Sunday, 27 September 2026

2027 UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifiers (September 2026)

 2027 Under 21 Euro Qualifiers, September 2026. 


Thursday 24 March 2026

Group I
20:00 CET - Westerlo (Het Kuipje)
BELGIUM vs. BELARUS
Referee: Martin Velikov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Krasimir Atanasov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Hristo Hadzhiyski BUL
Fourth Official: Ventsislav Mitrev BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Bart van Soest NED

Group A
20:30 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO vs. KOSOVO
Referee: David Fuxman ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Guy Klipper ISR
Fourth Official: Dekel Zino ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT
UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen FRO

Friday 25 September 2026

Group B
15:45 CET - Baku (Bank Respublika Arena)
AZERBAIJAN vs. CZECHIA
Referee: Aaron O'Dowd IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Darragh Keegan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Shane Gerard O'Brien IRL
Fourth Official: Paul Norton IRL
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL
UEFA Delegate: Natallia Varabjova BLR

Group C
17:00 CET - Reykjavík (Pepsi-völlurinn)
ICELAND vs. FRANCE
Referee: Luca Zufferli ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Perenzoni ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER
UEFA Delegate: Mark Heap ENG

Group A
17:30 CET - Tampere (Tammelan Stadion)
FINLAND vs. SPAIN
Referee: Gergő Bogár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Theodoros Georgiou HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Dávid Rózsa HUN
Fourth Official: Imre Kovács HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL

Group B
17:30 CET - Pazardzhik (Georgi Benkovski Stadium)
BULGARIA vs. PORTUGAL
Referee: Ihar Šumilaŭ BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitryj Žuk BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Arabiej BLR
Fourth Official: Anton Lašuk BLR
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU
UEFA Delegate: Davit Datunashvili GEO

Group A
18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Arena - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS vs. ROMANIA
Referee: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Ákos Juhos SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Patrik Kmec SVK
Fourth Official: Filip Glova SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Hayk Karapetyan ARM

Group C
18:00 CET - Pärnu (Pärnu Rannastaadion)
ESTONIA vs. FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Arturs Šakurovs LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Nikita Ivlevs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN
UEFA Delegate: Danny Meenan IRL

Group D
18:00 CET - Košice (Košická Futbalová Aréna)
SLOVAKIA vs. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN
UEFA Delegate: Doychin Bahov BUL

Group G
18:30 CET - Deventer (De Adelaarshorst)
NETHERLANDS vs. NORWAY
Referee: Márton Rúsz HUN
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN
Fourth Official: Márió Zimmermann HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA
UEFA Delegate: Jürgen Igelspacher GER

Group C
19:30 CET - Lugano (AIL Arena)
SWITZERLAND vs. LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Alex Johnson MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Kurt Saliba MLT
Assistant Referee 2: David Castillo MLT
Fourth Official: Ezekiel Barbara MLT
UEFA Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR
UEFA Delegate: Christoph Kern GER

Group D
20:30 CET - Wolverhampton (Molineux Stadium)
ENGLAND vs. KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Mateo Tozan SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel Vidali SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Jure Jamnik SVN
Fourth Official: Žan Jazbec SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Mándalos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Patrizia Friese GER

Saturday 26 September 2026

Group F
17:00 CET - Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhi Stadium)
GEORGIA vs. GREECE
Referee: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Narek Poghosyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Arman Hakobjanyan ARM
Fourth Official: Artem Gasparyan ARM
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Márton Esterházy HUN

Group H
17:00 CET - Varaždin (Nogometni Stadion “Varteks”)
CROATIA vs. HUNGARY
Referee: Karl Koppel EST
Assistant Referee 1: Riivo Stolts EST
Assistant Referee 2: Neeme Neemlaid EST
Fourth Official: Rasmus Maalin EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Simon Lee Evans WAL
UEFA Delegate: Michális Mítas CYP

Group F
18:00 CET - Riga (BTA Daugavas stadions)
LATVIA vs. GERMANY
Referee: Vasil Minev BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Todor Vukov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Darin Ivanov BUL
Fourth Official: Gero Piskov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE

Group H
18:00 CET - Miskolc, Hungary (DVTK Stadion)
UKRAINE vs. TÜRKİYE
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Denis Halilović SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL
UEFA Delegate: Peter Kováč SVK

Group F
19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (Centenary Stadium)
MALTA vs. NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Ioánnis Christodoúlou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Níkos Englézou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Pétros Pétrou CYP
Fourth Official: Andónis Konstandinídis CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Małek POL
UEFA Delegate: Ion Poalelungi MDA

Monday 28 September 2026

Group I
18:30 CET - Vejle (Vejle Stadion)
DENMARK vs. BELARUS
Referee: Duncan Nicolson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Calum Spence SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Gentles SCO
Fourth Official: Daniel McFarlane SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU
UEFA Delegate: Péter Kézdi HUN

Tuesday 29 September 2026

Group G
16:00 CET - Ptuj (Mestni stadion Ptuj)
SLOVENIA vs. ISRAEL
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Matti Roth FIN
UEFA Referee Observer: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Damir Stipković CRO

Group C
17:00 CET - Reykjavík (Pepsi-völlurinn)
ICELAND vs. SWITZERLAND
Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Borucki AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Duschek AUT
Fourth Official: Alain Sadikovski AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal CZE

Group C
18:00 CET - Pärnu (Pärnu Rannastaadion)
ESTONIA vs. FRANCE
Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Đorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Uroš Radovanović SRB
Fourth Official: Predrag Janjuš SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Luka Steiner SVN

Group G
18:00 CET - Stavanger (Lyse Arena)
NORWAY vs. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Ryan Lee SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Bell SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Nelson SCO 
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP

Group D
20:00 CET - Cork (Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND vs. KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Loïc Thomas LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Coelho Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Johnny Santos Leite LUX
Fourth Official: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER
UEFA Delegate: Ebe Verhaegen BEL

Group I
20:00 CET - Westerlo (Het Kuipje)
BELGIUM vs. WALES
Referee: Jan Všetečka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: David Zoufalý CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Michal Wolf CZE
Fourth Official: Pavel Orel CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT
UEFA Delegate: Igor Radojčić SRB

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Group A
18:00 CET - Târgoviște (Stadionul Eugen Popescu)
ROMANIA vs. FINLAND
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Janić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Kruno Šarić CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Pavlešić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL

Group B
18:00 CET - Hradec Králové (FINEP Arena)
CZECHIA vs. BULGARIA
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marek Arys POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dariusz Bohonos POL
Fourth Official: Łukasz Kuźma POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA
UEFA Delegate: Kadri Jägel EST

Group C
18:00 CET - Klaksvík (við Djúpumýru)
FAROE ISLANDS vs. LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Simas Kartočius LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Edvardas Korotkovas LTU
Fourth Official: Egidijus Amšiejus LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson FIN

Group E
18:00 CET - Katowice (Arena Katowice)
POLAND vs. SWEDEN
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Antić SRB
Fourth Official: Stefan Jeknić SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU

Group F
18:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (Centenary Stadium)
MALTA vs. GERMANY
Referee: Ozan Ergün TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Bersan Duran TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bahtiyar Birinci TUR
Fourth Official: Davut Dakul Çelik TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Zaur Hacı-Məhərrəmov AZE

Group A
19:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)
KOSOVO vs. CYPRUS
Referee: Robin Hensgens NED
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Osseweijer NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Vukotić MNE

Group B
20:30 CET - Kilmarnock (The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park)
SCOTLAND vs. AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Erland Hareland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Edvard Helgerud NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA
UEFA Delegate: Thierry Regenass SUI

Group B
21:00 CET - Ponta Delgada (Estádio de São Miguel)
PORTUGAL vs. GIBRALTAR
Referee: Andreu Vilanova Simarro AND
Assistant Referee 1: Joan Guiu Serra AND
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Miguel Pinilla Acosta AND
Fourth Official: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti AND
UEFA Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
UEFA Delegate: Dirk Gilon BEL

Thursday 1 October 2026

Group F
17:00 CET - Livadia (Livadia Municipal Stadium “Lámbros Katsónis”)
GREECE vs. LATVIA
Referee: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Cəmil Quliyev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Asiman Əzizli AZE
Fourth Official: Cavid Cəlilov AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
UEFA Delegate: Oliver Glibo BIH

Group E
18:00 CET - Bitola (Petar Miloševski Stadium)
NORTH MACEDONIA vs. MONTENEGRO
Referee: Arnes Talic AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amar Rekik AUT
Fourth Official: Isa Simsek AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
UEFA Delegate: Edlira Jaupaj Sherifaj ALB

Group E
18:30 CET - Yerevan (FFA Academy Stadium)
ARMENIA vs. ITALY
Referee: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Zoí Papadopoúlou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Ioánnis Minoúdis GRE
Fourth Official: Melétios Gioumatzídis GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Siarhiej Iĺič BLR

Group H
19:00 CET - Budapest (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion)
HUNGARY vs. LITHUANIA
Referee: Bálint Kišš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Zemko SVK
Fourth Official: Igor Valent SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Mamuka Kvaratskhelia GEO

Group A
20:15 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO vs. SPAIN
Referee: Bolat Sariev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: İurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Labaşov KAZ
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE
UEFA Delegate: Aldi Topçiu ALB

Group F
20:45 CET - Ballymena (The Ballymena Showgrounds)
NORTHERN IRELAND vs. GEORGIA
Referee: Dovydas Švėgžda LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Benas Kikutis LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Fourth Official: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Kimmo J. Lipponen FIN

Friday 2 October 2026

Group G
18:00 CET - Murska Sobota (Mestni stadion Fazanerija)
SLOVENIA vs. NETHERLANDS
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Bastien Lengacher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Paul Allaerts BEL

Group H
18:00 CET - Miskolc, Hungary (DVTK Stadion)
UKRAINE vs. CROATIA
Referee: David Rafael Oliveira da Silva POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Teixeira da Cunha POR
Fourth Official: José Armando Torres Bessa POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate:  Desislava Raikova BUL

Group I
18:00 CET - Vienna (Wiener Sport-Club Platz)
AUSTRIA vs. DENMARK
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Dor Medina ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Raafat Al Hamola ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
UEFA Delegate: Giórgos Fandáros CYP

Group D
19:30 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional)
ANDORRA vs. MOLDOVA
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Boris Jvania GEO
Fourth Official: Koba Revazashvili GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Pierre Cassagnes FRA

Group D
20:45 CET - Stoke-on-Trent (Bet365 Stadium)
ENGLAND vs. SLOVAKIA
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Gonzalo García González ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Maria João Fernandes Clemente Lopes Xavier POR
Mentor for Delegate: Tarik Shamel ENG 

Saturday 3 October 2026

19:00 CET - Orléans (Stade de la Source)
FRANCE vs. LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Atom Sevgulyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan ARM
Fourth Official: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Viorel Constantin ROU
UEFA Delegate: Łukasz Sojski POL

Monday 5 October 2026

Group E
16:30 CET - Podgorica (DG Arena)
MONTENEGRO vs. ARMENIA
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ionuț Traian Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Luís Miguel do Nascimento Teixeira AND
UEFA Delegate: Claudio Negroni SUI

Group E
18:15 CET - Pescara (Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia)
ITALY vs. POLAND
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki-Günther GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Mihai Marius Andrieș ROU

Group F
18:30 CET - Falkenberg (Falcon Alkoholfri Arena)
SWEDEN vs. NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Vüsal Məmmədov AZE
Fourth Official: Əli Əliyev AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER
UEFA Delegate: Pat Duffy IRL

Tuesday 6 October 2026

Group B
15:45 CET - Baku (Bank Respublika Arena)
AZERBAIJAN vs. GIBRALTAR
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Hansen LUX
Fourth Official: Cédric Biever LUX
UEFA Referee Observer: Muhittin Boşat TUR
UEFA Delegate: Vakhtang Bzikadze GEO

Group D
16:00 CET - Nisporeni (Stadionul Central Nisporeni)
MOLDOVA vs. KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Dimítrios Móschou GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Halis Özkahya TUR
UEFA Delegate: Vahan Berakhchyan ARM

Group F
18:00 CET - Riga (BTA Daugavas stadions)
LATVIA vs. MALTA
Referee: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti AND
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Braga Gonçalves AND
Assistant Referee 2: Guillem Àngel Dalmau Miarnau AND
Fourth Official: Marta San Juan Casado AND
UEFA Referee Observer: Petur Reinert FRO
UEFA Delegate: Siim Juks EST

Group F
18:00 CET - Bielefeld (SchücoArena)
GERMANY vs. GEORGIA
Referee: Florian Lata ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Erind Burgu ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Fourth Official: Daniel Vrapi ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL
UEFA Delegate: Heri á Rógvi FRO

Group F
18:00 CET - Lurgan (Mourneview Park)
NORTHERN IRELAND vs. GREECE
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Alf Olav Rossland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Pettersen Sunde NOR
Fourth Official: Stian Røvig Sletner NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Hohlov-Simson EST

Group B
18:30 CET - Leiria (Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa)
PORTUGAL vs. CZECHIA
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Yng SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Runo Sebastian Robertsson SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE 
UEFA Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX
UEFA Delegate: Teresa Figueras Pons AND

Group B
18:30 CET - Pazardzhik (Georgi Benkovski Stadium)
BULGARIA vs. SCOTLAND
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Marcus Lundgren Klitte SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Niklas Nyberg SWE
Fourth Official: Oscar Johnson SWE
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH
UEFA Delegate: Meta Römers NED

Group I
18:30 CET - Vejle (Vejle Stadion)
DENMARK vs. BELGIUM
Referee: Igor Boșca MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Mardari MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Ghennadie Lisița MDA
Fourth Official: Roman Jitari MDA
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Kristoffer James Löfberg SWE

Group I
18:30 CET - Caernarfon (The Carling Oval)
WALES vs. AUSTRIA
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU
UEFA Delegate: Kari Haapiainen FIN

Group G
18:45 CET - Doetinchem (Stadion De Vijverberg)
NETHERLANDS vs. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Volf CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Malimánek CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Machálek CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
UEFA Delegate: Stewart Robertson SCO

Group G
18:45 CET - Stavanger (Lyse Arena)
NORWAY vs. ISRAEL
Referee: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Tiago José Pereira da Costa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge António Alves Fernandes POR
Fourth Official: Vítor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE

Group A
19:00 CET - Ibiza (Estadi Municipal de Can Misses)
SPAIN vs. ROMANIA
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR
UEFA Delegate: Kevin Shoemake ENG

Group A
19:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Arena - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS vs. SAN MARINO
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Darko Vidinic MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Kliment Ristoski MKD
Fourth Official: Stojanče Stojanov MKD
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL
UEFA Delegate: Otar Dolidze GEO

Group A
19:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)
KOSOVO vs. FINLAND
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Viliyana Zdravkova BUL

Group C
19:00 CET - Esch-sur-Alzette (Stade de la Frontière)
LUXEMBOURG vs. ESTONIA
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zviad Bliadze GEO
Fourth Official: Tsotne Samsonashvili GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL

Group C
19:00 CET - Orléans (Stade de la Source)
FRANCE vs. SWITZERLAND
Referee: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Florin Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristi Daniel Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș George Vidican ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA
UEFA Delegate: Marc Van Craen BEL

Group C
19:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS vs. ICELAND
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Fourth Official: Fyodor Zammit MLT
UEFA Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL
UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García ESP

Group D
19:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional)
ANDORRA vs. SLOVAKIA
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Petteri Schultz EST
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Sabine Bonnin FRA 

Group D
19:00 CET - Cork (Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND vs. ENGLAND
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Pascal Hirzel SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Ádám Farkas HUN
UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR

Group H
19:00 CET - Druskininkai (LSC sporto kompleksas „Druskininkai“)
LITHUANIA vs. CROATIA
Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ian David Bird WAL
Fourth Official: Alex McInch WAL
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN
UEFA Delegate: Fredy Fürst POL

Group H
19:00 CET - Istanbul (Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu)
TÜRKİYE vs. HUNGARY
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikaŭ BLR
Fourth Official: Viktar Šymusik BLR
UEFA Referee Observer: Svein Oddvar Moen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Gent Gërdovci KOS

10 comments:

  1. Pol van Boekel spoke openly to the media about an incident (Ajax-PSV) that took place a few weeks ago. Opinions may vary, but the way he speaks is truly characteristic of him, once again underscoring his strong personality.

    "Should I have done it differently? If I say yes, it’s purely based on the uproar that ensued. If you ask a hundred people whether they think it warrants a red or yellow card, the majority will say red. So, if I say I got it wrong, I’ll have more people on my side. But I analyzed the situation based on the criteria we apply, and I would probably do exactly the same thing again today."

    "Afterwards, I got up from my chair thinking I’d done the right thing, but then you hear the words analysts use... It’s part of the job, though certainly the least pleasant aspect. I rise above it. What I find harder to deal with is my daughters—aged 18 and 15—being confronted about it. That’s unfair; they didn’t ask for a father with this profession."

    "I could go on talking for half an hour, trying to explain exactly how I experienced and analyzed that foul based on the criteria, but when your boss (Raymond van Meenen) publicly declares that you made a mistake, what is there left for me to say? It was his choice to use those words. I would have handled it differently."
    https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/17284915/var-na-overtreding-op-bouwman-waarschijnlijk-weer-precies-hetzelfde-doen


    As some may recall, a few years ago he described the feeling of being summoned to the monitor by VAR as a "mindfuck." In his role as a VAR, he truly aims to be as invisible as possible, and that is precisely why he is so highly regarded.

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    1. Pol van Boekel’s career as a referee has already ended. I suppose his career as a VAR will end after this interview, too. Mistakes can happen, but the lack of self-reflection and the dressing-down of his superior are concerning.

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    2. Van Boekel will never admit a mistake.

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    3. In my opinion van boekel is one of the top three VARs in Europe. Mistakes and controversial decisions are part of football but that should not overshadow the quality and experience he brings to the VAR role.Lets hope he will continue at the highest level for many more years

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    4. Well, in my view, VanBoekel is among the more controversial VARs, particularly when it comes to overanalysing incidents, hiding behind protocol, and somehow never admitting an error afterwards.

      As for Scott, given your pro-Gozu agenda, I suppose Van Boekel was always going to get a fairly sympathetic review :-)

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  2. As CTA has confirmed, a lot of what was being said about Ortiz’s controversial performance and questionable decisions was justified. I highly doubt we’ll be seeing him officiating many high-profile matches for a while, especially when it comes to games involving Spain’s “big three.”

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    1. The clearest admission concerns the challenge on Valverde, which left him injured.

      Kang-In Lee's tackle was not punished by Ortiz Arias during the match, and the incident was not sent to the referee for a VAR review either. The CTA now considers the challenge serious enough to warrant a straight red card.

      Meanwhile, the committee has accepted that Huijsen's foul on Giuliano Simeone warranted a red card. The Real Madrid defender conceded the penalty after grabbing his opponent while not attempting to play the ball.

      Ortiz Arias awarded the spot-kick but did not initially dismiss Huijsen. VAR subsequently intervened, and the red card was eventually shown.

      The situation involving Cristian Romero is more complicated.

      Notably, Ortiz Arias initially appeared to identify the wrong player during the incident involving Jude Bellingham.

      He awarded a foul against the Real Madrid midfielder and showed him a yellow card before VAR intervention established that Romero had actually committed the foul.

      The incident was then reviewed as a potential red-card offence. However, Ortiz Arias ultimately decided against dismissing the Atletico player.

      As per the outlet, the CTA has accepted the decision rather than placing the full blame on the referee, describing the incident as confusing.

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  3. Belgium vs. Belarus (Martin Velikov BUL)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mdj9GOkMqQ

    1:24 PAI
    2:53 Missed penalty for handball but very difficult to detect
    4:02 2YC for SPA
    4:30 Penalty awarded for pushing and YC issued (potential RC for DOGSO-no attempt?)

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  4. Florian Badstübner with a very important game for direct qualification, Italy vs. Poland.

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    1. Also Igor Boșca with a decider of Group I, Denmark vs. Belgium.

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