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FIFA World Cup
national219
Matches
248
Officials
24
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →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 · 2022
Referee16AR344th Official1VAR1
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted FIFA World Cup matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2022
🇧🇷 Wilton Sampaio
2
as referee
Who referees FIFA World Cup?
Most-appointed match officials across all FIFA World Cup seasons
- 1🇳🇮 Tatiana GuzmánNCA · Referee · 13×
- 2🇲🇽 Guillermo PachecoMEX · Referee · 11×
- 3🇨🇱 Juan LaraCHI · Referee · 11×
- 4🇺🇸 Joe DickersonUSA · Referee · 10×
- 5🇭🇷 Ivan BebekCRO · Referee · 10×
- 6🇵🇱 Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOL · Referee · 10×
- 7🏴 Jarred GillettENG · Referee · 10×
- 8🇺🇸 Armando VillarrealUSA · Referee · 10×
- 9🇦🇷 Hernán MastrángeloARG · Referee · 10×
- 10🇺🇾 Leodán GonzálezURU · Referee · 10×
Match Officials(45 officials · 64 matches)
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Wilton SampaioBRAReferee
Referee 2
2×
→2Bruno BoschiliaBRAAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→3Juan Pablo BelattiARGAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→4Gabriel ChadeARGAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→5Paweł SokolnickiPOLAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→6Tomasz ListkiewiczPOLAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→7Szymon MarciniakPOLReferee
Referee 2
2×
→8Bruno PiresBRAAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→9Facundo TelloARGReferee
Referee 2
2×
→10Antonio Mateu LahozESPReferee
Referee 1
1×
→11Pau Cebrián DevísESPAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→12Alessandro GiallatiniITAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→13Elfath IsmailUSAReferee
Referee 1
1×
→14Corey ParkerUSAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→15Kyle AtkinsUSAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→16Tatiana GuzmánNCAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→17Tulio MorenoVENAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→18Jorge UrregoVENAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→19Hernán MastrángeloARGVAR
VAR 1
1×
→20Jesús ValenzuelaVENReferee
Referee 1
1×
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Venues(24 · 2022)
Stadiums used in FIFA World Cup during 2022.
Lusail Stadium
📍 Lusail, Qatar
10 match(es)
Al Bayt Stadium
📍 Al Khor, Qatar
9 match(es)
Al Thumama Stadium
📍 Doha, Qatar
8 match(es)
Education City Stadium
📍 Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 match(es)
Khalifa International Stadium
📍 Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 match(es)
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
📍 Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 match(es)
Al Janoub Stadium
📍 Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 match(es)
Stadium 974
📍 Doha, Qatar
7 match(es)
AT&T Stadium
📍 Arlington, United States
0 match(es)
Arrowhead Stadium
📍 Kansas City, United States
0 match(es)
BC Place
📍 Vancouver, Canada
0 match(es)
BMO Field
📍 Toronto, Canada
0 match(es)
Estadio Akron
📍 Guadalajara, Mexico
0 match(es)
Estadio Azteca
📍 Mexico City, Mexico
0 match(es)
Estadio BBVA
📍 Guadalupe, Mexico
0 match(es)
Gillette Stadium
📍 Foxborough, United States
0 match(es)
Hard Rock Stadium
📍 Miami Gardens, United States
0 match(es)
Levi's Stadium
📍 Santa Clara, United States
0 match(es)
Lincoln Financial Field
📍 Philadelphia, United States
0 match(es)
Lumen Field
📍 Seattle, United States
0 match(es)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
📍 Atlanta, United States
0 match(es)
MetLife Stadium
📍 East Rutherford, United States
0 match(es)
NRG Stadium
📍 Houston, United States
0 match(es)
SoFi Stadium
📍 Inglewood, United States
0 match(es)
Season-by-Season
Top Venues
Matches by Country
United States103
Qatar64
Canada18
Mexico16
Brazil2
Germany2
France2
Italy2
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
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ARG3
🇧🇷
BRA2
🇵🇱
POL2
🇪🇸
ESP1
🇺🇸
USA1
🇻🇪
VEN1
🇶🇦
QAT1
🇸🇻
SLV1
Referee appointments · 2022 (top 45 officials)
2022 Matches(64 in season)
All Matches →18/12/2022
Argentina3-3France
17/12/2022
Croatia2-1Morocco
14/12/2022
France2-0Morocco
13/12/2022
Argentina3-0Croatia
10/12/2022
England1-2France
10/12/2022
Morocco1-0Portugal
09/12/2022
Croatia1-1Brazil
09/12/2022
Netherlands2-2Argentina
06/12/2022
Morocco0-0Spain
06/12/2022
Portugal6-1Switzerland
05/12/2022
Japan1-1Croatia
05/12/2022
Brazil4-1South Korea
04/12/2022
England3-0Senegal
04/12/2022
France3-1POLAND
03/12/2022
Netherlands3-1United States
03/12/2022
Argentina2-1Australia
02/12/2022
SERBIA2-3Switzerland
02/12/2022
South Korea2-1Portugal
02/12/2022
Ghana0-2Uruguay
02/12/2022
CAMEROON1-0Brazil
FIFA World Cup referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in FIFA World Cup?
- 🇧🇷 Wilton Sampaio has the most FIFA World Cup refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 2 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)).
- Does FIFA World Cup use VAR officials?
- Yes — FIFA World Cup appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 1 VAR appointment(s) recorded.