FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Match Officials UEFA Matchday 8, Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 October 2025
Here are the match officials for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers UEFA Matchday 8. The matches will take place on Sunday 12, Monday 13, and Tuesday 14 October 2025. The list features referees, assistants, a fourth official, VAR, AVARs, and a Referee Observer.
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Sunday 12 October 2025
Group H
15:00 CET – Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO – CYPRUS
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE.
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE.
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE.
Fourth Official: Elçin Məsiyev AZE.
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN.
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR.
UEFA Delegate: Márton Esterházy HUN.
Group C
18:00 CET – Glasgow (Hampden Park)
SCOTLAND – BELARUS
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU.
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU.
Assistant Referee 2: George Florin Neacșu ROU.
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU.
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adrian Sorin Costreie ROU.
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR.
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL.
Group G
18:00 CET – Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
NETHERLANDS – FINLAND
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN.
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN.
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN.
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN.
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN.
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI.
UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA.
Group L
18:00 CET – Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS – CZECHIA
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA.
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA.
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA.
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA.
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA.
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE.
UEFA Delegate: Florin Prunea ROU.
Group C
20:45 CET – Copenhagen (Parken – Connected by 3)
DENMARK – GREECE
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG.
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG.
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG.
Fourth Official: John Brooks ENG.
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG.
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST.
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink NED.
Group G
20:45 CET – Kaunas (Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas)
LITHUANIA – POLAND
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE.
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE.
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE.
Fourth Official: Marek Radina CZE.
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA.
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR.
UEFA Delegate: Diana Bulgaru MDA.
Group H
20:45 CET – Bucharest (Arena Națională)
ROMANIA – AUSTRIA
Referee: Davide Massa ITA.
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA.
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA.
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA.
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA.
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz TUR.
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real ESP.
Group L
20:45 CET – Varaždin (Gradski stadion Varteks)
CROATIA – GIBRALTAR
Referee: Oleksii Derevinsʹkyy UKR.
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR.
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksiy Myronov UKR.
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR.
Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR.
UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR.
UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU.
Monday 13 October 2025
Group A
20:45 CET – Belfast (Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park)
NORTHERN IRELAND – GERMANY
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP.
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP.
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP.
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP.
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP.
UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant MLT.
UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli SMR.
Group A
20:45 CET – Trnava (City Arena – Štadión Antona Malatinského)
SLOVAKIA – LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN.
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN.
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN.
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN.
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA.
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL.
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE.
Group B
20:45 CET – Gothenburg (Ullevi)
SWEDEN – KOSOVO
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED.
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED.
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED.
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED.
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED.
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER.
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal CZE.
Group B
20:45 CET – Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA – SWITZERLAND
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER.
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER.
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER.
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER.
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER.
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA.
UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu ROU.
Group D
20:45 CET – Reykjavík (Laugardalsvöllur)
ICELAND – FRANCE
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR.
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR.
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov ISR.
Fourth Official: Gal Leibovitz ISR.
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI.
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK.
UEFA Delegate: Outi Saarinen FIN.
Group D
20:45 CET – Kraków, POL (Stadion Cracovii)
UKRAINE – AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Olesea Berdea MDA
Group J
20:45 CET – Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium)
WALES – BELGIUM
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER.
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER.
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER.
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER.
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Harm Osmers GER.
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Þór Orrason ISL.
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE.
Group J
20:45 CET – Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)
NORTH MACEDONIA – KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP.
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP.
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP.
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP.
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP.
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA.
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU.
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Group I
18:00 CET – Tallinn (A. Le Coq Arena)
ESTONIA – MOLDOVA
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO.
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO.
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO.
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO.
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO.
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG.
UEFA Delegate: Déspina Koxénoglou GRE.
Group E
20:45 CET – Valladolid (Estadio José Zorrilla)
SPAIN – BULGARIA
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA.
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA.
Assistant Referee 2: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA.
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA.
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL.
UEFA Delegate: Georges Lüchinger LIE.
Group E
20:45 CET – Kocaeli (Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu)
TÜRKİYE – GEORGIA
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU.
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU.
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU.
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete ROU.
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa ROU.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marcel Birsan ROU.
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB.
UEFA Delegate: Gilles Petitmangin FRA.
Group F
20:45 CET – Lisbon (Estádio José Alvalade)
PORTUGAL – HUNGARY
Referee: Srđan Jovanović SRB.
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB.
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB.
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB.
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB.
UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP.
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák CZE.
Group F
20:45 CET – Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND – ARMENIA
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA.
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA.
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA.
Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA.
Video Assistant Referee: Eric Wattellier FRA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI.
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL.
Group I
20:45 CET – Udine (Bluenergy Stadium)
ITALY – ISRAEL
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA.
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA.
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA.
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA.
Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER.
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN.
Group K
20:45 CET – Riga (Daugavas stadions)
LATVIA – ENGLAND
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos GRE.
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras GRE.
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis GRE.
Fourth Official: Christos Vergetis GRE.
Video Assistant Referee:Angelos Evangelou GRE.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE.
UEFA Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL.
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU.
Group K
20:45 CET – Encamp (Estadi de la FAF)
ANDORRA – SERBIA
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE.
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE.
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GRE.
Fourth Official: Vassilis Fotias GRE.
Video Assistant Referee: Athanasios Tzilos GRE.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Spyridon Zampalas GRE.
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL.
UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla SVK.