# 2022 FIFA World Cup officials

The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who officiated at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA appoints ten officials for each match of the tournament. This includes the on-site team of the referee, two assistant referees, the fourth official and the reserve assistant referee. At a centralised video operation room in Doha, the team of video match officials operate the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This team consists of the lead video assistant referee and three assistants, designated as the assistant VAR (AVAR1), the offside VAR (AVAR2) and the support VAR (AVAR3). Finally, a stand-by assistant VAR official is appointed for each match, used in case of a loss of connection between the stadium and the centralised video operation room. In such a scenario, a backup VAR room located in each stadium will be activated, with the fourth official serving as the video assistant referee (and the reserve assistant referee taking his place), and the stand-by assistant VAR serving as the assistant VAR.
For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Referees Committee has also appointed three female referees and three female assistant referees.

## Referees and assistant referees

On 19 May 2022, FIFA announced the list of 36 referees and 69 assistant referees from all six confederations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. These were selected from an extended list of over 50 trios.
On 15 December 2022, FIFA announced that Polish referee Szymon Marciniak would adjudicate the final.
| Confederation | Referees | Assistants | Matches assigned | Fourth official |
| AFC | Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) | Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar) Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar) | United States–Wales (Group B) Croatia–Morocco (Third place play-off) | Portugal–Uruguay (Group H) |
| AFC | Chris Beath (Australia) | Anton Shchetinin (Australia) Ashley Beecham (Australia) | Mexico–Poland (Group C) | |
| AFC | Alireza Faghani (Iran) | Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran) Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran) | Brazil–Serbia (Group G) Portugal–Uruguay (Group H) | |
| AFC | Ma Ning (China) | Cao Yi (China) Shi Xiang (China) | | Netherlands–Qatar (Group A) United States–Wales (Group B) France–Denmark (Group D) Spain–Costa Rica (Group E) Cameroon–Serbia (Group G) Cameroon–Brazil (Group G) |
| AFC | Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) | Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates) | Spain–Costa Rica (Group E) Cameroon–Serbia (Group G) | England–France (Quarter-finals) Argentina–Croatia (Semi-finals) |
| AFC | Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) | | | England–United States (Group B) Wales–England (Group B) Belgium–Canada (Group F) Belgium–Morocco (Group F) Canada–Morocco (Group F) Ghana–Uruguay (Group H) |
| CAF | Bakary Gassama (Gambia) | Elvis Noupue (Cameroon) Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt) | Netherlands–Qatar (Group A) | |
| CAF | Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) | Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) | Netherlands–Ecuador (Group A) Australia–Denmark (Group D) | Japan–Croatia (Round of 16) Croatia–Brazil (Quarter-finals) |
| CAF | Victor Gomes (South Africa) | Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) | France–Australia (Group D) Japan–Spain (Group E) | Netherlands–Argentina (Quarter-finals) |
| CAF | Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal) | Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal) | | Wales–Iran (Group B) Argentina–Saudi Arabia (Group C) Australia–Denmark (Group D) Japan–Costa Rica (Group E) Brazil–Serbia (Group G) South Korea–Portugal (Group H) |
| CAF | Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) | Jerson dos Santos (Angola) Arsénio Marrengula (Mozambique) | Belgium–Canada (Group F) | |
| CAF | Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) | | | France–Australia (Group D) Tunisia–France (Group D) Japan–Spain (Group E) |
| CONCACAF | Iván Barton (El Salvador) | David Morán (El Salvador) Zachari Zeegelaar (Suriname) (in group stage matches) Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) (in round of 16 match) | Germany–Japan (Group E) Brazil–Switzerland (Group G) England–Senegal (Round of 16) | Morocco–Portugal (Quarter-finals) |
| CONCACAF | Ismail Elfath (United States) | Kyle Atkins (United States) Corey Parker (United States) | Portugal–Ghana (Group H) Cameroon–Brazil (Group G) Japan–Croatia (Round of 16) | Argentina–France (Final) |
| CONCACAF | Mario Escobar (Guatemala) | Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) | Wales–Iran (Group B) | Argentina–Australia (Round of 16) |
| CONCACAF | Saíd Martínez (Honduras) | Walter López (Honduras) Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic) | | Netherlands–Ecuador (Group A) Poland–Argentina (Group C) Denmark–Tunisia (Group D) Tunisia–Australia (Group D) Germany–Japan (Group E) Costa Rica–Germany (Group E) Switzerland–Cameroon (Group G) Brazil–Switzerland (Group G) England–Senegal (Round of 16) |
| CONCACAF | César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) | Alberto Morín (Mexico) Miguel Hernández (Mexico) | Denmark–Tunisia (Group D) Belgium–Morocco (Group F) Portugal–Switzerland (Round of 16) France–Morocco (Semi-finals) | |
| CONMEBOL | Raphael Claus (Brazil) | Rodrigo Figueiredo (Brazil) Danilo Manis (Brazil) | England–Iran (Group B) Canada–Morocco (Group F) | Morocco–Spain (Round of 16) Croatia–Morocco (Third place play-off) |
| CONMEBOL | Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) | Nicolás Taran (Uruguay) Martín Soppi (Uruguay) | Croatia–Canada (Group F) | Senegal–Netherlands (Group A) Netherlands–United States (Round of 16) |
| CONMEBOL | Kevin Ortega (Peru) | Michael Orué (Peru) Jesús Sánchez (Peru) | | Qatar–Senegal (Group A) England–Iran (Group B) Iran–United States (Group B) Poland–Saudi Arabia (Group C) Morocco–Croatia (Group F) Croatia–Canada (Group F) Serbia–Switzerland (Group G) South Korea–Ghana (Group H) France–Poland (Round of 16) |
| CONMEBOL | Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) | Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Diego Bonfá (Argentina) | Morocco–Croatia (Group F) Serbia–Switzerland (Group G) Morocco–Spain (Round of 16) | |
| CONMEBOL | Facundo Tello (Argentina) | Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) | Switzerland–Cameroon (Group G) South Korea–Portugal (Group H) Morocco–Portugal (Quarter-finals) | |
| CONMEBOL | Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) | Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) | England–United States (Group B) France–Poland (Round of 16) | France–Morocco (Semi-finals) |
| CONMEBOL | Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) | Bruno Boschilia (Brazil) Bruno Pires (Brazil) | Senegal–Netherlands (Group A) Poland–Saudi Arabia (Group C) Netherlands–United States (Round of 16) England–France (Quarter-finals) | |
| OFC | Matthew Conger (New Zealand) | Mark Rule (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga) | Tunisia–France (Group D) | |
| UEFA | István Kovács (Romania) | Ovidiu Artene (Romania) Vasile Marinescu (Romania) | | Qatar–Ecuador (Group A) Ecuador–Senegal (Group A) Argentina–Mexico (Group C) Saudi Arabia–Mexico (Group C) Spain–Germany (Group E) Croatia–Belgium (Group F) Uruguay–South Korea (Group H) Portugal–Switzerland (Round of 16) |
| UEFA | Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) | Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands) Jan de Vries (Netherlands) | Spain–Germany (Group E) Poland–Argentina (Group C) | |
| UEFA | Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland) Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland) | France–Denmark (Group D) Argentina–Australia (Round of 16) Argentina–France (Final) | |
| UEFA | Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) | Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain) | Qatar–Senegal (Group A) Iran–United States (Group B) Netherlands–Argentina (Quarter-finals) | |
| UEFA | Michael Oliver (England) | Stuart Burt (England) Simon Bennett (England) (in group stage matches) Gary Beswick (England) (in quarter-finals) | Japan–Costa Rica (Group E) Saudi Arabia–Mexico (Group C) Croatia–Brazil (Quarter-finals) | |
| UEFA | Daniele Orsato (Italy) | Ciro Carbone (Italy) Alessandro Giallatini (Italy) | Qatar–Ecuador (Group A) Argentina–Mexico (Group C) Argentina–Croatia (Semi-finals) | |
| UEFA | Daniel Siebert (Germany) | Rafael Foltyn (Germany) Jan Seidel (Germany) | Tunisia–Australia (Group D) Ghana–Uruguay (Group H) | |
| UEFA | Anthony Taylor (England) | Gary Beswick (England) Adam Nunn (England) | South Korea–Ghana (Group H) Croatia–Belgium (Group F) | |
| UEFA | Clément Turpin (France) | Nicolas Danos (France) Cyril Gringore (France) | Uruguay–South Korea (Group H) Ecuador–Senegal (Group A) Brazil–South Korea (Round of 16) | |
| UEFA | Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) | Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia) Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia) | Argentina–Saudi Arabia (Group C) Wales–England (Group B) | Brazil–South Korea (Round of 16) |
| UEFA | Stéphanie Frappart (France) | Neuza Back (Brazil) Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico) | Costa Rica–Germany (Group E) | Mexico–Poland (Group C) Portugal–Ghana (Group H) |

## Video assistant referees

On 19 May 2022, FIFA announced 24 video assistant referees (VARs) had been appointed.
Video assistant referees :
| Confederation | Video assistant referee |
| AFC | Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| AFC | Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
| AFC | Shaun Evans (Australia) |
| CAF | Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
| CAF | Adil Zourak (Morocco) |
| CONCACAF | Drew Fischer (Canada) |
| CONCACAF | Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
| CONCACAF | Armando Villarreal (United States) |
| CONMEBOL | Julio Bascuñán (Chile) |
| CONMEBOL | Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) |
| CONMEBOL | Leodán González (Uruguay) |
| CONMEBOL | Juan Soto (Venezuela) |
| CONMEBOL | Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) |
| UEFA | Jérôme Brisard (France) |
| UEFA | Bastian Dankert (Germany) |
| UEFA | Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) |
| UEFA | Marco Fritz (Germany) |
| UEFA | Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
| UEFA | Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) |
| UEFA | Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland) |
| UEFA | Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| UEFA | Benoît Millot (France) |
| UEFA | Paolo Valeri (Italy) |
| UEFA | Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) |