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FIFA World Cup

national

219

Matches

248

Officials

24

Seasons

2026/27

Latest Season

All seasons 2026/27 2026 2022 2018 2014 2010 2006 2002 1998 1994 1990 1986 1982 1978 1974 1970 1966 1962 1958 1954 1950 1938 1934 1930

First tracked match

Uruguay vs Argentina

Latest tracked match

Spain vs Argentina

Officiating insights

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From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)

2.93

goals / match

3

incidents logged

0

VAR-reviewed

Role distribution · 1954

Referee1

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted FIFA World Cup matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Most-appointed referee · 1954

🏳️ William Ling

Who referees FIFA World Cup?

Most-appointed match officials across all FIFA World Cup seasons

1
🇳🇮 Tatiana Guzmán
NCA · Referee · 13×
2
🇲🇽 Guillermo Pacheco
MEX · Referee · 11×
3
🇨🇱 Juan Lara
CHI · Referee · 11×
4
🇺🇸 Joe Dickerson
USA · Referee · 10×
5
🇭🇷 Ivan Bebek
CRO · Referee · 10×
6
🇵🇱 Tomasz Kwiatkowski
POL · Referee · 10×
7
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jarred Gillett
ENG · Referee · 10×
8
🇺🇸 Armando Villarreal
USA · Referee · 10×
9
🇦🇷 Hernán Mastrángelo
ARG · Referee · 10×
10
🇺🇾 Leodán González
URU · Referee · 10×

Match Officials(1 officials · 1 matches)

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Venues(17 · 1954)

Stadiums used in FIFA World Cup during 1954.

Wankdorf Stadium

📍 Bern, Switzerland

📍 Arlington, United States

Arrowhead Stadium

📍 Kansas City, United States

📍 Vancouver, Canada

📍 Toronto, Canada

📍 Guadalajara, Mexico

📍 Mexico City, Mexico

📍 Guadalupe, Mexico

Gillette Stadium

📍 Foxborough, United States

Hard Rock Stadium

📍 Miami Gardens, United States

📍 Santa Clara, United States

Lincoln Financial Field

📍 Philadelphia, United States

📍 Seattle, United States

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

📍 Atlanta, United States

MetLife Stadium

📍 East Rutherford, United States

📍 Houston, United States

📍 Inglewood, United States

Season-by-Season

Season	Matches	Officials	Referees
2026/27	126	211	47
2026	8	48	7
2022	64	45	13
2018	1	1	1
2014	1	1	1
2010	1	1	1
2006	1	1	1
2002	1	1	1
1998	1	1	1
1994	1	1	1
1990	1	1	1
1986	1	1	1
1982	1	1	1
1978	1	1	1
1974	1	1	1
1970	1	1	1
1966	1	1	1
1962	1	1	1
1958	1	1	1
1954	1	1	1
1950	1	1	1
1938	1	1	1
1934	1	1	1
1930	1	1	1

Top Venues

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens10

Lusail Stadium10

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta9

Al Bayt Stadium9

AT&T Stadium, Arlington8

Khalifa International Stadium8

Al Thumama Stadium8

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia8

Matches by Country

United States103

Qatar64

Canada18

Mexico16

Brazil2

Germany2

France2

Italy2

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

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UNK1

Referee appointments · 1954 (top 1 officials)

1954 Matches(1 in season)

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FIFA World Cup referees — FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in FIFA World Cup?: 🏳️ William Ling has the most FIFA World Cup refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 1 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in FIFA World Cup?: 248 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in FIFA World Cup across 24 season(s) in our data.
How many FIFA World Cup matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?: Referee.Observer tracks 219 FIFA World Cup matches with their full match-official appointments across 24 season(s).
Which seasons of FIFA World Cup are covered?: FIFA World Cup referee appointments are covered for 24 season(s), 1930 to 2026/27.
Who are the top match officials in FIFA World Cup?: The most-appointed FIFA World Cup match officials are 🇳🇮 Tatiana Guzmán (13 match(es)), 🇲🇽 Guillermo Pacheco (11 match(es)), 🇨🇱 Juan Lara (11 match(es)).