UEFA U-21 Euro 2027 Qualifiers (Matchday 11)

28 September - 1 October 2026

Denmark – Belarus
Referee: Duncan Nicolson SCO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Calum Spence SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Gentles SCO
Fourth Official: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

Slovenia – Israel
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Matti Roth FIN
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

Iceland – Switzerland
Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Borucki AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Duschek AUT
Fourth Official: Alain Sadikovski AUT
Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL

Estonia – France
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Radovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Predrag Janjuš SRB
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Norway – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Ryan Lee SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Bell SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Nelson SCO
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

Ireland – Kazakhstan
Referee: Loic Thomas LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Johnny Leite LUX
Fourth Official: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Belgium – Wales
Referee: Jan Všetečka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Michal Wolf CZE
Fourth Official: Pavel Orel CZE
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Romania – Finland
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Janić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kruno Šarić CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Pavlešić CRO
Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN

Czechia – Bulgaria
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marek Arys POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dariusz Bohonos POL
Fourth Official: Lukasz Kuźma POL
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Faroe Islands – Luxembourg
Referee: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Simas Kartočius LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Edvardas Korotkovas LTU
Fourth Official: Egidijus Amšiejus LTU
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Poland – Sweden
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Antić SRB
Fourth Official: Stefan Jeknić SRB
Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN

Malta – Germany
Referee: Ozan Ergün TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Bersan Duran TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bahtiyar Birinci TUR
Fourth Official: Davut Çelik TUR
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

Kosovo – Cyprus
Referee: Robin Hensgens NED
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Osseweijer NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

Scotland – Azerbaijan
Referee: Mathias Stofringshaug NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Erland Hareland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Edvard Helgerud NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA

Portugal – Gibraltar
Referee: Andreu Simarro AND
Assistant Referee 1: Joan Serra AND
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Acosta AND
Fourth Official: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP

Greece – Latvia
Referee: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Camil Quliyev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Asiman Azizli AZE
Fourth Official: Cavid Calilov AZE
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

North Macedonia – Montenegro
Referee: Arnes Talic AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amar Rekik AUT
Fourth Official: Isa Simsek AUT
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN

Armenia – Italy
Referee: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoí Papadopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Ioánnis Minoúdis GRE
Fourth Official: Melétios Gioumatzídis GRE
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Hungary – Lithuania
Referee: Bálint Kišš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Zemko SVK
Fourth Official: Igor Valent SVK
Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD

San Marino – Spain
Referee: Bolat Sariev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Labaşov KAZ
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE

Northern Ireland – Georgia
Referee: Dovydas Švegžda LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Benas Kikutis LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Kestutis Bartuškevičius LTU
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

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. Alexander 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

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

Australia – Brazil
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Kota Watanabe JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Kohei Ando JPN
Fourth Official Yusuke Araki JPN

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

Australia – Brazil
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Kota Watanabe JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Kohei Ando JPN
Fourth Official: Ryo Tanimoto JPN

India – Panama
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Tan MAS
Assistant Referee 2: Muhammad Zainal MAS
Fourth Official: Muhammad Zubir MAS

USA – Peru
Referee: Steffon Dewar JAM
Assistant Referee 1: Kemar Gayle JAM
Assistant Referee 2: McKenzie Ricardo JAM
Fourth Official: Shavin Greene GUY

Canada – Chile
Referee: Marco Ortiz MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinosa MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Daniel Quintero MEX

Mexico – Colombia
Referee: Guido Gonzales USA
Assistant Referee 1: Jeremy Kieso USA
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Elliott USA
Fourth Official: Elijio Arreguin USA
VAR: José Rivero USA
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson USA

China – New Zealand
Referee: Choi Hyun-Jae KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jang Jong-Pil KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Baxtiyorxoja Shavkatov UZB
Fourth Official: Zhang Lei CHN
VAR: Choi Cheol-Jun KOR
AVAR: Asker Najafaliyev UZB

Jordan – Syria
Referee: Muhammad Issa LBN
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Al-Hadj LBN
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Al-Barri LBN

Japan – Venezuela
Referee: Timothy Danaskos AUS
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Bradley Wright AUS
Fourth Official: Koji Takasaki JPN
VAR: Alexander King AUS
AVAR: Jack Morgan AUS

Korea – Uruguay
Referee: Ma Ning CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Zhou Fei CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Luo Zheng CHN
Fourth Official: Won Myeong-Hee KOR

Russia – Iran
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Inal Tanashev UZB

Lithuania – Andorra

Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA

Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA

Assistant Referee 2: Arturs Šakurovs LVA

Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU

USA – Chile
Referee: Jorge Camacho MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Gómez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Leonardo Castillo MEX
Fourth Official: Víctor Cáceres MEX

Mexico – Peru
Referee: Jon Freemon USA
Assistant Referee 1: Kyle Atkins USA
Assistant Referee 2: José Da Silva USA
Fourth Official: Guido Gonzales USA
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: José Rivero USA

Argentina – Bolivia
Referee: John Ospina COL
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Roldán COL
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Padilla COL
Fourth Official: Carlos Ortega COL

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