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#Post#: 89868--------------------------------------------------
FIFA 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers
DIR By: bigt53uk
Date: March 18, 2025, 12:23 pm
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Where are the officials for the next round of World cup
qualifiers?
#Post#: 89872--------------------------------------------------
Re: World cup qualifiers
DIR By: RCG
Date: March 19, 2025, 2:28 am
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Depending on competition usually released 2 days before
Maybe today if FIFA can be bothered?
#Post#: 89874--------------------------------------------------
Re: World cup qualifiers
DIR By: GingerReferee
Date: March 19, 2025, 4:53 am
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Friday 21 March 2025
Group H
18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - SAN MARINO
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Vitālijs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
FIFA Referee Assessor: Levan Paniashvili GEO
FIFA Match Commissioner: Richard Havrilla SVK
Group G
20:45 CET - Warsaw (PGE Narodowy)
POLAND - LITHUANIA
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
FIFA Referee Assessor: Ante Vučemilović-imunović
CRO
FIFA Match Commissioner: Jovan urbatović SRB
Group G
20:45 CET - Ta Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA - FINLAND
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
FIFA Referee Assessor: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
FIFA Match Commissioner: Jens Futterknecht GER
Group H
20:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
ROMANIA - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
FIFA Referee Assessor: Manuel Díaz Vega ESP
FIFA Match Commissioner: Nikoloz Jgarkava GEO
Group K
20:45 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - ALBANIA
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muńiz Ruiz ESP
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
FIFA Referee Assessor: Geórgios Bíkas GRE
FIFA Match Commissioner: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL
Group K
20:45 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional dAndorra)
ANDORRA - LATVIA
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bakur Ninua GEO
FIFA Referee Assessor: Ichko Lozev BUL
FIFA Match Commissioner: Rodney Pisani MLT
#Post#: 89879--------------------------------------------------
Re: World cup qualifiers
DIR By: ajb95
Date: March 19, 2025, 11:01 am
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--- Quote from: GingerReferee link ---
>
> Friday 21 March 2025
>
> Group G
> 20:45 CET - Warsaw (PGE Narodowy)
> POLAND - LITHUANIA
> Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
> Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
> Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
> Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
> Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
> Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
> FIFA Referee Assessor: Ante
Vučemilović-imunović CRO
> FIFA Match Commissioner: Jovan urbatović SRB
>
>
--- End Quote ---
Is siridopoulous no longer elite?
#Post#: 89882--------------------------------------------------
Re: FIFA 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: March 19, 2025, 11:28 am
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Is it a mistaken observation on my part but are English
non-Elite referees not getting as many appointments in this and
other international competitions as they used to ? If true, I
wonder whether the somewhat tortuous way VAR has been rolled out
in England is responsible ?
#Post#: 89884--------------------------------------------------
Re: World cup qualifiers
DIR By: DublinRef
Date: March 19, 2025, 12:57 pm
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--- Quote from: ajb95 link ---
>
> [quote author=GingerReferee link=topic=6832.msg89874#msg89874
date=1742377990]
> Friday 21 March 2025
>
> Group G
> 20:45 CET - Warsaw (PGE Narodowy)
> POLAND - LITHUANIA
> Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
> Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
> Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
> Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
> Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
> Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
> FIFA Referee Assessor: Ante
Vučemilović-imunović CRO
> FIFA Match Commissioner: Jovan urbatović SRB
>
>
--- End Quote ---
Is siridopoulous no longer elite?
[/quote]
He is but I think he is in the category of 'elite in name only',
along with the likes of Grinfeeld, Karasev, Jovanovic (all for
various reasons). UEFA don't seem to do demotions from the elite
group anymore for whatever reason.
#Post#: 89885--------------------------------------------------
Re: World cup qualifiers
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: March 19, 2025, 1:56 pm
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--- Quote from: DublinRef link ---
>
> [quote author=ajb95 link=topic=6832.msg89879#msg89879
date=1742400063]
> [quote author=GingerReferee link=topic=6832.msg89874#msg89874
date=1742377990]
> Friday 21 March 2025
>
> Group G
> 20:45 CET - Warsaw (PGE Narodowy)
> POLAND - LITHUANIA
> Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
> Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
> Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
> Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
> Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
> Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
> FIFA Referee Assessor: Ante
Vučemilović-imunović CRO
> FIFA Match Commissioner: Jovan urbatović SRB
>
>
--- End Quote ---
Is siridopoulous no longer elite?
[/quote]
He is but I think he is in the category of 'elite in name only',
along with the likes of Grinfeeld, Karasev, Jovanovic (all for
various reasons). UEFA don't seem to do demotions from the elite
group anymore for whatever reason.
[/quote]
Some professions seem to operate a no-demotion policy. If you
become a King's Counsel then unless you do something heinous you
will remain such but if you prove to be not very good at that
senior level you just don't get the work coming in.
#Post#: 89892--------------------------------------------------
Re: FIFA 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers
DIR By: ben
Date: March 20, 2025, 4:32 am
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Saturday 22 March 2025
Group J
15:00 CET - Vaduz (Rheinpark Stadion)
LIECHTENSTEIN - NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Fourth Official: Denys Shurman UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Oleksiy Derevinsʹkyy UKR
FIFA Referee Assessor: John Ward IRL
FIFA Match Commissioner: Tibor Vámos HUN
Group I
18:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA - NORWAY
Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej unič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali SVN
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrkovič SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković
SRB
FIFA Referee Assessor: Edgar Steinborn GER
FIFA Match Commissioner: Gilles Petitmangin FRA
Group L
18:00 CET - Nikić (Gradski stadion Nikić)
MONTENEGRO - GIBRALTAR
Referee: António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo POR
Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso
POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
FIFA Referee Assessor: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
FIFA Match Commissioner: Felix Grigore ROU
Group I
20:45 CET - Debrecen, HUN (Nagyerdei Stadion)
ISRAEL - ESTONIA
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srđan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Milo Boković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
FIFA Referee Assessor: Pascal Garibian FRA
FIFA Match Commissioner: Edgars Pukinsks LVA
Group J
20:45 CET - Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium)
WALES - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Donatas Rumas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiu LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Suiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Donatas imėnas LTU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
FIFA Referee Assessor: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
FIFA Match Commissioner: Romano Clavadetscher SUI
Group L
20:45 CET - Hradec Králové (Malovická aréna)
CZECHIA - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Korde SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoa SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA
FIFA Referee Assessor: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
FIFA Match Commissioner: David Pugh ENG
#Post#: 89931--------------------------------------------------
Re: FIFA 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers
DIR By: ben
Date: March 22, 2025, 4:30 am
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Monday 24 March 2025
Group G
18:00 CET - Kaunas (Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas)
LITHUANIA - FINLAND
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nathan Verboomen BEL
FIFA Referee Assessor: Joăo Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR
FIFA Match Commissioner: Knut Bjřrn Nordheim NOR
Group G
20:45 CET - Warsaw (PGE Narodowy)
POLAND - MALTA
Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
FIFA Referee Assessor: Chaim Yaakov ISR
FIFA Match Commissioner: Amil Gerina MNE
Group H
20:45 CET - Zenica (Stadion Bilino polje)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - CYPRUS
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Tom Harald Hagen NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
FIFA Referee Assessor: Martin Atkinson ENG
FIFA Match Commissioner: Michel Schafroth SUI
Group H
20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - ROMANIA
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wojciech Myć POL
FIFA Referee Assessor: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
FIFA Match Commissioner: Jonathan Leese ENG
Group K
20:45 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - LATVIA
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hasan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISR
Fourth Official: Yigal Frid ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Ziv Adler ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan ISR
FIFA Referee Assessor: Alan Mario Sant MLT
FIFA Match Commissioner: Giel Kirkels NED
Group K
20:45 CET - Tirana (Air Albania Stadium)
ALBANIA - ANDORRA
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sara Telek AUT
FIFA Referee Assessor: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
FIFA Match Commissioner: Giórgos Fandáros CYP
#Post#: 89954--------------------------------------------------
Re: FIFA 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers
DIR By: ben
Date: March 23, 2025, 4:14 am
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Tuesday 25 March 2025
Group I
18:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA - ESTONIA
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar DHondt BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
FIFA Referee Assessor: Thomas Einwaller AUT
FIFA Match Commissioner: Kari Haapiainen FIN
Group I
20:45 CET - Debrecen, HUN (Nagyerdei Stadion)
ISRAEL - NORWAY
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Madley ENG
FIFA Referee Assessor: Alain Hamer LUX
FIFA Match Commissioner: Josip Tomako CRO
Group J
20:45 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena Todor Proeski)
NORTH MACEDONIA - WALES
Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Éric Wattellier FRA
FIFA Referee Assessor: Stefano Podeschi SMR
FIFA Match Commissioner: Łukasz Sojski POL
Group J
20:45 CET - Vaduz (Rheinpark Stadion)
LIECHTENSTEIN - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie SCO
Fourth Official: David Dickinson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
FIFA Referee Assessor: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
FIFA Match Commissioner: Olivier Chovaux FRA
Group L
20:45 CET - Nikić (Gradski stadion Nikić)
MONTENEGRO - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
FIFA Referee Assessor: Viktor Kassai HUN
FIFA Match Commissioner: Rudolphe Mannaerts BEL
Group L
20:45 CET - Faro-Loulé, POR (Estádio Algarve)
GIBRALTAR - CZECHIA
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adrian Sorin Costreie ROU
FIFA Referee Assessor: Marián Rubarský SVK
FIFA Match Commissioner: Peadar Ryan IRL
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