World Cup Qualifiers - Referee Appointments for 11 October 2013 (UEFA zone)

This is the first package of referee appointments for next week's FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifiers in UEFA zone played on 11 October. The appointments for 15 October will follow in due course.

Group A

18:00 CET, Maksimir, Zagreb (CRO)
Croatia - Belgium
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)*
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)*
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG)*
Fourth Official: Mike Leslie Dean (ENG)

19:45 CET, City Stadium, Cardiff (WAL)
Wales - FYROM
Referee: Suren Baliyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan (ARM)
Fourth Official: George Vadachkoria (GEO)


Group B

19:00 CET, Republican Stadium, Yerevan (ARM)
Armenia - Bulgaria
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)*
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)*
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)*
Fourth Official: Tobias Welz (GER)

19:30 CET,  Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali (MLT)
Malta - Czech Republic
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Primož Arhar (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Stančin (SVN)
Fourth Official: Mitja Žganeč (SVN)
Referee Observer: Athanassios Briakos (GRE)

20:15 CET, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (DEN)
Denmark - Italy
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)*
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)*
Assistant Referee 2: Michaël Annonier (FRA)*
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)


Group C

18:00 CET, Torsvollur, Torshavn (FRO)
Faroe Islands - Kazakhstan
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleg Molceanov (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Vitalii Gorbatov (MDA)
Fourth Official: Sergiu Derenov (MDA)

20:45 CET, Rhein-Energie Stadion, Köln (GER)
Germany - Ireland
Referee: Serge Gumienny (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Bleyen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Kristof Meers (BEL)
Fourth Official: Luc Wouters (BEL)

20:45 CET, Friends Arena, Solna (SWE)
Sweden - Austria
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)*
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)*
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)*
Fourth Official: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)


Group D

20:30 CET, Amsterdam ArenA (NED)
Netherlands - Hungary
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Kirkup (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Jake Collin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andre Marriner (ENG)

20:30 CET,  Estadio Comunal de Aixovall, Andorra La Vella (AND)
Andorra - Romania
Referee: Stephan Klossner (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Johannes Vogel (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Remy Zgraggen (SUI)
Fourth Official: Nikolaj Hänni (SUI)

21:30 CET,  A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (EST)
Estonia - Turkey
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)*
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Stefani (ITA)*
Assistant Referee 2: Renato Faverani (ITA)*
Fourth Official: Luca Banti (ITA)


Group E

18:45 CET, Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik (ISL)
Iceland - Cyprus
Referee: István Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zsolt Attila Szpisjak (HUN)
Fourth Official: Tamás Bognar (HUN)

20:30 CET,  Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana (ALB)
Albania - Switzerland
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR)*
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR)*
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR)*
Fourth Official: Duarte Gomes (POR)

20:45 CET,  Ljudski VRT, Maribor (SVN)
Slovenia - Norway
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)*
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)*
Assistant Referee 2: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP)
Fourth Official: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)


Group F

20:30 CET,  Josy-Barthel, Luxembourg (LUX)
Luxembourg - Russia
Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sladan Josipović (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alain Bieri (SUI)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

20:45 CET,  José Alvalade, Lisbon (POR)
Portugal - Israel
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dag-Roger Nebben (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Erik Engan (NOR)
Fourth Official: Dag Vidar Hafsås (NOR)

21:00 CET, Bakcell Arena, Baku (AZE)
Azerbaijan - Northern Ireland
Referee: Andrea De Marco (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Mauro Bergonzi (ITA)
Referee Observer: Adrian Casha (MLT)


Group G

18:30 CET, LFF Stadium, Vilnius (LTU)
Lithuania - Latvia
Referee: Petur Reinert (FRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Regin Egholm (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan A Lidarenda (FRO)
Fourth Official: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL)

20:00 CET, Bilino Polje, Zenica (BIH)
Bosnia-Herzegovina - Liechtenstein
Referee: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Angelo Boonman (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Berry Simons (NED)
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)

21:45 CET,  Georgios Karaisakis Stadium, Piraeus (GRE)
Greece - Slovakia
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)
Fourth Official: Florian Meyer (GER)


Group H

19:00 CET, Zimbru, Chisinau (MDA)
Moldova - San Marino
Referee: Ignasi Villamayor Rozados (AND)
Assistant Referee 1: Laudino López (AND)
Assistant Referee 2: Rui Miquel Maciel (AND)
Fourth Official: Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely (HUN)

20:00 CET, Wembley Stadium, London (ENG)
England - Montenegro
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)*
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)*
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar (ESP)*
Fourth Official: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)

21:00 CET, Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv (UKR)
Ukraine - Poland
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)*
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)*
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)*
Fourth Official: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)


Group I

22:00 CET, Son Moix, Palma De Mallorca (ESP)
Spain - Belarus
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rob van de Ven (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Charles John Schaap (NED)
Fourth Official: Danny Makkelie (NED)


* Pre-selected for World Cup 2014