Overview
- FIFA’s list, released Thursday, names 52 referees, 88 assistants, and 30 video officials to cover 104 matches in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
- Felix Zwayer is the only German on-field referee, with Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz as his assistants and Bastian Dankert assigned as the video assistant; Daniel Siebert was left off the list.
- Officials will gather in Miami for a 10‑day seminar starting May 31, and video referees will relocate to Dallas for centralized operations.
- Referees will apply new IFAB rules, including VAR checks on corner decisions, second‑yellow‑to‑red situations, and mistaken identity, plus a five‑second countdown for throw‑ins and goal kicks.
- FIFA cites six women across the officiating group, and Mexico’s Katia Garcia is the only on‑field woman named.