FIFA selected a total of 36 referees from all over the world to officiate at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The list includes thirty-three (33) males and three (3) females; Frances’s Stephanie Frappart, Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita, and Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga who will become the first women to referee at a men’s FIFA World Cup.
Below are the comprehensive names of the referees.
League: FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Previous Assignments: 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2020 AFC Champions League Final, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019 FIFA Club World Cup
37-year-old Qatari referee, Abdulrahman Al-Jassim has been a full FIFA referee since 2013. In 2017, he was one of the referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea and was a Video Assistant Referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
League: FIFA and CONCACAF( Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football)
Previous Assignments: 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil
Salvadorian referee, Iván Barton is one of the referees selected to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He became a FIFA referee in 2018 and has officiated in several tournaments, including the 2018 Concacaf U-20 Championship in the US, and the 2019 FIFA u-19 World Cup in Brazil.
3. Chris Beath
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Date of Birth: 17 November 1984
Age: 41 years old
Place of birth: Australia
Nationality: Australian
International Career: 2011
League: FIFA
Previous Assignments: National Youth Championships in 2003 and in 2004, 2002 Kanga Cup, Kirin Challenge Cup contest between Japan and Iceland 2011, 2015 J1 League, 2017Hyundai A-League, 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2020 Summer Olympics, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Chris Beath started his international FIFA referee career in 2011 and has officiated in the 2018 AFC Saian Cup in the UAE, 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final, among others.
Place of birth: Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
International Career: 2015
League: FIFA and South American Football Confederation( CONMEBOL)
Previous Assignments: 2021 Copa America, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Raphael Claus has been a FIFA referee for 10 years and has officiated many international tournaments, including the 2021 Copa America and the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
5. Matthew Conger
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Date of Birth: 11 October 1978
Age: 46 years old
Place of birth: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealand
International Career: 2013
League: FIFA
Previous Assignments: 2015 Under 20 World Cup, 2017 Under 20 World Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, OFC Champions League games
46-year-old New Zealand referee, Matthew Conger was listed as a FIFA referee in 2013. Five years later, he was one of the referees at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Additionally, he has in competitions such as the 2015 Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand, the 2017 Under-20 World Cup in South Korea, and Rio Olympics.
Previous Assignments: 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2020 Olympics, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
The Moroccan-born American referee, Ismail Elfath will be making his FIFA World Cup in Qatar after officiating in various competitions, including The 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland, the CONCAFA Gold Cup, Tokyo Olympics, and the 2021 AFCON.
League: FIFA and Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF)
Previous Assignments: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Final, 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Mario Escobar is a 37-year-old Guatemalan referee who was listed as a FIFA referee since 2013. Qatar 2022 will be the first he is officiating at the FIFA World Cup. Moreover, he refereed for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Costa Rica, the United States, the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Fina, and the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil.
Previous Assignments: 2009 AFC President’s Cup Final, 2010 AFC Challenge Cup, 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 AFC Champions League, 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 2016 Indian Super League Final, 2017 Liga 1, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 AFF Championship, 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Alireza Faghani is an Iranian football referee who has officiated several international and regional competitions such as the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup, 2011 FAc Asian Cup, 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, 2016 Indian Super League, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He will be making a second FIFA World Cup appearance in Qatar as one of the 36 referees listed by FIFA.
Previous Assignments: 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2019 UEFA Super, Cup,11 November 2019 second leg of the inaugural Champions Cup, 2020 UEFA Champions League, March 2021 second leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, 2022 Coupe de France Final
41-year-old French referee, Stéphanie Frappart is one of three women referees that will officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Besides officiating women’s matches, she has refereed several men’s matches, including the 2020 UEFA Champions League and 2022 Coupe de France Final.
Previous Assignments: 2012 Olympic tournament, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 2014 World Cup, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup
The Gambian referee, Bakary Gasama became a FIFA referee in 2007 and for the past 18 years has officiated various international global football competitions such as the London 2012 Olympics, 2012 AFCON, 2013 AFCON, 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This is the third time he will be officiating at a FIFA World Cup.
Previous Assignments: 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, 2020 CAF Champions League Final, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Referee Mustapha Ghorbal of Algeria is one of the 32 referees selected by FIFA to officiate at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. He refereed at various international competitions such as the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, 2019 AFCON in Egypt, 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
League: FIFA and Confederation of African Football(CAF)
Previous Assignments: 2019 and 2021 edition of Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final
42-year-old South African referee, Victor Gomes will officiate at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He has been a FIFA referee since 2011 and has refereed at the two editions of the African Cup of Nations; Egypt 2019 and Cameroon 2021.
Ma Ning is the second Chinese referee that will be officiating at a FIFA World Cup two decades after Lu Jun did so in 2002. He refereed at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Previous Assignments: 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, 2020 UEFA Europa League Final, 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020
42-year-old Dutch referee, Danny Makkelie has never officiated at a FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 will be his first. He refereed at various international competitions such as the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, 2020 UEFA Europa League, UEFA Euro 2020, and 2020 FIFA Club World Cup.
Previous Assignments: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final, UEFA Euro 2016, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 UEFA Super Cup
One of the highly rated referees in Poland, Szymon Marciniak is officiating at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup after refereeing at the 2018 edition in Russia. He started his official FIFA refereeing career in 2011 and has officiated at several competitions, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, UEFA Euro 2016, and 2018 UEFA Super Cup.
League: FIFA and Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football(CONCACAF)
Previous Assignments: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
37-year-old Honduran referee, Said Martinez is a first-timer at the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He became a full international FIFA referee in 2017 and has officiated in competitions such as the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, and 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Previous Assignments: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2021 UEFA Champions League Final
Antonio Mateu Lahoz is a 48-year-old Spanish referee. He officiated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and he is one of the referees selected by FIFA for the World Cup in Qatar.
Previous Assignments: 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup
Emirati referee made his FIFA World Cup debut at the Russia 2018 World Cup and is one of the referees selected to officiate in Qatar. In addition, he refereed at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia.
Previous Assignments: 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Olympics, Africa Women Cup of Nations, and CAF Women’s Champions League
36-year-old Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda is one of three women and the first African female selected by FIFA to officiate in Qatar. Also, she was the first woman to referee at the 2022 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Previous Assignments: U-20 World Cup in 2019, 2018 African Nations Championship
Senegalese referee, Maguette N’Daiye officiated at the 2018 African Nations Championship, the 2019 Under-20 FIFA World Cup, and the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. He will make his FIFA World Cup debut in Qatar.
Previous Assignments: 2007 Conference National play-off Final, 2009 League One play-off final, 2013 League Cup final, 2014 FA Community Shield, 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2021 FA Cup Final, 2022 UEFA Super Cup
40-year-old English referee, Michael Oliver has been a FIFA referee since 2012, and officiated at several international matches, including the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile, 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League, 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, and 2021 FA Cup Final. He will be officiating at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in Qatar.
Previous Assignments: 2014 World Cup Qualifiers, Euro 2012, 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 UEFA Champions League, 2020 UEFA Champions League Final
Referee Daniele Orsato from Italy will officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the first time in his career. In 2018, he served as the Vidoe Assistant Referee (VAR) for the World Cup match between Croatia and Denmark. Moreover, he refereed at various international football competitions such as the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Euro.
League: FIFA and South American Football Confederation(CONMEBOL)
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33-year-old Peruvian referee, Kevin Ortega became a FIFA referee in 2019 and officiated his first international match at the 2019 South American Under-17 Soccer Championship. He is among the 36 referees selected by FIFA to officiate at the World Cup in Qatar.
Place of birth: Municipio de Culiacán, Culiacán, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
International Career: 2014
League: FIFA
Previous Assignments: 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup
César Arturo Ramos has been a referee since 2006 and was listed as a FIFA referee in 2014. The 41-year-old Mexican was a center referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and will officiate in Qatar come November 2022.
Previous Assignments: 2013 Supercopa Argentina, 2017 Copa Argentina Final, 2018 Supercopa Argentina, 2019 Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina, 2015 Recopa Sudamericana, 2020 Recopa Sudamericana, 2020 Copa Libertadores Final, 2015 South American U-17 Championship, 2017 South American U-17 Championship, 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Copa América, UEFA Euro 2020
Argentine referee, Fernanda Rapallini has been a FIFA referee since 2014 and officiated the 2017 South American Under-17 Championship, 2019 South American Under-20 Championship, 2019 Copa America, and 2020 UEFA Euro.
Previous Assignments: 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Daniel Siebert became a full FIFA referee in 2015 after replacing Wolfgang Stark. The German officiated the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, 2020 European Championship, and 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.
Previous Assignments: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final in Japan, 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final in Gabon, 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon
After officiating at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Zambian referee, Sikzwe Janny will join 35 other referees for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. His previous assignments include the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, 2017 AFCON in Gabon, and 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.
Previous Assignments: 2015 FA Community Shield, 2015 Football League Cup final, 2017 FA Cup final, 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final, 2020 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, 2021 UEFA Nations League Final
English referee Anthony Taylor has never officiated at the FIFA World Cup, and FIFA listed him as one of the 36 referees for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He refereed the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 and 201, and the 2021 UEFA Nations League.
League: FIFA and South American Football Confederation(CONMEBOL)
Previous Assignments: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Facunda Tello has been listed as a FIFA referee since 2019 and will be officiating at his first FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He is also the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
33. Clément Turpin
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Date of Birth: 16 May 1982
Age: 42 years old
Place of birth: Oullins, France
Nationality: French
International Career: 2010
League: FIFA
Previous Assignments: 2014 and 2018 World Cup qualifiers, 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2021 UEFA Europa League Final, 2022 UEFA Champions League Final
42-year-old French referee Clément Turpin has been a FIFA referee since 2010. He officiated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and has been selected for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Previous Assignments: UEFA Euro 2012, 2020–21 Champions League, 2022 UEFA Europa League Final, Euro 2020
Slavko Vinčić is a 45-year-old Slovenian referee who was listed as a FIFA referee since 2010. He officiated at the UEFA Euro 2020, 2021 UEFA Champions League, 2021 UEFA Europa League, and the 2022 UEFA Europa League.
The Slovenian will officiate in Qatar as one of the 36 referees chosen by FIFA for the competition.
Previous Assignments: 2022 AFC Champions League, 2022 J1 League
39-year-old Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita is the first Japanese and one of three women to officiate at the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Furthermore, she was an official at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France and officiated at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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