Thursday, 10 July 2025

UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 - Discussion

Discussion about referees' performance at Women's EURO 2025, Group Stage. 



Matchday 1

2 July 2025 - Group A
18:00 CET - Stockhorn Arena, Thun
ICELAND - FINLAND
Referee:  Katalin Anna Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Catarina Isabel Ferreira de Campos POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Nermina Hadžibajrić BIH

2 July 2025 - Group A 
21:00 CET - St. Jakob-Park, Basel 
SWITZERLAND - NORWAY 
Referee: Ionela Alina Peșu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Costantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Marta Huerta de Aza ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD

3 July 2025 - Group B
18:00 CET - Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
BELGIUM - ITALY
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Gyöngyi Krisztína Gaál HUN
UEFA Delegate: Heike Ullrich GER

3 July 2025 - Group B
21:00 CET - Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
SPAIN - PORTUGAL
Referee: Iuliana Elena Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT
Fourth Official: Shona Shukrula NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Andonía Kókotou GRE
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkievič BLR

4 July 2025 - Group C
18:00 CET - Stade de Genève, Geneva
DENMARK - SWEDEN
Referee: Edina Alves Batista BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Inês Back BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fabrini Bevilaqua da Costa BRA
Fourth Official: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO

4 July 2025 - Group C
21:00 CET - Kybunpark, St.Gallen
GERMANY - POLAND 
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG 
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP 
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák CZE

5 July 2025 - Group D
18:00 CET - Swissporarena, Luzern
WALES - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund Nielsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Andonía Kókotou GRE
UEFA Delegate: Rita Bagdonienė LTU

5 July 2025 - Group D
21:00 CET - Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich
FRANCE - ENGLAND 
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Brun Løkkeberg NOR
Fourth Official: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Gyöngyi Krisztína Gaál HUN
UEFA Delegate: Effrosýni Ppekrí CYP

Matchday 2

6 July 2025 - Group A
18:00 CET - Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
NORWAY - FINLAND
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Franca Overtoom NED
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT 
Fourth Official: Shona Shukrula NED
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Heike Ullrich GER

6 July 2025 - Group A
21:00 CET - Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
SWITZERLAND - ICELAND 
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza ESP 
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkievič BLR

7 July 2025 - Group B
18:00 CET - Stockhorn Arena, Thun
SPAIN - BELGIUM
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Andonía Kókotou GRE
UEFA Delegate: Nermina Hadžibajrić BIH

7 July 2025 - Group B
21:00 CET - Stade de Genève, Geneva
PORTUGAL - ITALY 
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur SVN
Fourth Official: Tess Olofsson SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG 
UEFA Referee Observer: Gyöngyi Krisztína Gaál HUN
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO

8 July 2025 - Group C
18:00 CET - St. Jakob-Park, Basel 
GERMANY - DENMARK
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Vanessa Gomes POR
Assistant Referee 2: Andreia Sousa POR
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR 
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD

8 July 2025 - Group C
21:00 CET - Swissporarena, Luzern
POLAND - SWEDEN 
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA 
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG 
Fourth Official: Shona Shukrula NED 
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED 
UEFA Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Rita Bagdonienė LTU

9 July 2025 - Group D
18:00 CET - Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich
ENGLAND - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Edina Alves Batista BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Inês Back BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fabrini Bevilaqua da Costa BRA
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA 
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Gyöngyi Krisztína Gaál HUN
UEFA Delegate: Effrosýni Ppekrí CYP

9 July 2025 - Group D
21:00 CET - Kybunpark, St.Gallen  
FRANCE - WALES 
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Olataz Rivera Olmedo ESP 
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Andonía Kókotou GRE
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák CZE

Matchday 3

10 July 2025 - Group A
21:00 CET - Stade de Genève, Geneva
FINLAND - SWITZERLAND
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2:  Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Fourth Official: Catarina Campos POR Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA 
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER 
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
UEFA Delegate:  Irakli Nakaidze GEO

10 July 2025 - Group A 
21:00 CET - Stockhorn Arena, Thun
NORWAY - ICELAND 
Referee: Ionela Alina Peșu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Costantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
UEFA Delegate:  Nermina Hadžibajrić BIH

11 July 2025 - Group B
21:00 CET - Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
ITALY - SPAIN
Referee: Iuliana Elena Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Franca Overtoom NED
Fourth Official: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Gyöngyi Krisztína Gaál HUN
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkievič BLR

11 July 2025 - Group B
21:00 CET - Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
PORTUGAL - BELGIUM 
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE 
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Brun Løkkeberg NOR
Fourth Official: Shona Shukrula NED 
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Andonía Kókotou GRE
UEFA Delegate:  Heike Ullrich GER

12 July 2025 - Group C
21:00 CET - Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich
SWEDEN - GERMANY
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT 
Fourth Official: Ionela Alina Peşu ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Frías Acedo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Effrosýni Ppekrí CYP

12 July 2025 - Group C
21:00 CET - Swissporarena, Luzern
POLAND - DENMARK 
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP 
Assistant Referee 1: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG 
Fourth Official: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:  Judit Romano García ESP
UEFA Referee Observer:  Rhona Coombes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Rita Bagdonienė LTU

13 July 2025 - Group D
21:00 CET - Kybunpark, St.Gallen  
ENGLAND - WALES
Referee: 
Assistant Referee 1: 
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official: 
Video Assistant Referee: 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: 
UEFA Referee Observer:  
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák CZE

13 July 2025 - Group D
21:00 CET - St. Jakob-Park, Basel 
NETHERLANDS - FRANCE 
Referee: 
Assistant Referee 1: 
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official: 
Video Assistant Referee: 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: 
UEFA Referee Observer:  
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD
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20 comments:

  1. Quilava10 July 2025 at 14:55

    Huerta de Aza 🤝 Velasco Carballo

    Having unceremonious exits from all three big tournaments they attended (two EURO, one WC) due to weak performances, despite doing fine in their regular UEFA duties.

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  2. diego61210 July 2025 at 17:40

    Emily Carney (ENG) with Poland for the third time in a row. Bad management.

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    1. adiro10 July 2025 at 20:51

      Speaking about (former) assistant referees, there is room to mention another cherry on Katrin Rafalski's impressive "cake" - VAR at the Stockhorn Arena.

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  3. RefNewGen10 July 2025 at 18:37

    So Tess Olofsson again in a Portugal x Belgium - after the same game in 3 June 2025... crazy

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  4. diego61210 July 2025 at 19:00

    This tournament has been one of the worst in terms of appointments and handling of referees...

    -Pesu and Demetrescu repeating team.

    -Olofsson, as you said, with the same game of Nations.

    -The English assistant with Poland for the third time in a row.

    -A reserve referee getting a game due to Huerta's poor performance…here I don't think it's an injury TBH, because if it was, why doesn't Porras Ayuso appear as an assistant to have a complete Spanish team?… I assume that the Spanish assistant will appear tomorrow on Ferreri's team...
    Huerta is a shame, she has never consolidated herself as a reliable referee... It will be interesting to see the next game of both Spaniards, but I think that now the "focus" will be on Olatz Rivera.

    The worst performances, without a doubt, Campos and Huerta... Martincic IMO was not so bad. As I said, I'm waiting for Ferrieri in ENG-WAL and Martincic or Klarlund in NED-FRA.

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  5. RefPaul10 July 2025 at 19:32

    Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (ITA) is now listed as Fourth Official in Finland - Switzerland tonight, replacing Catarina Campos.

    https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2044369--finland-vs-switzerland/matchinfo/

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    1. Chefren10 July 2025 at 22:47

      The reason should be the injury suffered by Portuguese referee during her game, but she decided to continue after a medical intervention. Maybe she shouldn't have done that...

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  6. TC02100210 July 2025 at 21:50

    The Spanish refereeing a game despite being listed as only a fourth official before the tournament along with Carney doing Poland 3 games in a row...some strange choices by UEFA.

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  7. diego61210 July 2025 at 21:51

    45+1’ Funny situation: Frappart is running and a player from Switzerland stumbles on her and the two fall on the field in the middle of an attack, absolutely accidental.

    Barton would surely have given a red card there ;)

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    1. Oliver10 July 2025 at 21:52

      Frappart’s former colleague Chapron would have I’m sure ;-)

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  8. TC02100210 July 2025 at 22:34

    Clear penalty given by Frappart

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    1. Ref_170710 July 2025 at 22:38

      Indeed, not a single doubt. Immediate whistle by Frappart.

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    2. AlexD10 July 2025 at 22:38

      To me reckless as well.

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  9. diego61210 July 2025 at 22:58

    Anyone watched Pesu? 2YC and PK at the end

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    1. Philipp S10 July 2025 at 23:06

      Didn't watch the game, but checked the situation:
      The PK was given after OFR for a holding offence. Supportable decision, but can be discussed whether it was clear enough for VAR. The 2nd YC was then correct, because it was SPA without downgrade.

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    2. Chefren11 July 2025 at 04:24

      Video:
      https://streamin.me/v/f101f49a
      I'm not sure that in terms of the intensity of the holding it's something clearly for VAR intervention. However, I believe the fact that the foul was committed on the recipient of the ball, who could have found herself alone in front of the goalkeeper, contributed to the increased focus on the possible infringement by the defender. In other words, if VAR doesn't call it remains al highly debatable situation. Had it happened instead somewhere in the middle of the penalty area, with many other players nearby, the perception would have been different...

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  10. Philipp S10 July 2025 at 23:17

    Regarding appointments:
    Isn't it still an option, that Huerta, Caputi, Martincic and Klarlund all get a second game - two of them in the QF?
    IMO, giving POL-DEN to a support referee was a sensible choice, because all those four alternatives can be used in a better way than in this meaningless game. And if someone was indeed rejected for her first game, it's still more sensible to give the opportunity to Rivera.
    Furthermore, why not use both Spanish ARs with Rivera, if Huerta isn't working again?

    I would not be too surprised, if we see e.g. Huerta (with Porras and a Portuguese AR) and Klarlund in group D and Martincic and Caputi directly in a QF.

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    1. Chefren11 July 2025 at 04:35

      Sure, from the point of view of assigning a completely meaningless match, it makes sense to appoint someone who was originally selected as a reserve referee for the tournament. However, at the same time, we have another similar match, although between two qualified teams and only valid for final placement in the standings, where the same choice was not made. In the end, I believe that in recent times, in major competitions, the concept of a reserve referee has become very difficult to manage, for various reasons, due to the performances of others or the opportunities that aappear for committee. UEFA, and perhaps even FIFA, would make a more neutral choice if they selected officials for a tournament without specifying who will serve as a reserve. This has happened in some cases, but not in all. To add, in my opinion, if you assign such a match only to someone who was originally a reserve, while there are others in the same position, this still feels unfair for the other resere referees.
      Marta Huerta with another game it's difficult to predict, can we remember a management of 1 GS + 1 KO game for any referee at previous Women's EURO tournaments? This should also give the answer...

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  11. AHMED ADERDOUR11 July 2025 at 10:18

    England vs Wales

    Referee: Frida Klarlund (DEN)
    Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun (DEN)
    Assistant Referee 2: Heini Hyvönen (FIN)
    Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
    Vidéo Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
    Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee : Cătălin Popa (ROU )

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  12. AHMED ADERDOUR11 July 2025 at 10:21

    Netherlands vs France

    Referee: Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
    Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić (CRO)
    Assistant Referee 2: Staša Špur (SVN)
    Fourth Official: Katalin Kulcsár (HUN)
    Vidéo Assistant Referee: Fedayi San (SUI)
    Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee : Momčilo Marković (SRB)

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