FIFA Under-17 World Cup - Matchday 1 - Referee Appointments

These are the referee appointments for the first matchday of FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2013.

Matchday 1

Group A, Match 1 (Abu Dhabi)
17 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Brazil - Slovakia
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Fourth Official: Abdulrahman Mohammed (QAT)

Group A, Match 3 (Abu Dhabi)
17 October 2013, 18:00 CET
UA Emirates - Honduras
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Fourth Official: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)

Group B, Match 2 (Ras Al-Khaimah)
17 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Uruguay - New Zealand
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)
Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

Group B, Match 4 (Ras Al-Khaimah)
18 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Côte d'Ivoire - Italy
Referee: Néstor Pitana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Pablo Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfá (ARG)
Fourth Official: Julio Quintana (PAR)

Group C, Match 5 (Fujairah)
18 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Croatia - Morocco
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Boria (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Fourth Official: Hugo Cruz Alvarado (CRC)

Group C, Match 7 (Fujairah)
18 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Panama - Uzbekistan
Referee: Daniel Bennett (RSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Aden Marwa Range (KEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zakhele Thusi Siwela (RSA)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema Weseya (ETH)

Group D, Match 6 (Ras Al-Khaimah)
18 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Tunisia - Venezuela
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Badr Al Shumrani (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Hamed Marhoun Al Mayahi (OMA)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Mohamed (UAE)

Group D, Match 8 (Ras Al-Khaimah)
18 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Russia - Japan
Referee: Heber Lopes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha De Matos (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)
Fourth Official: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH)

Group E, Match 5 (Dubai)
18 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Canada - Austria
Referee: Slim Jedidi (TUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Bechir Hassani (TUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN)
Fourth Official: Julio Quintana (PAR)

Group E, Match 7 (Dubai)
18 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Iran - Argentina
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Roman Slyško (SVK)
Fourth Official: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)

Group F, Match 6 (Al Ain City)
18 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Mexico - Nigeria
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

Group F, Match 8 (Al Ain City)
18 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Iraq - Sweden
Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos López (VEN)
Fourth Official: Marco Rodríguez (MEX)