2023 FIFA Women's World Cup officials

FIFA officially published the list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who would officiate at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.^[1]

After VAR reviews, the referees at the tournament gave explanations that were broadcast in the stadium and on television as part of a year-long trial of the technique intended to give more transparency to often-controversial decisions. Other sports with video referees already used the measure, with FIFA also having implemented it at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[2]

Referees and assistant referees

In January 2023, the FIFA Referees Committee announced the list of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees from all six confederations for the Women's World Cup. Of the 33 referees, FIFA included 2 each from Australia, Canada, South Korea, and the United States.^[1]

Confederation	Referees	Assistants	Matches assigned	Fourth official
AFC	Kate Jacewicz (Australia)	Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) Joanna Charaktis (Australia)	France–Brazil (Group F) Colombia–Jamaica (Round of 16)
	Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)			Spain–Costa Rica (Group C) Sweden–South Africa (Group G) New Zealand–Philippines (Group A) United States–Netherlands (Group E) Costa Rica–Zambia (Group C) Argentina–Sweden (Group G)
	Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)	Lee Seul-gi (South Korea) Park Mi-suk (South Korea)	Spain–Zambia (Group C)	England–Denmark (Group D) Netherlands–South Africa (Round of 16) England–Colombia (Quarter-finals)
	Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)	Park Mi-suk (South Korea) Makoto Bozono (Japan)	Haiti–Denmark (Group D)
	Casey Reibelt (Australia)	Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan) Xie Lijun (China)	Spain–Costa Rica (Group C)	Sweden vs United States (Round of 16)
	Casey Reibelt (Australia)	Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan) Heba Saadieh (Palestine)	China–England (Group D)	Sweden vs United States (Round of 16)
	Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)	Makoto Bozono (Japan) Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)	New Zealand–Norway (Group A) United States–Netherlands (Group E) Netherlands–South Africa (Round of 16)	Germany–Colombia (Group H) Spain–England (Final)
CAF	Vincentia Amedome (Togo)	Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon) Fanta Kone (Mali)	Philippines–Switzerland (Group A)	Jamaica–Brazil (Group F)
	Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)	Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco) Soukaina Hamdi (Morocco)	United States–Vietnam (Group E) Costa Rica–Zambia (Group C)
	Akhona Makalima (South Africa)			Denmark–China (Group D) Germany–Morocco (Group H) Canada–Republic of Ireland (Group B) Panama–Jamaica (Group F) Haiti–Denmark (Group D) Morocco–Colombia (Group H)
	Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)	Queency Victoire (Mauritius) Mary Njoroge (Kenya)	Portugal–Vietnam (Group E) Argentina–Sweden (Group G)
CONCACAF	Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)			England–Haiti (Group D) Colombia–South Korea (Group H) China–Haiti (Group D) South Korea–Morocco (Group H) China–England (Group D)
	Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)	Chantal Boudreau (Canada) Stephanie Yee Sing (Jamaica)	Denmark–China (Group D) Norway–Philippines (Group A)	Australia–Denmark (Round of 16)
	Melissa Borjas (Honduras)	Shirley Perello (Honduras) Sandra Ramirez (Mexico)	Italy–Argentina (Group G) Germany–Colombia (Group H) England–Nigeria (Round of 16)	Spain–Sweden (Semi-finals)
	Katia García (Mexico)	Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico) Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)	New Zealand–Philippines (Group A) Republic of Ireland–Nigeria (Group B)	Japan–Norway (Round of 16) Japan–Sweden (Quarter-finals)
	Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)	Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Felisha Mariscal (United States)	Sweden–South Africa (Group G) Japan–Spain (Group C) England–Colombia (Quarter-finals)
	Myriam Marcotte (Canada)			Philippines–Switzerland (Group A) Netherlands–Portugal (Group E) Japan–Costa Rica (Group C) Sweden–Italy Group G) Japan–Spain (Group C) South Africa–Italy (Group G)
	Tori Penso (United States)	Brooke Mayo (United States) Mijensa Rensch (Suriname)	Germany–Morocco (Group H) Switzerland–New Zealand (Group A) France–Morocco (Round of 16) Australia–England (Semi-finals)
	Tori Penso (United States)	Brooke Mayo (United States) Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)	Spain–England (Final)
CONMEBOL	Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)	Neuza Back (Brazil) Leila Moreira da Cruz (Brazil)	Australia–Republic of Ireland (Group B) South Korea–Morocco (Group H) Japan–Norway (Round of 16) Spain–Sweden (Semi-finals)
	Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela)	Migdalia Rodríguez Chirino (Venezuela) Mary Blanco Bolívar (Colombia)	England–Haiti (Group D)	Panama–France (Group F) England–Nigeria (Round of 16)
	María Carvajal (Chile)	Leslie Vásquez (Chile) Loreto Toloza (Chile)	France–Jamaica (Group F)	Australia–Republic of Ireland (Group B)
	María Carvajal (Chile)	Leslie Vásquez (Chile) Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)	South Africa–Italy (Group G) Australia–France (Quarter-finals)	Australia–Republic of Ireland (Group B)
	Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)			Zambia–Japan (Group C) Switzerland–Norway (Group A) Portugal–Vietnam (Group E) Norway–Philippines (Group A) Portugal–United States (Group E)
	Laura Fortunato (Argentina)	Mariana de Almeida (Argentina) Daiana Milone (Argentina)	Canada–Republic of Ireland (Group B) Panama–France (Group F)	France–Jamaica (Group F) Australia–France (Quarter-finals)
OFC	Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)	Sarah Jones (New Zealand) Maria Salamasina (Samoa)	Argentina–South Africa (Group G) South Korea–Germany (Group H)	France–Morocco (Round of 16)
UEFA	Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)			Nigeria–Canada (Group B) Brazil–Panama (Group F) Argentina–South Africa (Group G) Switzerland–New Zealand (Group A) Vietnam–Netherlands (Group E)
	Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)	Francesca Di Monte (Italy) Mihaela Tepusa (Romania)	Japan–Costa Rica (Group C) Morocco–Colombia (Group H)	Spain–Netherlands (Quarter-finals)
	Cheryl Foster (Wales)	Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)	Brazil–Panama (Group F) Sweden–Italy (Group G) Switzerland–Spain (Round of 16) Sweden–Australia (Third place play-off)
	Stéphanie Frappart (France)	Manuela Nicolosi (France) Elodie Coppola (France)	Switzerland–Norway (Group A) Canada–Australia (Group B) Sweden–United States (Round of 16) Spain–Netherlands (Quarter-finals)
	Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)	Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain) Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)	China–Haiti (Group D)	South Korea–Germany (Group H) Colombia–Jamaica (Round of 16)
	Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)	Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece) Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)	Nigeria–Canada (Group B)	Australia–Nigeria (Group B) France–Brazil (Group F) Republic of Ireland–Nigeria (Group B)
	Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)	Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia) Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)	Vietnam–Netherlands (Group E)	New Zealand–Norway (Group A) United States–Vietnam (Group E) Italy–Argentina (Group G) Spain–Zambia (Group C) Switzerland–Spain (Round of 16)
	Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)	Maryna Striletska (Ukraine) Paulina Baranowska (Poland)	Netherlands–Portugal (Group E) Panama–Jamaica (Group F)
	Tess Olofsson (Sweden)	Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic) Polyxeni Irodotou (Cyprus)	Zambia–Japan (Group C) England–Denmark (Group D)	Canada–Australia (Group B) Australia–England (Semi-finals)
	Esther Staubli (Switzerland)	Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Susanne Küng (Switzerland)	Australia–Nigeria (Group B) Jamaica–Brazil (Group F) Japan–Sweden (Quarter-finals)
	Rebecca Welch (England)	Natalie Aspinall (England) Anita Vad (Hungary)	Colombia–South Korea (Group H) Portugal–United States (Group E) Australia–Denmark (Round of 16)	Sweden–Australia (Third place play-off)

Video assistant referees

On 9 January 2023, FIFA announced 19 video assistant referees (VARs) had been appointed. For the first time in the Women's World Cup, the FIFA Referees Committee had appointed six female video assistant referees.

Video assistant referees
Confederation	Video assistant referee
AFC	Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
AFC	Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
CAF	Adil Zourak (Morocco)
CONCACAF	Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
	Drew Fischer (Canada)
	Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
	Armando Villarreal (United States)
CONMEBOL	Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
	Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
	Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
	Juan Soto (Venezuela)
UEFA	Ella De Vries (Belgium)
	Marco Fritz (Germany)
	Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
	Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
	Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
	Sian Massey-Ellis (England)
	Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

References

^ ^a ^b "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023". FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ "Sources: World Cup to use NFL-style VAR calls". ESPN. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

List of match officials

[Officials-1] "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023". FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[2] "Sources: World Cup to use NFL-style VAR calls". ESPN. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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