Matchday 3 of 2026/27 UEFA Nations League, referee assignments.
Thursday 1 October 2026
League D, Group 2
18:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium)
AZERBAIJAN vs. LIECHTENSTEIN
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiß AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Safak Barmaksiz AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexander Harkam AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Kispál HUN
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Thessaloniki (Toumba Stadium)
GREECE vs. NETHERLANDS
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palenčík SVK
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Munich (Allianz Arena)
GERMANY vs. SERBIA
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Olav Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Chaim Ya'akov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha CRO
League A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium)
WALES vs. NORWAY
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL
League A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
DENMARK vs. PORTUGAL
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT
UEFA Delegate: Joseph O'Brien IRL
League B, Group 3
20:45 CET - Debrecen, HUN (Nagyerdei Stadion)
ISRAEL vs. KOSOVO
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cosmin Bojan ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP
UEFA Delegate: David Andrew McDowell Zor SVN
League B, Group 3
20:45 CET - Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND vs. AUSTRIA
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stan Teuben NED
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR
UEFA Delegate: Rasmus Brandhof DEN
League D, Group 1
20:45 CET - Ta' Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA vs. GIBRALTAR
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Mateo Musa BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nihad Ljajić BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO
UEFA Delegate: Scilla Gennaro ITA
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)
I think Anthony Taylor won't stay in this corrupt environment and tarnish his own name. it's terrible
DeleteYou are right.
DeleteHowever, perhaps precisely because Taylor has got an exceptional expertise and is an honest individual of high moral standing, he could be beneficial to Turkish Referees in terms of restoring their image, serenity, and credibility.
Guida GRE-NED
ReplyDeleteBalakin DEN-POR
Eskas GER-SRB
Hernandez WAL-NOR
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ReplyDeleteFerhat Gündoğdu, the chairman of the Turkish Football Federation's Central Referee Committee (MHK), along with several other committee members and figures associated with referee organizations, has been taken into custody as part of an investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
The primary reasons behind the detentions and the ongoing "Referees File" operation involve:
Allegations of Official Document Forgery: Investigators are examining irregularities concerning forged official documents.
Interference in Referee Management: The probe targets alleged meddling and irregularities in referee appointments, rankings, examinations, and management systems.
Workplace Bullying (Mobbing): The investigation also encompasses allegations of workplace bullying within referee structures.
Authorities have conducted simultaneous operations across multiple provinces, utilizing financial examinations by MASAK (Financial Crimes Investigation Board) and historical telephone records (HTS) as part of the wider investigation.
Hernandez Hernandez with second appointment in this nations league cycle. Not sure how to read that.
ReplyDeleteWith four of the six Nations League matchdays being played almost back-to-back, with only today's lone day off in between, it seems pretty inevitable that we'll see a fair few referees getting a second appointment. (Hdz)² looks to be the first, but I doubt he'll be the last before 6 October.
DeleteBalakin This mast will be working for the first time in Division A where a fight is expected. A possible new referee for the elite?
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