Discussion about referees' performances at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Round of 16
Saturday 28 June 2025, 18:00 CET
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Palmeiras (BRA) - Botafogo (BRA)
Referee:François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Fifth Official: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Jerome Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Support Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
SL Benfica (POR) - Chelsea (ENG)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Said Martinez HON
Fifth Official: Walter Lopez HON
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Support Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Sunday 29 June 2025, 18:00 CET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Paris Saint Germain (FRA) - Inter Miami (USA)
Referee: Wilton Sampaio BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires BRA
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Fifth Official: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo COL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Leodan Gonzalez URU
Support Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
Sunday 29 June 2025, 22:00 CET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Flamengo (BRA) - Bayern München (GER)
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
Fifth Official: Miguel Rocha CHI
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Support Video Assistant Referee: Shaun Evans AUS
Monday 30 June 2025, 21:00 CET
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
FC Internazionale (ITA) - Fluminense (BRA)
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Henry Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Tori Penso USA
Fifth Official: Brooke Mayo USA
Video Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman NCA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erick Miranda MEX
Support Video Assistant Referee: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Tuesday 1 July 2025, 03:00 CET
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Manchester City (ENG) - Al Hilal (KSA)
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno VEN
Fourth Official: Yael Falcon ARG
Fifth Official: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto VEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hamza El Fariq MAR
Support Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Tuesday 1 July 2025, 21:00 CET
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
Real Madrid (ESP) - Juventus (ITA)
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas NOR
Fifth Official: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Support Video Assistant Referee: Khamis Al Marri QAT
Wednesday 2 July 2025, 03:00 CET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Monterrey (MEX)
Referee: Facundo Tello ARG
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Pablo Belatti ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade ARG
Fourth Official: Juan Gabriel Benitez PAR
Fifth Official: Eduardo Cardozo PAR
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Lara CHI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hernan Mastrangelo ARG
Support Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal USA
OT:
ReplyDeleteWhat does everybody think of the player walkouts at this tournament?
We have a term we use here… "americanata" :) it could be already known by US people. Personally, I see it as an attempt to give the competition more appeal, as if it were something extraordinary. Clearly, this is part of a narrative we saw pushed for months, including all the previous media campaigns. I also believe it’s a way to distract TV audience from possible empty seats in the stadium.
DeleteAbout the first half, I couldn't guess about a so easy and boring game for Marciniak, I'm disappointed, now the second part.
FIFA want's to celebrate itself way too much, so i am not a big fan of those walkouts
DeleteI agree with both of you. It's FIFA's futile attempt to create a spectacle in an unpopular (forced) competition. I just hope that no league adopts this type of player walkouts. It's unnecessarily long and overly intrusive.
DeleteI personally liked what English Premier League used to do way back in time. Where the players would run out onto the pitch together. I was quicker and to the point.
One of the referees from this Round of 16 might be appointed to the final.It seems like a repeating strategy we've seen before. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Szymon Marciniak's last match before officiating the final was in the Round of 16. Similarly, in this year’s UEFA Champions League, István Kovács last match before being appointed to the final was also in the Round of 16.
ReplyDeleteI would gamble now and say Oliver gets it. FIFA isn’t afraid to use him despite neutrality. South American teams respond well to him. He’s been very good. Man City is eliminated. And it gives him an opportunity at a final that is rare. Maybe won’t be him. Odds favor the field. But if I were to bet on one official now, it would be him.
DeleteOf course, I forgot Chelsea could still ruin that plan.
Delete85th minute,no report should suggest how easy this match is.
ReplyDeletePlayers are playing the game and focusing only on that.
Some could even say Marciniak was wasted for this match.
And as I was writing this,Bellingham gets YC.
Only 2 or maybe even 3 situations worth of writing:
ReplyDelete-Correct YC to Bellingham
-correct rejected penalty
-Great body language when preventing scuffle between Rudiger and Gonzalez I think
Bored game… An exaggeration to have assigned Marciniak to this game.
ReplyDeleteEasy match also thanks to an excellent Marciniak, as several times happens.
ReplyDeleteStile, great authority and personality, technique and modulation of decisions: in my opinion 8,70
I'm not surprised by how the match developed.
ReplyDeleteTwo UEFA teams, which in itself lends itself to a calmer match.
One team was clearly the superior team that dictated the pace of the match.
The overmatched team never resorted to tactical foul play in an attempt to even the playing field.
That match was void of any heavy tackles or overly aggressive play. Most if not all the fouls were common fouls that were easily whistled.
All in all, it was calm more so because of the teams and players.
A match that any competent referee would have been able to sail through.
Predictions:
ReplyDeleteFluminense vs Al Hilal: UEFA referee (*)
Palmeiras vs Chelsea: Ramos
PSG vs Bayern: Abatti
Real vs BVB: Beida
Fluminense - Al Hilal vs Palmeiras / Chelsea: Faghani
PSG/Bayern vs Real/BVB: Tello
Final: depending on the teams. It could go to Barton or a UEFA official - potentially compromising neutrality again - with Barton as 4th Official.
(*) I believe Turpin was the original plan, but due to the unexpected pairing between two non-UEFA teams, the question is whether Turpin’s passive style suits this match. One could also make a case for giving an opportunity to Makkelie (he had no OFRs, a solid reputation in heated games, and despite a long career he has never officiated a FIFA knockout) or Felix Zwayer (new to FIFA tournaments; testing him now is arguably easier than at the 2026 World Cup). Let’s see.