Game 20 - Jesús Valenzuela in England vs. United States (discussion) PTHY

Valenzuela earns the distinction of becoming the first referee from his country to handle a World Cup fianls match - the Venezuelan official...

Game 19 - Mustapha Ghorbal in Netherlands vs. Ecuador (discussion) PTHY

Algerian official will be on hand to officiate this Group A tie. Let's see how he performs!   Game 19 - Al-Rayyan (17:00 CET) NETHERLAND...

Game 18 - Antonio Mateu Lahoz in Qatar vs. Senegal (discussion) PTHY

Spanish debut at this WC with Antonio Mateu in charge of home-team Qatar's second game against Senegal.  Game 18 - Doha (14:00 CET) QATA...

Game 17 - Mario Escobar in Wales vs. Iran (discussion) PTHY

Mario Escobar from Guatemala will kick off MD2 of 2022 FIFA World Cup by officiating the game between Wales and Iran in Al-Rayyan. Let's...

Game 16 - Alireza Faghani in Brazil vs. Serbia (discussion) PTHY

Final game of matchday one, and déjà vu for Alireza Faghani - again he will handle a Brazil vs. Serbia tie, one of four matches he refereed ...

World Cup 2022 - Referee appointments for Sat 26/Nov PTHY

The big one for Daniele Orsato - the referee of the opening game will be on the whistle for Argentina vs. Mexico. Second assignment also for...

Game 15 - Ismail Elfath in Portugal vs. Ghana (discussion) PTHY

America's World Cup referee makes his bow in Qatar - Ismail Elfath and his crew will control Portugal against Ghana in Group H. Let'...