2025 FIFA Arab Cup is the last FIFA tournament for testing referees before FIFA 2026 World Cup. These are the selected officials:
Qatar, 1 December - 18 December 2025
AFC
Qatar – AL JASSIM Abdulrahman, AL MARRI Taleb, AL MAQALEH Saoud
Oman – AL KAF Ahmed, AL AMRI Abu Bakar, AL GHAITHI Rashid
China– MA Ning, ZHOU Fei, ZHANG Cheng
Jordan – MAKHADMEH Adham, AL KALAF Mohammad, AL ROALLE Ahmad
Qatar – AL JASSIM Abdulrahman, AL MARRI Taleb, AL MAQALEH Saoud
Oman – AL KAF Ahmed, AL AMRI Abu Bakar, AL GHAITHI Rashid
China– MA Ning, ZHOU Fei, ZHANG Cheng
Jordan – MAKHADMEH Adham, AL KALAF Mohammad, AL ROALLE Ahmad
CAF
Gabon – ATCHO Pierre, DITSOGA Boris Marlaise, ABEIGNE NDONG B. Amos
Egypt – MOHAMED Amin, ABOULEEGAL Mahmoud, ALI Ahmed Tawfik Teleb
Gabon – ATCHO Pierre, DITSOGA Boris Marlaise, ABEIGNE NDONG B. Amos
Egypt – MOHAMED Amin, ABOULEEGAL Mahmoud, ALI Ahmed Tawfik Teleb
CONCACAF
Costa Rica – CALDERON Juan, MORA Juan Carlos, ARRIETA William
USA – ELFATH Ismail, PARKER Corey, ATKINS Kyle
Guatemala – ESCOBAR Mario, VENTURA Luis, PANJOJ Humberto
Costa Rica – CALDERON Juan, MORA Juan Carlos, ARRIETA William
USA – ELFATH Ismail, PARKER Corey, ATKINS Kyle
Guatemala – ESCOBAR Mario, VENTURA Luis, PANJOJ Humberto
CONMEBOL
Paraguay – BENITEZ Juan Gabriel, CARDOZO Eduardo, SALDIVAR Miliciades
Chile – GARAY Cristian, URRUTIA Claudio, RETAMAL Jose
Paraguay – BENITEZ Juan Gabriel, CARDOZO Eduardo, SALDIVAR Miliciades
Chile – GARAY Cristian, URRUTIA Claudio, RETAMAL Jose
OFC
New Zealand – KAWANA-WAUGH Campbell-Kirk, TREVIS Isaac, COOK Edward
New Zealand – KAWANA-WAUGH Campbell-Kirk, TREVIS Isaac, COOK Edward
UEFA
Norway – ESKAS Espen, ENGAN Jan Erik, BASHEVKIN Isaak
Sweden – NYBERG Glenn, BEIGI Mahbod, SODERKVIST Andreas
Norway – ESKAS Espen, ENGAN Jan Erik, BASHEVKIN Isaak
Sweden – NYBERG Glenn, BEIGI Mahbod, SODERKVIST Andreas
VAR
AFC
ALSHEHRI Abdullah Dhafer (KSA)AL-MARRI Khamis – (QAT)
IIDA Jumpei – (JPN)
PU-UDOM Sivakorn – (THA)
CAF
BENBRAHAM Lahlou – (ALG)CONCACAF
CHAPMAN Allen – (USA)
PINEDA Benjamin –(CRC)
CONMEBOL
GARCIA NONI Antonio – (URU)
TOSKI MARQUES Rodolpho – (BRA)
UEFA
GILLETT Jarred – (ENG)
HIGLER Dennis – (NED)
SAN Fedayi – (SUI)
Ismail Elfath tries with a last chance after a long time out, Penso is in very strong position but it's possible to see two US referees.
ReplyDeleteVery unlucky Schaerer who was surely selected for this tournament, and San as VAR is the confirmation of that.
Now it will be interesting to see whether, despite of having missed all FIFA tournaments for different reasons, the Swiss will be called to WC. This seems rather unlikely because would be unfair to those who attended at least a tournament and one could draw the conclusion that being called for FIFA tournaments on the road to WC would be useless, but still one must also mention the very bad luck of the Swiss. Maybe officiating a WC play off, continental or intercontinental, would be the compensation for that, but not before March 2026, so very hard to take a final decision before.
How is serious Sharer's injury ? When can he come back on the pitch?
ReplyDeleteSeems the focus in on Garay instead of Maza…Good to see Al-Kaf and Elfath.
ReplyDeleteCould gillett be in contention for the world cup can work with the English and Australia teams
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