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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 · 2026
Referee8AR164th Official8VAR4AVAR8
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted FIFA World Cup matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2026
🇺🇸 Elfath Ismail
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(48 officials · 8 matches)
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Juan LaraCHIVAR
VAR 1AVAR 1
2×
→2Dennis Johan HiglerNEDAVAR
AVAR 2
2×
→3Marco Di BelloITAVAR
VAR 1AVAR 1
2×
→4Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOLVAR
VAR 1AVAR 1
2×
→5Elfath IsmailUSAReferee
Referee 2
2×
→6Joe DickersonUSAAVAR
AVAR 1
2×
→7Corey ParkerUSAAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→8Kyle AtkinsUSAAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→9Glenn NybergSWEFourth Official
4th 1
1×
→10Robert KempterGEROfficial
1×
→11Anthony TaylorENGReferee
Referee 1
1×
→12Adam NunnENGAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→13Ivan BebekCROOfficial
1×
→14Gary BeswickENGAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→15James MainwaringENGAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→16Jarred GillettENGVAR
VAR 1
1×
→17Armando VillarrealUSAOfficial
1×
→18Alireza FaghaniAUSReferee
Referee 1
1×
→19George LakrindisAUSAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→20Walter LópezHONOfficial
1×
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Venues(16 · 2026)
Stadiums used in FIFA World Cup during 2026.
AT&T Stadium
📍 Arlington, United States
2 match(es)
Estadio Azteca
📍 Mexico City, Mexico
1 match(es)
Lincoln Financial Field
📍 Philadelphia, United States
1 match(es)
Lumen Field
📍 Seattle, United States
1 match(es)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
📍 Atlanta, United States
1 match(es)
MetLife Stadium
📍 East Rutherford, United States
1 match(es)
NRG Stadium
📍 Houston, United States
1 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 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)
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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USA2
🏴
ENG2
🇦🇺
AUS1
🇺🇿
UZB1
🇸🇻
SLV1
🇯🇴
JOR1
Referee appointments · 2026 (top 48 officials)
2026 Matches(8 in season)
All Matches →FIFA World Cup referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in FIFA World Cup?
- 🇺🇸 Elfath Ismail 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 4 VAR appointment(s) and 8 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.