2027 FIFA Women's WC European Qualifiers - Play-Offs , Round 1 (First Legs)

Referee assignments for the first-leg matches of the 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification ,first round of the Play-Offs. 

Friday 9 October 2026

13:00 CET - Astana (Astana Arena) 

KAZAKHSTAN - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Referee: Karoline Marie Jensen NOR

Assistant Referee 1: Monica Brun Løkkeberg NOR

Assistant Referee 2: Line Cathrine Nymoen NOR

Fourth Official: Sarah Fatemeh Zangeneh NOR

Video Assistant Referee: Marius Lien NOR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Emilia Wnuk POL 

UEFA Delegate: Lambriní Dimitríou GRE 

15:30 CET -  Mezőkövesd, HUN (Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion) 

ISRAEL - SWITZERLAND 

Referee: Sofiya Prychyna UKR

Assistant Referee 1: Svitlana Hrushko UKR

Assistant Referee 2: Iryna Chayka UKR

Fourth Official: Kristina Kozoroh UKR

Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR

UEFA Referee Observer: Aušra Kancė LTU

UEFA Delegate: Felix Grigore ROU

17:30 CET - Tampere (Tammelan Stadion)

FINLAND - SERBIA 

Referee: Catarina Isabel Ferreira de Campos POR

Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Catarina Ferreira de Sousa POR

Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Alexandra Dias Gomes POR 

Fourth Official: Filipa Pereira e Cunha POR

Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ana Cláudia da Silva Ribeiro POR

UEFA Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG 

UEFA Delegate: Stéphanie Forde BEL 

18:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)

KOSOVO - AUSTRIA 

Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL

Assistant Referee 1: Liliya Dumbalakova BUL

Assistant Referee 2: Alexandra Vargová SVK

Fourth Official: Angelika Söder GER

Video Assistant Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Riem Hussein GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO

UEFA Delegate: Bartosz Łaski POL 

18:00 CET - Shkodër (Stadiumi “Loro Boriçi”)

ALBANIA - WALES 

Referee: Eléni Andoníou GRE

Assistant Referee 1: Zoí Papadopoúlou GRE

Assistant Referee 2: Vasilía Tsiklitári GRE

Fourth Official: Nadine Reichmuth SUI

Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Victoria Beyer FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Ana Sofia Soares Aguiar POR

UEFA Delegate: Kifayət Mustafayeva AZE

18:00 CET - Istanbul (Pendik Stadyumu)

TÜRKIYE - SLOVENIA 

Referee: Lina Lehtovaara FIN

Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN

Assistant Referee 2: Laura Koskinen FIN

Fourth Official: Lotta Vuorio FIN

Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Jenny Palmqvist SWE 

UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla SVK

18:00 CET - Prešov (Futbal Tatran Aréna) 

SLOVAKIA - UKRAINE 

Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD

Assistant Referee 1: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD

Assistant Referee 2: Ceri Louise Williams WAL

Fourth Official: Zoí Stávrou CYP

Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Milica Milovanović SRB

UEFA Referee Observer: Anri Saarivainio FIN

UEFA Delegate: Ronit Glasman ISR 

18:05 CET - Kaunas (Dariaus ir Girėno Stadionas)

LITHUANIA - SWEDEN 

Referee: Déborah Anex SUI

Assistant Referee 1: Laetitia Sonia Nuara SUI

Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Dos Santos Correia SUI

Fourth Official: Laura Mauricio SUI

Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI

UEFA Referee Observer: Sofía Karagiórgi CYP

UEFA Delegate: Pramila Susanne Olsen Matthiasen NOR 

18:15 CET - Tbilisi, GEO (Davit Petriashvili Stadium)

BELARUS - ITALY 

Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel FRA

Assistant Referee 1: Mélissa Rossignol FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Siham Boudina FRA

Fourth Official: Audrey Gerbel FRA

Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Élisa Daupeux FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Rachel Shkuri Kohen ISR 

UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD

18:30 CET - Heraklion (Pancretan Stadium)

GREECE - ENGLAND 

Referee: Martina Molinaro ITA

Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Genoveffa Signorelli ITA

Assistant Referee 2: Giulia Tempestilli ITA

Fourth Official: Jana Van Laere BEL

Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eszter Urbán HUN

UEFA Referee Observer: Vesna Budimir CRO

UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist SUI

18:45 CET - Pula (Stadion Aldo Drosina) 

CROATIA - ICELAND 

Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund Nielsen DEN 

Assistant Referee 1: Katrine Wulff Stensholm DEN

Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Fabricius Dall DEN

Fourth Official: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær DEN

Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Reelika Turi EST

UEFA Referee Observer: Lilach Asulin ISR

UEFA Delegate: Sonia Testaguzza SUI 

19:00 CET - Bucharest (Stadionul Arcul de Triumf)

ROMANIA - NORWAY 

Referee: Emily Heaslip ENG 

Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG

Assistant Referee 2: Isabel Chaplin ENG

Fourth Official: Louise Thompson NIR

Video Assistant Referee: Paul Howard ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jana Adámková CZE

UEFA Referee Observer: Petra Pavlíková SVK

UEFA Delegate: Ingrida Siliūnienė LTU 

19:00 CET - Pardubice (Stadion Arnošta Košťála)

CZECH REPUBLIC - SCOTLAND 

Referee: Hristiyana Guteva BUL

Assistant Referee 1: Pavleta Rashkova BUL

Assistant Referee 2: Maria-Yoanna Vasileva BUL

Fourth Official: Jeļena Jermolajeva LVA

Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries BEL

UEFA Referee Observer: Floarea Cristina Babadac ROU 

UEFA Delegate: Nataša Joksimović SRB 

20:00 CET -  Felcsút (Pancho Aréna)

HUNGARY - NETHERLANDS  

Referee: Voĺha Blockaja BLR

Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ

Assistant Referee 2: Ana Ciobotaru MDA

Fourth Official: Jelena Kumer CRO

Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB

UEFA Referee Observer: Esther Staubli SUI 

UEFA Delegate: Bozhil Grozdanov BUL

20:00 CET - Larne (Inver Park)

NORTHERN IRELAND - PORTUGAL 

Referee: Iuliana Elena Demetrescu ROU

Assistant Referee 1: Bianca Diana Florea ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Ilinca Mazga ROU

Fourth Official: Roxana Timiș ROU

Video Assistant Referee: Iulian Dima ROU

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cristina Mariana Trafandir ROU 

UEFA Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER

UEFA Delegate: Haraldur Haraldsson ISL 

20:15 CET - Leuven (King Power at Den Dreef Stadion) 

BELGIUM - POLAND 

Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Marilena Cătălina Nan ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Ivona Pejić CRO

Fourth Official: Senida Petak BIH

Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM 

UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva KOS