# Mustapha Ghorbal

Mustapha Ghorbal (Arabic: مصطفى غربال; born 19 August 1985) is an Algerian association football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2014.

## Career

Mustapha Ghorbal made his debut in the Algerian first division in 2011 and has been an international referee for the FIFA since 2014.

## Statistics
### Games and cards in Ligue Professionnelle 1

| Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 0.07 |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 43 | 2.68 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 2014–15 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 2 | 0.16 |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 49 | 3.76 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 4 | 0.23 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 44 | 3.66 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 2021–22 | 6 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2022–23 | 9 | 38 | 5.0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 2023–24 | | | | | |
| TOTAL | 144 | 506 | 3.51 | 27 | 0.19 |

## Record
### Major national team competition

2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Egypt :
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 24 June 2019 | Ivory Coast – South Africa | Al Salam Stadium | Cairo | Group stage | 1–0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 30 June 2019 | Zimbabwe – DR Congo | 30 June Stadium | Cairo | Group stage | 0–4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 July 2019 | Uganda – Senegal | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo | Round of 16 | 0–1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 July 2019 | Senegal – Benin | 30 June Stadium | Cairo | Quarter-final | 1–0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 25 June 2021 | Bahrain – Kuwait | Khalifa International Stadium | Al Rayyan | Qualification stage | 2–0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 9 January 2022 | Cameroon – Burkina Faso | Olembe Stadium | Yaoundé | Group stage, opening match | 2–1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 January 2022 | Mauritania – Gambia | Limbe Stadium | Limbé | Group stage | 0–1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) – Senegal |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 29 March 2022 | Senegal – Egypt | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium | Dakar | Third stage, 2nd leg final | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 25 November 2022 | Netherlands – Ecuador | Khalifa International Stadium | Al Rayyan | Group stage | 1–1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 November 2022 | Australia – Denmark | Al Janoub Stadium | Al Wakrah | Group stage | 1–0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 December 2022 | Japan – Croatia | Al Janoub Stadium | Al Wakrah | Round of 16 | 1–1 (1–3 p) | As fourth official | As fourth official | |
| 9 December 2022 | Croatia – Brazil | Education City Stadium | Al Rayyan | Quarter-final | 1–1 (4–2 p) | As fourth official | As fourth official | |
| 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – Ivory Coast |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 14 January 2024 | Ghana – Cape Verde | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | Abidjan | Group stage | 1–2 | VAR referee | VAR referee | |
| 18 January 2024 | Ivory Coast – Nigeria | Alassane Ouattara Stadium | Abidjan | Group stage | 0–1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 January 2024 | Gambia – Cameroon | Stade de la Paix | Bouaké | Group stage | 2–3 | VAR referee | VAR referee | |
| 2 February 2024 | DR Congo – Guinea | Alassane Ouattara Stadium | Abidjan | Quarter-final | 3–1 | 3 | 0 | |

### Major club competition

2019 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar :
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 24 June 2019 | Al-Sadd – Hienghène Sport | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | Al Rayyan | First round | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 CAF Champions League final – Egypt |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 27 November 2020 | Zamalek – Al Ahly | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo | Final | 1–2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 18 May 2024 | ES Tunis – Al Ahly | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | Radès, Tunis | Final | 0–0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 FIFA Club World Cup – United Arab Emirates |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 3 February 2022 | Al-Jazira – AS Pirae | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Abu Dhabi | First round | 4–1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 February 2022 | Monterrey – Al-Jazira | Al Nahyan Stadium | Abu Dhabi | Fifth place | 3–1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 February 2022 | Chelsea – Palmeiras | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Abu Dhabi | Final | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Fourth official | Fourth official | |
| 2022 CAF Super Cup – Morocco |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 10 September 2022 | Wydad AC – RS Berkane | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | Rabat | Final | 0–2 | 4 | 0 | |

### Other competitions

2015 African U-17 Championship – Niger :
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 16 February 2015 | Mali – Cameroon | Stade Municipal | Niamey | Group stage | 3–1 | | | |
| 21 February 2015 | Nigeria – Zambia | Stade Municipal | Niamey | Group stage | 3–1 | | | |
| 26 February 2015 | Mali – Guinea | Stade Général Seyni Kountché | Niamey | Semi-final | 2–1 | | | |
| 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations – Gabon |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 20 May 2017 | Gabon – Cameroon | Stade de Port-Gentil | Port-Gentil | Group stage | 0–1 | | | |
| 24 May 2017 | Ghana – Niger | Stade de Port-Gentil | Port-Gentil | Semi-final | 0–0 (6–5 p) | | | |
| 2018 African Nations Championship – Morocco |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 19 January 2018 | Libya – Nigeria | Stade Ibn Batouta | Tangier | Group stage | 0–1 | | | |
| 24 January 2018 | Congo – Angola | Stade Adrar | Agadir | Group stage | 0–0 | | | |
| 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Poland |||||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards | Ref |
| 23 May 2019 | Poland – Colombia | Łódź Stadium | Łódź | Group stage | 0–2 | | | |
| 29 May 2019 | Italy – Japan | Bydgoszcz Stadium | Bydgoszcz | Group stage | 0–0 | | | |
| 7 June 2019 | Colombia – Ukraine | Łódź Stadium | Łódź | Quarter-final | 0–1 | | | |