FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025 – Match 4 (Challenger Cup)

13 December 2025

Flamengo – Pyramids
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: Juan Mora CRC
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
SVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Candidate Referees Seminar (AFC, CAF, OFC)

Doha (Qatar), 23-27 February 2026

AFC
1. Alireza Faghani (AUS, 1978, photo)
2. Ma Ning (CHN, 1979)

3. Yusuke Araki (JPN, 1986)
4. Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, 1986)
5. Khalid Al-Turais (KSA, 1987)
6. Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA, 1983)
7. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, 1987)
8. Salman Falahi (QAT, 1990)
9. Omar Al-Ali (UAE, 1988)
10. Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB, 1984)

Not retained from the pre-selected list:
1. Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR, 1983)
2. Mohammed Al-Hoish (KSA, 1986)
3. Ahmad Al-Ali (KUW, 1984)
4. Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS, 1990)
5. Adel Al-Naqbi (UAE, 1982)

CAF
1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, 1985)
2. Jean Ndala (COD, 1987)
3. Amin Omar (EGY, 1985)
4. Pierre Atcho (GAB, 1992)
5. Dahane Beida (MTN, 1991)
6. Jalal Jayed (MAR, 1987)
7. Issa Sy (SEN, 1984)
8. Omar Artan (SOM, 1992)
9. Mahmood Ismail (SDN, 1988)

Not retained from the pre-selected list:
1. Alhadi Mahamat (CHA, 1986)
2. Mohamed Maarouf (EGY, 1986)
3. Mutaz Ibrahim (LYB, 1990)
4. Abongile Tom (RSA, 1991)

OFC
1. Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (NZL, 1983)

Not retained from the pre-selected list: 

1. Ben Aukwai (SOL, 1986)

FIFA Arab Cup 2025 – Quarter-finals

11 December 2025

Morocco – Syria
Referee: Cristian Garay CHI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Claudio Urrutia CHI
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal CHI
Fourth Official: Juan Benitez PAR
Reserve AR: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
VAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
AVAR: Benjamin Pineda CRC

Palestine – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Amin Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Ali EGY
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

12 December 2025
Jordan – Iraq
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Pierre Atcho GAB
Reserve AR: Boris Ditsoga GAB
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT

Algeria – UAE
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon CRC
Reserve AR: Juan Mora CRC
VAR: Allen Chapman USA
AVAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA

UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 5)

11 December 2025

AC Fiorentina – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Milan Stefanović SRB
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Rayo Vallecano
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Martiņš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševcenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
VAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
AVAR: Andrejs Gluhovs LVA
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

FC Drita – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hajek CZE
Fourth Official: Dominik Starý CZE
VAR: Tomas Kocourek CZE
AVAR: Jan Petrik CZE
Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN

Breidablik – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi ALB
VAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
AVAR: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Samsunspor – AEK Athens
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Thomas Luczynski FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Georgi Vadachkoria GEO

KF Shkendija – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Ivar Kristjansson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Fourth Official: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson ISL
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: Grant Irvine SCO
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL

BK Hacken – AEL Larnaca
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba ISR
VAR: Eli Hacmon ISR
AVAR: Nati Dotan ISR
Referee Observer: Amaury Delerue FRA

Universitatea Craiova – Sparta Praha
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BE
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Noa FA – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Bulat Sariyev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vassyutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Yuriy Tikhonyuk KAZ
Fourth Official: Arman Ismuratov KAZ
VAR: Manuel Schuettengruber AUT
AVAR: Aidyn Tassybayev KAZ
Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA

Rapid Wien – Omonia Nicosia
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick Van Der Laan NED
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Alex Bos NED
Referee Observer: Igor Satchi MDA

Lech Poznan – FSV Mainz
Referee: Andrei Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: George Roman ROU
VAR: Sebastian Colţescu ROU
AVAR: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD

HNK Rijeka – NK Celje
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Stavros Mantalos GRE

Lincoln Red Imps – Sigma Olomouc
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Gergo Bogár HUN
VAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
AVAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
Referee Observer: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos GRE

KUPS Kuopio – Lausanne Sport
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kubriak UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM

Aberdeen FC – RC Strasbourg
Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Wessel GER
Fourth Official: Patrick Ittrich GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Timo Gerach GER
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Rakow Czestochowa – Zrinjski Mostar
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondrej Pechanec CZE
VAR: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
AVAR: Pavel Orel CZE
Referee Observer: Alain Bieri SUI

Hamrun Spartans – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
VAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
AVAR: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
Referee Observer: Zoltan Szarka HUN

Shelbourne FC – Crystal Palace
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antič SVN
VAR: Asmir Sagrković SVN
AVAR: Aleksandar Matković SVN
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines SCO

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