Sunday 27 September 2026
League D, Group 2
15:00 CET - Kaunas (Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas)
LITHUANIA vs. AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Iraklís Komodrómos CYP
Fourth Official: Konstandínos Fellás CYP
Video Assistant Referee: Mários Christofórou CYP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dimítris Solomoú CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Octavian Goga ROU
League A, Group 2
18:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
SERBIA vs. NETHERLANDS
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Karol Arys POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Angelo Chetcuti MLT
League A, Group 4
18:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
DENMARK vs. WALES
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marc Bollengier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE
League B, Group 3
18:00 CET - Vienna (Ernst-Happel-Stadion)
AUSTRIA vs. KOSOVO
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Steven McLean SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: John Beaton SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL
UEFA Delegate: Duško Grabovac CRO
League D, Group 1
18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
GIBRALTAR vs. ANDORRA
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Granit Hyseni KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Arbnor Bullatovci KOS
Fourth Official: Rrezart Hasanaj KOS
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erdall Zasella KOS
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Emmanuelle Puttaert BEL
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Augsburg (WWK Arena)
GERMANY vs. GREECE
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander James ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Madley ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL
League A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY vs. PORTUGAL
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE
League B, Group 3
20:45 CET - Debrecen, HUN (Nagyerdei Stadion)
ISRAEL vs. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA
Monday 28 September 2026
League C, Group 2
18:00 CET - Yerevan (Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan)
ARMENIA vs. MONTENEGRO
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESPAssistant Referee 2: Adrián Díaz González ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Sesma Espinosa ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE
UEFA Delegate: Jan Kořínek CZE
League C, Group 2
18:00 CET - Riga (Skonto Stadions)
LATVIA vs. CYPRUS
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Martin Dohal SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Martin Dohal SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Koukoulakis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Gilles Petitmangin FRA
UEFA Delegate: Gilles Petitmangin FRA
League B, Group 2
18:00 CET - Tbilisi (Boris Paichadze National Stadium)
GEORGIA vs. UKRAINE
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ingilab Mammadov AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ingilab Mammadov AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu ROU
League B, Group 4
20:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
ROMANIA vs. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Helder Malheiro POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Helder Malheiro POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Alon Yefet ISR
UEFA Delegate: Aristeidis Stavropoulos GRE
League B, Group 4
20:45 CET - Solna (Strawberry Arena)
SWEDEN vs. POLAND
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Victor Garcia Verdura ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Victor Garcia Verdura ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX
UEFA Delegate: Tarik Shamel ENG
League B, Group 2
20:45 CET - Belfast (Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park)
NORTHERN IRELAND vs. HUNGARY
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker De Francisco ESPAssistant Referee 2: Iván Masso Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Adrian Cordero ESP
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA
UEFA Delegate: Carlos Filipe Lucas De Sá POR
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
BELGIUM vs. FRANCE
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Žunič SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Žunič SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Bursa (Atatürk Spor Kompleksi Matlı Stadyumu)
TÜRKIYE vs. ITALY
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVKFourth Official: Darren England ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER
Tuesday 29 September 2026
League C, Group 1
18:00 CET - Helsinki (Helsinki Olympic Stadium)
FINLAND vs. BELARUS
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Srđan Jovanović MNEAssistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL
UEFA Delegate: Tomás Bárta CZE
UEFA Delegate: Tomás Bárta CZE
League C, Group 3
18:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA vs. FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUTAssistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksei Kulbakov BLR
UEFA Delegate: Tomás Bárta CZE
League B, Group 1
20:45 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA vs. NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITAAssistant Referee 2: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Sanja Bosanac-Perišić MNE
UEFA Delegate: Sanja Bosanac-Perišić MNE
League C, Group 1
20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO vs. ALBANIA
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUNAssistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Marcell Derdák HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Rodney Pisani MLT
League C, Group 3
20:45 CET - Košice (Košická Futbalová Aréna)
SLOVAKIA vs. KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CROAssistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Matić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Alin Cioban ROU
League C, Group 4
20:45 CET - Plovdiv (Hristo Botev Stadium)
BULGARIA vs. ESTONIA
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEOAssistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
UEFA Delegate: Anna Bordiugova UKR
League C, Group 4
20:45 CET - Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG vs. ICELAND
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALBAssistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Ermis Celaj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN
League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Seville (Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán)
SPAIN vs. CROATIA
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NEDAssistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR
League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Prague (Fortuna Arena)
CZECHIA vs. ENGLAND
Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Çaglar Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Onur Özütoprak TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Onur Özütoprak TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD
League B, Group 1
20:45 CET - Glasgow (Hampden Park)
SCOTLAND vs. SWITZERLAND
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN
UEFA Delegate: José Soutullo Fernández ESP
Mentor for Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL
Who is kavanagh's ar2 Alex james
ReplyDeleteEFL Championship assistant referee, has also officiated in some PL matches.
DeleteDoes he have a fifa badge?
DeleteNo, he hasn't, but it's not necessary that both AR's are on the FIFA list for Nations League game.
DeleteMost of the PL assistants who aren't on the FIFA list are likely too old to join so it makes sense that a few AR's like Alex James and Blake Antrobus are getting appointments despite being pretty new to the PL. Also a few FIFA Ar's are unavaliable at the moment.
DeletePro Ref have announced the retirement of Premier league and FIFA assistant referee Dan Robathan on medical grounds.
ReplyDeleteSad that he has to retire way earlier than he had wanted to. At least he did both the EFL and Fa Cup final as well do doing some UEFA games.
DeleteFor me, the best ARs in the EPL in the 21st century are, chronologically, Sharp, Cann, Beswick, Robathan.
DeleteMarciniak and Walsh seem to have tough matches to handle.
ReplyDeleteHowever, UEFA has deployed the 'heavyweights' for the second legs.
Maybe tough, but still a bit underwhelming for Walsh to only work in league B, I think.
DeleteWhat do you mean by second legs here?
Overall logical appointments for Sunday in my opinion.
Interesting, that this time no bigger names are used in league D, if we compare it to the last edition.
Already 5 German referee teams on 4 days, leading to the first double appointment with Pascal Müller.
It was notable in the latter half of last season that Walsh was kept away from "hotter" games which some of the nee elite referees were getting. They might be looking to see how he does with that while keeping it as a lower profile game
DeleteFor those wondering why Lothar D'Hondt hasn't been assigned to UEFA matches for months: the Belgian referee only showed a yellow card to the player who attacked him in this incident.
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/ersinnsezer/status/2082534549808902381?s=
Did the UEFA Disciplinary Committee issue any punishment to this player? Punishing the referee alone isn't enough.
DeleteThe player who attacked the belgian referee is Slovenia's national team captain, Erik Janza, :) Do you think Ceferin and uefa have banned him? :) of course no
DeleteHonestly, as sad as that is, good. A message should be sent to referees to stop being lenient when players do these types of ridiculous and intimidating actions.
DeleteExpected a bigger name for the Ireland game
ReplyDeleteThere might be a lot of noise outside the pitch but at the end of the day it's played in Hungary with virtually no spectators.
DeleteOsmers is a bigger name ? :D I don't think so. He failed at CL league phase last year and EC qualifers also. So he is an upper 1.Cat referee nothing more.
DeleteHe expected a bigger name than Osmers ;)
DeleteAnthony Taylor is a key official in the Turkish Football Federation, heading the referee committee... I don't find this appointment of Michael Oliver right.
ReplyDeleteHead of ref in UEFA from İtaly.How can manage from your perspective?No one do officait game of İtaly ?
DeleteCouldnt think of any better referee to send. AT is responsible for Turkish refs not Turkish football. I don't see any issue at all.
DeleteStarting with Munuera Montero, he only officiated a single Conference League match last season and one Conference League qualifier this season.
ReplyDeleteBut as I noted with Gillet, this shouldn't rule him out from refereeing international fixtures, or even Champions League and Europa League games.
Wishing him the best of luck for the match!.
Next up is Alberola Rojas, who has a highly competitive match ahead in my book.
I'm really pleased to see him consistently getting UEFA appointments, as I firmly believe he's the top Spanish referee right now.
Lastly, Michael Oliver—not just this season's top English referee, but one of the best overall. He’s got the toughest fixture on September 28th, but I fully trust he is more than up to the task.
As for the grievances over Taylor, or the 'ghosts' haunting the minds of certain pundits, they honestly don't even warrant a reply.
Munuera Montero is one of the best in La Liga at the moment but due to his age I'm not sure UEFA will push him too much.
DeleteMunuera Montero
ReplyDeleteA routine appointment for a referee who, at international level, has yet to make the breakthrough expected of him. The strength and depth of Spanish refereeing, with so many officials ahead of him in the pecking order, has certainly not helped his cause.
Ocenas
Ocenas continues to make steady progress and take important steps in establishing himself on the international scene. He is clearly one for the future. The question now is how he will handle the increased exposure and expectations that come with bigger appointments.
He has shown a great deal of humility so far, and if he can maintain the level of performance he has produced, there is every reason to believe that further opportunities will come his way.
Aliyar Aghayev
A solid appointment for a referee who has been steadily making his mark at international level. Aghayev has produced a number of very good performances, and the committee has responded by continuing to trust him with consecutive appointments.
The Azerbaijani official can certainly have ambitions of moving further up the ladder in the future. The path he is currently following is a strong and consistent one.
Godinho
Godinho continues to enjoy the confidence of the committee, with regular appointments across a wide range of competitions. I see him as a genuine candidate to challenge for a place in the elite group and potentially give Portugal two referees at the very top level once again.
His performances have shown quality, authority and clear progression. That development is also being recognised by the committee through his appointments and by the observers through their assessments.
Alberto Rojas
Rojas is clearly on the path towards the elite. The only question is when that promotion will come. Given the current situation with Spanish referees, and the limited room for movement before the next European Championship, it may simply be a matter of timing.
At the moment, he is one of the leading Spanish referees and is showing the qualities and consistency required to reach the highest level.
De Burgos
This looks set to be an intense game and one that could demand a great deal from the Spanish referee. For De Burgos, the immediate objective remains consolidating his position in the top category, but his continued selection also shows that he retains the confidence of the committee.
Rade Obrenović
Obrenović continues to receive appointments for high-profile and demanding matches, so the question is whether he can consistently justify that level of trust and establish himself as a genuine elite referee.
For me, he remains some way below Vincic in terms of overall level. He undoubtedly benefits from coming from a federation with a strong presence at the top of European refereeing, but performances on the field are ultimately what matter, and so far I have not seen enough from him to place him on the same level as the very best.
Oliver
The number one — currently the standout referee on the international scene — faces another potentially heated encounter, with everything pointing towards a match full of challenges and key incidents.
His personality, combined with his technical quality and ability to manage difficult situations, makes him the reference point among UEFA referees at the moment.
Good Luck osmers
ReplyDeleteRadu Petrescu, will be removed from FIFA list. Rather surprising.
ReplyDeleteLet's remember that for a long time one could have considered him, based on the assignments, as Romania's nr. 2 after Istvan Kovacs.
Situation about refereeing in Romania it's very hard to understand, honestly.
Does anyone know what happened with Szymon Marciniak? The referee observers for the three UEFA matches he has officiated this season have been Frank De Bleeckere (LASK vs. Celtic), Herbert Fandel (FC Porto vs. Manchester City), and Viktor Kassai (Serbia vs. Netherlands).
ReplyDeleteWhy has he suddenly had three such important referee observers assigned to his matches in a row?
I think only de Bleeckere is in some way out of the normal context. He often observes young talents. Fandel and Kassai haven't such a special status or are very important observers.
ReplyDeleteI would say Fandel is for sure one of more important observers, dont forget he is ex uefa refco member and member of Ref Development panel.
DeleteMenélaos Andoníou CYP
ReplyDeleteLithuania - Azerbaijan
Penalty call:
https://streamin.link/v/833f131a
Possible RC for SFP, YC given, VAR supported:
https://streamin.link/v/d59197ae
Very top match for Minakovic! His path continues!
ReplyDeletePathetic from Delajod to disallow a clear Wales goal
ReplyDeleteCan we stop the massive overuse of words like "pathetic" describing officials. It does no one any good and is totally unnecessary.
DeleteI agree it was the wrong call and not helped by him blowing the whistle before the goal was scored so it couldn't be checked
I would like to ask Referee1985 what should happen for him to be happy / positive, about a referee decision.
DeleteI never read a different comment, it's incredible for me.
One is allowed to write what he wants, but it seems as you are waiting only for mistakes (or allegedly so) to "celebrate" them.
And on this, I agree with Chefren 100%.
DeleteSolid game by Marciniak in Belgrade.
ReplyDeleteA good performance from Marciniak in a tough match. A correct penalty decision, along with two correct yellow cards.
ReplyDeleteLetexier let the game flow as much as he could, demonstrating a very good refereeing performance. The first free-kick was given after 15'22'' minutes. Only one "clear and obvious" mistake - didn't award a free-kick to Norway after a foul (holding) commited by a Portugese player on the Norwegian Ryerson (after 33 minutes) who had been shown a yellow card earlier in the game for the 15'22'' foul on a Potugese player.
ReplyDeleteThe second half was, almost from its beginning, much more heated than the first one. It was more difficult to let flow, sometimes missing some niggling fouls, and once missing an opportunity to use the advantage rule when Portugal had a lot of space in midfield, but the whistle went for an infringement by the Norwegian Ajer (65') who also correctly received a yellow card. AR2, Rahmouni, didn't see the Portugese being in an offside position before he scored a third goal (59') which was deleted by VAR. It was really difficult for an AR to detect, although three players were offside when the ball was sent towards them. Before the incident they tried to run backwards to avoid being caught offside. However, when the ball was kicked from deep inside the Portugese half, one of them was about "two byke lengths" offside, the other one was pretty much offside, but the third one, who in the end touched the ball and scored (Ramos), was just a fraction offside, and with all the movement of players back and forth, it is very difficult for an AR, who is also on the move, to be in the exact position to detect the situation correctly.
DeleteHorrible decision to not give POR no. 10 a direct red for the attempt to injure Martin Ødegaard.
DeleteDelajod incident, whistle for a foul before Wales goal.
ReplyDeleteImpossible for VAR to intervene.
However, the call, soft, would have been supported.
https://streamin.link/v/3b5e635c
Doesn't look like a foul to me, I think the ref got it wrong
DeleteAgree with Chefren, there is for sure a light foul!
DeleteAgree with B.L. - no offence here and moreover, violating VAR protocol. Clear perception error of referee, difficult to accept at this level of officiating.
DeleteReally really poor from letexier. Veiga with a horrible scissor tackle which apparently is fine, cause he got the ball
ReplyDeleteNicholas Walsh, Austria - Kosovo
ReplyDeletePenalty area incident, play on, no VAR intervention:
https://streamin.link/v/fb592a93
Penalty call
https://streamin.link/v/595f120e
Arguments for the first incident:
ball played before?
attacker going against defender?
However, it resulted in a step on foot.
McLean didn't think it was worthy of an OFR.
I'm not sure Walsh exactly saw what had happened there.
Penalty given is a really good decision.
DeleteWith the first incident, I think a certain degree of consideration needs to be given to the ball being played first. Unless the follow through is especially dangerous or reckless (like a high contact or contact on the ankle) then the ball being played first is enough to support no penalty here
For Austria's penalty claim, I feel it's down to the referee—not a VAR reviewable play.
DeletePersonally, I don't think it's a penalty, but it's open to interpretation.
As for Kosovo's penalty, I think both the foul and the handball count as infractions, so it's a penalty.
Letexier or Siebert?
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong,all cards were correct it's just the fact that we didn't see this by the book Letexier for a long time.
Letexier had a stinker in Oslo when it comes to the disciplinary side of things... Extremely inconsistent, at least 2 clear YC not shown, and Bernardo Silva escaped a clear RC. Both him and the VAR share the blame for that clear mistake.
ReplyDeleteLast season, we complained that VAR was intervening too often. Now we complain that it intervenes too little—see Sina's comment. It's baffling
DeleteVAR is just extremely inconsistent... never know what to expect.... its a total difference iff you have a VAR from Italy, either you have a VAR from England or a German, none off them seems to have the same LAWS, and interpretations, because there are a lot of grey areas.
DeleteI’m from Germany and perhaps a bit biased, but for me, the German VAR officials are the most consistent. The English hardly ever intervene, whereas the Italians step in over every little thing
DeleteJust watched something about Letexier, I think some comments are exaggerated here. Possible RC for Bernardo Silvia in 90'+4, yes, but Letexier decided to manage it according to "modern refereeing".
ReplyDeleteI don't find the other incident reported about a scissor tackle by Veiga.
However, the rest is OK, thank to adiro for his good reports.
Thank you very much! Hope not to let you down in the future.
DeleteLetexier’s performance was true to his style: elegant, authoritative, measured, and intelligent—typical of modern officiating.
DeleteAs is his custom, he preferred to let the game flow, staying very close to the action at all times, carefully timing his interventions—including verbal (and non-verbal as well) warnings —to coincide with key moments of the match, and making no significant errors at all.
I share Chefren’s opinion: IMO a very very good performance.
100% agreed with @ITAREF! This was truly a vintage Letexier performance. Grace, class, elegance - simply put: perfection.
DeleteThese must be multiple accounts from Letexier... Do you really want a sport where what Bernardo Silva did is not a RC? The ball was not there already for a second or more, he goes intentionally for the leg that is further away, the Achilles region...
Delete"perfect" and "no significant errors"? I hope you are not refereeing games, since you clearly want players to injure eachother with little to no penalty.
@sina:
DeleteFirstly, I didn’t assessed Letexier performance like ‘perfect’ but ‘very very good’.
Besides I would like to inform you that I started refereeing in the Italian AIA in 1979. I refereed in the Italian National Leagues for 7 years, and since 2007 I have been (and I currently an) a Referee Observer in a National League.
To be honest, I believe I have enough experience and judgment to evaluate a performance.
Including Letexier one.
I just don't understand how not sending Bernardo Silva off was not a significant error. Contrary to what you say, this is the opposite of modern football. In the past, referees allowed much more violent contact, and modern football focuses more on protecting the players. A challenge like that one must be a RC. We cannot want football to allow those violent nasty tackles to have no punishment.
DeleteRed card violent conduct. No question.
DeleteSorry, but since Anthony Taylor is the head of Turkish referees, Halil Umut Meler shouldn't have been assigned to the England match.
ReplyDeleteTaylor didn't assign him to the match, rosetti did
DeleteAnd also Oliver not to the Turkey match? No comment for that???
DeleteThis has nothing to do with the nationalities of who works for whom.
@Colinaoveratedref +1
So Meler, top ranked ref in Turkey, will get better games from AT, if England get decisions in Prague? Is that my understanding?
DeleteOr if England lose he gets demoted?
What complete BS!!!!
crazy atmosphere in Turkey.
ReplyDeleteGood luck Oliver.
Easy match
DeleteQuite insane CK given by Obrenovič, don't know how VAR didn't intervene on this.
ReplyDeleteWe know that Kovacs is mourning the passing of his father and likely won't be assigned to any Nations League matches.
ReplyDeleteAnd what about Eskås? Was UEFA unhappy with his performance in the Sporting vs. Galatasaray match, leading them to overlook the Norwegian for these international fixtures?
clear penalty not given to Barcola
ReplyDeleteAgree clear push in the back the only factor for a no call is that the ball is far from Barcola.
DeleteIMO Obrenovic missed a clear penalty for France. VAR check was extremely quick too.
ReplyDeleteHonestly it was never a penalty. Player running away from goal and going down far too easily
ReplyDeleteDe Burgos had lost the control in Belfast. Poor performance by both teams. Mass confrontation at half time. IMO very poor refereeing performane in first half.
ReplyDeleteAs usual Northern Ireland games are challenging for the offcials. Think De Burgos did ok in the first half to be fair.
ReplyDeleteSecond half was less eventful but still some challenges. Yellows throughout the game seemed correct
DeleteI completely disagree with Oliver and At well disallowed Turkiye's goal at 55 min. Although the player is in offside position, I don't think the player is obstructing the goalkeeper...
ReplyDeleteI definetly agree
Deletecome on. cleat offside
DeleteSr. Alberola Rojas is a perfect example of a (young) referee whose movement on the field alters between walking and jogging. No real pace and certainly no sprints. He relies on experience, good will of players and good rapport with them. He had a wonderful Copa del Rey Final last season and is well respected in Spain. Tonight he delivered an o.k. performance which included some question marks. A very good call in the 19th minute, when Svensson barged into Puchacz and sent his arm to his opponent's face (free-kick to Poland and a yellow card towards the Swede). However, he missed a similar incident in the 25th minute when Cash (Poland) treated Gudmundsson in the same vein. There was also a faulty foul detection (45+1') as the culprit (Zalewski, tugging Bergvall's shirt) threw himself to the ground and got a free-kick his way. And the referee's laid-back approach was visible in the 58th minute as he went leisurely, brandishing the yellow card towards Zielinski from afar.
ReplyDeleteAgree. I saw the match by downloading. And your opinion is simply perfect, @adiro.
DeleteFor a modern referee running and sprinting are mandatory, not an option.
Itaref, thank you very much for your kind words.
DeleteIn Bucharest, Godinho delivered a good level of refereeing. The game was controlled, very good physically and disciplinarily, with only two yellow cards.
ReplyDeleteIn a game without fans, due to a UEFA punishment, Godinho showed great confidence and the players accepted all his decisions.
Good work by the Portuguese referee and his entire team. Well done!
Here the disallowed goal for offside by Oliver:
ReplyDeletehttps://streamin.link/v/5a9405d8
I think some comments above are right.
Even if offside can be fully supported and it's not clear and obvious mistake if called by officials (and yes, very good to call such a situation without VAR, officials must be praised), one should wonder about the real involvement of the attacker.
He is in offside and close to keeper, yes, but:
1) Donnarumma with a free view on the ball at the moment of the shot
2) The Italian keeper can make the same movement (attempt to save on his left side) without entering in contact with attacker.
So maybe it's not a 100%.
I think that VAR was quick in confirming because with offside called as onfield decision, they had to start from the point of view whether it was or not clear and obvious mistake, and it wasn't.
However it would have been definitely more difficult to decide what to do in case of allowed goal by referee.
English vars always quick with their calls, the quicker the better, it don't matter if it's right or not.
DeleteAnd a very good decision by Oliver with simulation: https://streamin.link/v/8604d02a
ReplyDeleteIn this case, the blatant nature of the fall makes the simulation obvious, but that doesn't mean a referee will see it. We often saw very wrong decisions, so congratulations to him.
🚨 BREAKING..
ReplyDeleteFerhat Gundogdu chairman of the Turkish Football Federation's Central Referee Board (MHK) has been taken into custody along with several other individuals.
The investigation reportedly concerns allegations of fraudulent documents related to referee appointments
All the names.
Delete1- Ferhat GÜNDOĞDU (MHK Chairman - Turkey Central Referee Board Chairman)
2- Ferdi KARADORUK (President of the TFF Active Referees Association)
3- Ahmet ŞAHİN (Former Vice Chairman of the TFF Central Referee Board)
4- Yunus YILDIRIM (Former Member of the TFF Central Referee Board)
5- Sebahattin ŞAHİN (MHK Member - TFF Education and 4th Region Responsible)
6- Alican SAĞLAR (Organization Officer of the TFF Referees and Observers Association Istanbul Branch)
7- Emre KOSİF (Chairman of the TFF Referees and Observers Association Istanbul Provincial Referee Board)
ROU vs BIH: What’s your opinion about only a YC following a ‘flying’ tackle by a BIH player with both legs extended forward
ReplyDeleteROU vs BIH: Minute15:45
ReplyDeleteVideo:
Deletehttps://streamin.link/v/b506ad69
Should have been a straight red card after VAR intervention.
One should wonder whether, following the news coming from Turkey, the assignments of Turkish officials in UEFA games could be in danger.
ReplyDeleteWe have Meler for Czech Republic - England, but too late for a replacement and then Ozan Ergün in Malta - Germany Under 21 tomorrow.
In this game, it's particular to notice that thre Turkish crew will be observed by Atkinson.
It's very hard to think about the next ones.
Ozan ergun and 4th official for the england game Cihan Aydın's name is also mentioned in connection with the stolen exam questions. they will probably be detained as soon as they returns to the country. The names of nearly 50 young referees are being mentioned
DeleteInitial decision of PK to Switzerland and YC gor Scotland overturned to a FK and RC. Truthfully it should probably have been a RC even with a penalty
ReplyDeleteMy thought as well
DeleteIt is reported he punished the low contact otherwise the push should have been a clear RC in all circumstances.
DeleteIf we look at the upper contact, it seems a soft call, but with attacker ahead and defender with a desperate attempt, perception is always to whistle a foul...
In the end a correct factual overturn by VAR. The referees body language was quite confusing when awarding the free kick, at first it looked like he wasn’t going to upgrade the card. Good VAR so far.
DeleteHmm why RC with a penlaty in this situation? An attacker and a defender were in challange
DeleteAfter rewatching it, probably you're right. The low contact seems the one punishable.
DeleteWell, the hard situation,but at the end correct call. But for now,good Minakovic.
DeleteNoticed on the replay that Swiss 5 moved next to the wall as the free kick was taken, probably within 1m but difficult for the referee to judge and if VAR doesn't get involved with restarts attackers can get away with it.
DeleteI also noticed that after having changed penalty in free kick, he didn't give the idea he wanted to change the color of the card to the player involved, should have done that in a more convincing way. However, a very crucial decision at the beginning of the game was not easy to manage. I think he can't be blamed for inside / outside but the discussion should be open about the color of the card. He could have gone for a straight red from the beginning for the push, more immediate decision.
DeleteClear Red missed by Meler
ReplyDeleteYea red card but There is carrom, it is difficult to see on field
Deletecorrect Var call..
DeleteRed card after OFR for Meler:
ReplyDeletehttps://streamin.link/v/2b17e22d
Correct call, not easy for referee to spot point of contact here, but fourth official with a chance to report it. He couldn't see.
Look at the fourth official's expression at second 22 of the clip, I think he noticed something.
DeleteCorrect YC for england player
DeleteAn unusual decision in Glasgow as the referee ignores a blatant yellow card 28’.
ReplyDeleteIf you're talking about McBurnie to me it was a dive if I'm completely honest. Threw himself to the floor hoping to buy a YC with negligible contact
DeleteI’m talking about the pull just before the fall to the floor as McBurnie was striding down the wing. YC for me!
DeleteThe guy is another clown. Was correct, in the end, with the red and free kick, but he's let the Swiss away with so much! The standard of refereeing is sadly declining.
DeleteI disagree. It was a case of both McBurnie and Freuler pushing/shoving/pulling/holding each other. At the beginning it seemed the ref. is going for a free-kick to Scotland, but then made up his mind and awarded a goal-kick to the Swiss. I think he was right. As for players not being admonished: Ferguson (Scotland) got away with four fouls dalled against him, as for each of the two first ones (8' and 16') he might have been shown a yellow card by another referee.
Delete@ScotRef YC for what? That wasn’t foul for sure. We can debut only about diving
DeleteWhistle2 i’ve explained what i think is a YC, you and me can have a difference of opinion.
Delete@ScotRef Now I see your additional comment. Absolutely, we'll agree to disagree :)
DeleteThat yellow card given to the Croatian player makes no sense. There is a challenge, but he pulls his foot back before making contact with Unai Simón. In my view, the Dutch referee got it wrong.
ReplyDeleteDisagree.
Deletehttps://streamin.link/v/fb986b5e
Here a clip of the incident.
Honestly, I think we should make the contrary discussion.
Entering a challenge in this way it's dangerous.
It's a clear YC at minimum for me. Then, there could be elements for assessing a possible RC. You can't forgive a player joining a challenge in this way.
Well spotted and YC is imo the right decision
DeleteMeler has beem comical in Prague since the red card. No ability to spot the czechia players play acting and no authority at all
ReplyDeleteWtf what are u talking about clear match clear performance
DeleteThe second half in Glasgow was very easy to handle. The sheer dominance of Switzerland was visible at any time and in every part of the field, especially after they had scored a second goal less than 10 minutes from the restart.
ReplyDeleteA very good performance from Gozubuyuk in Spain–Croatia. It was a difficult match with five yellow cards but he maintained full control throughout. He managed the game calmly and consistently with no real problems or controversial moments. Overall a strong and decent performance.
ReplyDeleteA very good performance from Gozubuyuk in Spain–Croatia. It was a difficult match with five yellow cards but he maintained full control throughout. He managed the game calmly and consistently with no real problems or controversial moments. Overall a strong and decent performance.
ReplyDeleteGood officiating in Glasgow by Minakovic. One VAR for very tough situation,but at the end, personally satisifed with his performance!
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