN
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Reserve AR: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA

Egypt – Jordan
Referee: Ismail Elfath USA
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins USA
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Edward Cook NZL
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

Bahrain – Sudan
Referee: Juan Benitez PAR
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar PAR
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: William Arrieta CRC
VAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC
AVAR: Jumpei Iida JPN

Algeria – Iraq
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Amin Mohamed EGY
Reserve AR: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA 

AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

FIFA adds 3-minute hydration breaks in each half of all games at World Cup

FIFA says it will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every game at next year's World Cup, not just those played in hot weather. The referee will stop the game 22 minutes into each half for players to take drinks, regardless of the temperature, the host country — the United States, Canada or Mexico — or whether the stadium has a roof and air conditioning. The change may also be a hit with broadcasters, since it makes the game schedule more predictable. FIFA said it was first announced when the governing body's chief tournament officer for the 2026 World Cup, Manolo Zubiria, attended a meeting with broadcasters. He indicated that referees may have some flexibility if there's a stoppage shortly before the 22-minute mark for an injury. “This will be addressed on the spot with the referee,” Zubiria said.

FIFA said the move is a “streamlined and simplified version” of an earlier practice of having breaks after 30 minutes over a certain temperature threshold, once set at 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit) on the wet bulb global temperature system. The change comes after heat and humidity affected players during some games at this year's Club World Cup in the U.S. At that tournament, FIFA reacted by lowering the threshold for cooling or water breaks and also placing more water and towels around the edge of the field. Heat has long been an issue at major soccer tournaments. Amid concerns ahead of the 2014 World Cup, a Brazilian court ordered FIFA to make its recommended breaks mandatory or face fines.

Source: NBC

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 3 (Second Leg)

9 December 2025

PAOK Salonic – Legia Warszawa
Referee: David Dickinson SCO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Bell SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Melétios Gioumatzídis GRE
Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE

AZ Alkmaar – Aston Villa
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Jury Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikau BLR
Fourth Official: Erwin Blank NED
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED

10 December 2025
FC Midtjylland – FC Koln
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Potter SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Anderson SCO
Fourth Official: Lasse Graagaard DEN
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Dinamo Tbilisi – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KA
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Fourth Official: Sandro Nonikashvili GEO
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Real Betis – FC Porto
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud’hui BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Bryan Bijnens BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Van Dyck BEL
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

MŠK Žilina – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: John Doherty NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Shane Geary NIR
Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

Puskas Akademia – FCSB
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Gzim Mehmeti KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Kastriot Peci KOS
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

FC Nantes – Maccabi Haifa
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MK
Assistant Referee 1: Kushtrim Lika MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Kristijan Džonov MKD
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

KRC Genk – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Brice Le Tellier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Durand FRA
Fourth Official: Bert Verbeke BEL
Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX

Hibernian FC – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

9 December 2025 

Qairat FK – Olympicos Piraeus
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Zaza Pipia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zviad Bliadze GEO
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
Referee Observer: Pavel Salii KAZ

Bayern Munchen – Sporting CP
Referee: Daniel Higraff NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Ole Haukasen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Erland Hareland NOR
Fourth Official: Wolfgang Haslberger GER
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Atalanta BC – Chelsea FC
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Mammadov AZE
Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP

Tottenham Hotspurs – Slavia Praha
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Olli Jantunen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juhani Karstila FIN
Fourth Official: Stephen Parkinson ENG
Referee Observer: Haim Yaakov ISR

PSV Eindhoven – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Karel Rouček CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lukáš Machač CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Kotalík CZE
Fourth Official: Stan Teuben NED
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

Union St. Gilloise – Olympique de Marseille
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufaly CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Beneš CZE
Fourth Official: Michael Allaerts BEL
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

AS Monaco – Galatasaray
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Alex James ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Jacob Graham ENG
Fourth Official: Hakim Ben Salem FRA
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER

Inter Milano – Liverpool FC
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

FC Barcelona – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Wojciech Myć POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Maciej Majewski POL
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL

10 December 2025
SL Benfica – SSC Napoli
Referee: Klym Zabroda UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Kutsev UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Villarrreal CF – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Romain Lissorgue FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Steven Torregrossa FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Florian Araujo FRA
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

Qarabag FK – AFC Ajax
Referee: Márton Rúsz HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szalai HUN
Fourth Official: Cavid Calilov AZE
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Athletic Club – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

Bayer Leverkusen – Newcastle United
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: Robert Kampka GER
Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL

Club Brugge – Arsenal FC
Referee: João Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: João Silva POR
Fourth Official: Matonga Simonini BEL
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Juventus – Pafos
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Emigers Gançi ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Shazivari ALB
Fourth Official: Andrea Calzavara ITA
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Borussia Dortmund – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Runo Robertsson SWE
Fourth Official: Timo Gansloweit GER
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Real Madrid – Manchester City
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Veiko Motsnik EST
Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER

FIFA Arab Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 19-20)

8 December 2025

Morocco – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Mario Escobar GUA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura GUA
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj GUA
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
Reserve AR: Jose Retamal CHI
VAR: Antonio Garcia URU
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI

Oman – Comoros
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Styven Moutsassi CGO
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham ALG 

AVAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Candidate Referees Seminar (CONMEBOL & CONCACAF)

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 12-18 January 2026

CONMEBOL

1. Yael Falcon (ARG, 1988)
2. Dario Herrera (ARG, 1985)
3. Facundo Tello (ARG, 1982, photo)
4. Ramon Abatti (BRA, 1989)
5. Raphael Claus (BRA, 1979)
6. Wilton Sampaio (BRA, 1981)
7. Cristian Garay (CHI, 1989)
8. Juan Benitez (PAR, 1984)
9. Kevin Ortega (PER, 1992)
10. Andres Matonte (URU, 1988)
11. Gustavo Tejera (URU, 1988)
12. Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, 1983)

Not retained from the pre-selected list:
1. Ivo Mendez (BOL, 1991)
2. Piero Maza (CHI, 1984)
3. John Ospina (COL, 1992)
4. Andres Rojas (COL, 1984)
5. Augusto Aragon (ECU, 1986)
6. Derlis Lopez (PAR, 1988)
7. Roberto Perez (PER, 1991)
8. Alexis Herrera (VEN, 1989)

CONCACAF
1. Drew Fischer (CAN, 1980)
2. Juan Calderon (CRC, 1987)
3. Ivan Barton (SLV, 1991)
4. Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
5. Said Martinez (HON, 1991)
6. Cesar Ramos (MEX, 1983)
7. Katia Garcia (MEX, 1992)
8. Joseph Dickerson (USA, 1987)
9. Ismail Elfath (USA, 1982)
10. Tori Penso (USA, 1986)

Not retained from the pre-selected list:
1. Walter Lopez (GUA, 1980)
2. Oshane Nation (JAM, 1991)
3. Marco Ortiz (MEX, 1988)