Saturday 4 September 2021

2021/22 FIFA WC European Qualifiers - Referee Appointments MD5 (4 September 2021)

Referee appointments for 2021-22 FIFA WC European Qualifiers, Matchday 5,  games to be played on 4 September 2021. 

Alejandro Hernández to officiate Cyprus - Russia
 

Group D
15:00 CET - Helsinki (Helsinki Olympic Stadium)
FINLAND - KAZAKHSTAN 
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Usachev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Valeri Danchenko (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
Video Assistant Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Jan W. Wegereef (NED)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Neil Morrow (NIR)

Group A
18:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
SERBIA - LUXEMBOURG 
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Komurcuoglu (TUR)
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler (TUR)
Video Assistant Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Haim Jakov (ISR) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Andrey Medintsev (BUL)

Group A
18:00 CET - Dublin (Dublin Arena)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Benjamin Pages (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Christophe Finjean (FRA)
Fourth Official: Mikaël Lesage (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mikael Berchebru (FRA)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Robert Malek (POL)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Jenni Kennedy (ENG)

Group G
18:00 CET - Riga (Daugava)
LATVIA - NORWAY 
Referee: David Fuxman (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Elias Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sagy Metzamber (ISR)
Fourth Official: Liran Liany (ISR)
Video Assistant Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista (POR)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Ani Gevorgyan (ARM)

Group H
18:00 CET - Nicosia (GSP)
CYPRUS - RUSSIA 
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino (ESP)
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: José María Sánchez (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Raúl Cabañero (ESP)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Miroslav Liba (CZE) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Jan Korinek (CZE)

Group H
18:00 CET -  Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA - MALTA 
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Vladimir Antonov (MDA) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Ciprian Paraschiv (ROU)

Group D
20:45 CET - Kyiv (NSC Olimpiyskyi)
UKRAINE - FRANCE 
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Francesco Bianchi (SUI) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Arturs Gaidels (LVA)

Group F
20:45 CET - Torshavn (Tórsvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS - DENMARK 
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušic (CRO)
Fourth Official: Tihomir Pejin (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec (CRO)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Ginta Pece (LVA)

Group F
20:45 CET - Haifa (Sammy Ofer Stadium)
ISRAEL - AUSTRIA 
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Sven Jablonski (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Florian Prunea (ROU)

Group F
20:45 CET - Glasgow (Hampden Park)
SCOTLAND - MOLDOVA 
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Fourth Official: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
Video Assistant Referee: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Michalis Argyrou (CYP)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Charles John Grundie (NIR) 

Group G
20:45 CET - Eindhoven (PSV Stadion)
NETHERLANDS - MONTENEGRO
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado (ESP)
Fourth Official: Santiago Jaime Latre (ESP) 
Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo de Burgos (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra (ESP)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Raymond Ellingham (WAL) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Fernand Meese (BEL)

Group G
20:45 CET - Gibraltar (Victoria Stadium)
GIBRALTAR - TURKEY 
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Fourth Official: Joonas Jaanovits (EST)
Video Assistant Referee: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Petteri Kari (FIN)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Felix Grigore (ROU)

Group H
20:45 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
SLOVAKIA - CROATIA 
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Gil (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Stefan Messner (AUT)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Thura Win (ENG)

Friendly
18:45 CET - Debrecen (Nagyerdei Stadion)
QATAR - PORTUGAL
Referee: Gergo Bogár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Péter Garai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Norbert Bornemissza (HUN)
Fourth Official: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)
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40 comments:

  1. Filip_MNE2 September 2021 at 10:49

    Russian ref for Kazahstan and German for Austria match could have avoided IMO

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    1. Filip_MNE2 September 2021 at 10:49

      *have been

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    2. Peter2 September 2021 at 11:15

      I know that German referees used to be appointed just for friendly matches of Austria's national team and vice versa for a very long time but I never understood the reason for that kind of policy. Maybe with regard to the times some 80 years ago? Our common language should not be an argument, under such circumstances Swiss referees would not be allowed to handle Germany, Italy, France and some other countries.

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  2. Chefren2 September 2021 at 10:50

    Slavko Vinčić will officiate Ukraine - France, a game that in 2013 (WC PlayOff) was a real problem for another Slovenian referee and his assistants, you all remember what happened there... but now no worries with VAR.

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    1. Rokyrr2 September 2021 at 10:57

      Damir lost the WC because of that game...

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    2. greek ref2 September 2021 at 15:18

      @Rokyrr

      That is not completely true.

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  3. Philipp S2 September 2021 at 10:58

    With Fuxman the first Third Category referee is appointed in this campaign. Maybe caused by Grinfeeld's injury (i.e. Reinshreiber was planned for this match)?

    Rather weak matches for Treimanis and Visser.
    On the other hand, a very good appointment for Frankowski.
    The rest are normal appointments IMO.

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  4. DutchRedREF2 September 2021 at 11:00

    Dutch VAR team in Gibraltar- Turkey while they are in the same group as the Netherlands

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    1. Chefren2 September 2021 at 11:02

      Yes, particular indeed.
      Don't know whether UEFA and FIFA were aware or not when they made this appointment, however it is possible that for some reasons there weren't other options and they consider Gibraltar - Turkey as a game that on paper shouldn't create any trouble to Turkish team... but still one can discuss.

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    2. Philipp S2 September 2021 at 11:07

      This (VAR in group with team from his country) also happened frequently in CL last season.

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    3. Chefren2 September 2021 at 11:15

      Yes, but with clubs it can sound a bit different, in the case of national teams, the association with the nationality is more direct.

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  5. Forlan2 September 2021 at 13:37

    Croatian team with obvious goal to give VAR experience to all 3 prospective referees, usually in Croatian league there is always one main and one assistant referee in VAR room.

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  6. Wally2 September 2021 at 15:07

    Frankowski with an important match, a surprising nomination for me, but good luck to the Polish team

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  7. grumpy-ref3 September 2021 at 09:48

    frappart first female var in a fifa men's competition, right? i remember steinhaus being avar in ucl/uel sometimes. but never as "main" var, and never in a nationalteams competition, right?

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    1. Elliot3 September 2021 at 13:08

      She was main VAR in both U17 World Cup 2019 and the Olympics this year

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  8. Chiagozie4 September 2021 at 18:01

    Is Brisards AR2 a non-FIFA Assistant Referee?

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    1. Chefren4 September 2021 at 18:10

      Indeed NO FIFA, very particular choice for a WC qualifier game.
      Given this appointment, I think he will be FIFA since 2022.

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  9. Chefren4 September 2021 at 18:39

    Rather soft penalty by Fuxman in Latvia - Norway, but no VAR stuff.
    Very long time before Grinfeeld's confirmation.

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    1. anty754 September 2021 at 18:59

      And even softer penalty in Slovenia vs Malta. Just the usual corner routine, everyone pushing everyone but I saw nothing that would have justified penalty decision.

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  10. Euro Soccer Ref4 September 2021 at 20:25

    Normal game for Jérôme Brisard. One minor Ireland's penalty appeal acceptably rejected (52'). Three correct YCs: 17IRL for reckless challenge on GK, 18AZE for dissent and 14IRL for SPA-holding.

    Azeri goalkeeper was wasting time on several occasions but was well warned in 47' and further attempts were cunning enough (pretending injuries after small touch, etc.) to avoid a caution.

    Brisard had a rare manner of running to the place of infringement after several minor incidents. Perhaps he expected a hot game and thought it's going to help him prevent potential conflicts. Nothing against if it helps the referee. Today it worked well and didn't have a negative influence on the game.

    Good, expected level performance of this first category referee.

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  11. Chefren4 September 2021 at 20:51

    The first penalty whistled by Treimanis.
    https://streamja.com/6Wz51

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    1. Unknown4 September 2021 at 21:06

      @anty75, defender clear holds the attacker. What argument is against penalty. In front of the referee; clear view. Well done by the Latvian referee

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    2. Mike4 September 2021 at 21:12

      +1, correct penalty.

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    3. anty754 September 2021 at 23:43

      I don't see holding, defenders hand is on attackers shoulder but thats all, no holding. You will have 10 penalties each match for such "fouls"

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    4. Euro Soccer Ref5 September 2021 at 01:24

      I don't think it's a wrong call but definitely a soft one. I.e. no observer would lower a mark for not giving this penalty. Treimanis was perfectly positioned, therefore a stronger impression of what happened.

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    5. David5 September 2021 at 10:13

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  12. Timbo4 September 2021 at 20:59

    Correct intervention by Stegemann in Israel-Austria, handball before goal. Difficult to see on the pitch, I would say.

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  13. Chefren4 September 2021 at 21:41

    NED - MNE
    Penalty by Gil Manzano, confirmed by VAR
    https://streamye.com/vkmcu

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  14. Forlan4 September 2021 at 21:42

    Good VAR intervention in Faroe Islands - Denmark, tight offside before a goal, correctly disallowed.

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  15. Referee analyst4 September 2021 at 22:26

    58 ‘ : hum hum Dropped Ball and Pogba touched the ball clearly before ball to ground…Vincic wasn’t concentrated and his team too…Not very important but unbelievable technical mistake at this level…

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    1. David5 September 2021 at 10:00

      If you get hit by the ball you want to get on with the game, and not be THAT referee who calls it back because technically ther restart was not correct IMO

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  16. Euro Soccer Ref4 September 2021 at 23:01

    Extremely boring football game for Bartosz Frankowski. A minor handball penalty appeal rejected, no replay shown but even live one can see the handball was stick to the body (48').

    Good stepped approach: warnings in 14' and more serious in 28'. Everybody knew it's the last warning. Three mandatory YCs given: 2SVK for reckless tackle, 9SVK for wild dissent (he argued that AR1 flagged for offside after throw-in but in fact he flagged offside after 9SVK's header to another teammate, quite funny scene) and GK CRO for time wasting.

    Some points for consideration. I would prefer a strong warning after dissent at AR2 by 7SVK (50'). There was a missed careless-reckless use of arm by 9CRO where I think the fourth official should have helped Frankowski in spotting that (66'). A missed pushing close to pk in 72' was another lapse in foul detection.

    Frankowski was very fit, agile and able to quickly change his position. Not a type of players' friend but rather a distant, focused but also feeling the game type of referee. I would compare him to Makkelie.

    In general, a good, expected level performance by the Pole from first category.

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  17. Chefren5 September 2021 at 08:36

    GIB - TUR, 1'
    Interesting situation with a penalty reported to Tohver by AR1.
    You can see him making the OK gesture to his teammate after the whistle, that happened a bit later.
    If not the foul, AR at least surely reported that the incident had occurred inside the box.
    VAR confirmed.
    https://streamable.com/0qhg9v

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    1. David5 September 2021 at 10:07

      Very soft PK IMO, I'm not even sure I want VAR to confirm. I think the PK is wrong. What's your oppinion?

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    2. Chefren5 September 2021 at 10:33

      The penalty is extremely soft, for me rather wrong or, better to say, not to be whistled, but VAR is forced to confirm in this case!

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    3. Jacques6 September 2021 at 14:41

      Remarkably nervous, insecure acting referee with many gestures.
      IMO it's a play-on.

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  18. Chefren5 September 2021 at 12:14

    Penalty by Fuxman in LVA - NOR.
    https://streamja.com/EZ1gj
    Long check by Grinfeeld.
    In my opinion wrong call, but VAR couldn't change this decision.

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    1. Daniel G5 September 2021 at 15:51

      Feel sorry for Fuxman, this young guy has a lot of potential and performs very well domestically.

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