FIFA Under-17 World Cup - Quarterfinals - Referee Appointments

Thank to  Árbitro Internacional we have the names of the officials appointed for the FIFA U17 World Cup Quarterfinals, to be played respectively on 1 and 2 November 2013.

Norwegian Svein Moen, again appointed for Mexico U17 national team, after having officiated them in the U17 WC final two years ago against Uruguay (c) zimbio.com

Quarterfinals - Match 45 (Dubai)
1 November 2013, 17:00 CET 
Brazil - Mexico
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andas (NOR)
Fourth Official: Daniel Bennett (RSA)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Marwa Range (KEN)

Quarterfinals - Match 46 (Al Ain City)
1 November 2013, 14:00 CET 
Honduras - Sweden
Referee: Abdulrahman Mohammed (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Yaser Marad (KUW)
Fourth Official:  Khalil Al Ghamdi (KSA)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Miguel Nievas (URU)

Quarterfinals - Match 47 (Sharjah) 
2 November 2013, 17:00 CET 
Uruguay - Nigeria
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Boria (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Fourth Official:  Pavel Královec (CZE)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Martin Wilczek (CZE)

Quarterfinals - Match 48 (Sharjah) 
2 November 2013, 14:00 CET 
Argentina - Ivory Coast
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)
Fourth Official:  Norbert Hauata (TAH)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Mark Rule (NZL)

FIFA Under-17 World Cup - Round of 16 - Referee Appointments

The following officiating teams have been appointed by FIFA for the Under 17 WC Round of 16, the matches have been played respectively on 28 and 29 October.

Scottish Craig Thomson, in charge of an African duel (c) zimbio.com

Round of 16 - Match 37 (Abu Dhabi)
28 October 2013, 14:00 CET
Italy - Mexico (0:2)
Referee: Néstor Pitana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Pablo Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Fourth Official: Juan Soto (VEN)


Round of 16 - Match 38 (Sharjah)
28 October 2013, 14:00 CET 
Japan - Sweden (1:2)
Referee: Badara Diatta (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Malick (SEN)
Fourth Official: Slim Jedidi (TUN)


Round of 16 - Match 39 (Abu Dhabi)
28 October 2013, 17:00 CET 
Brazil - Russia (3:1)
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Badr Al Shumrani (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Hamed Al Mayahi (OMA)
Fourth Official: Abdulrahman Abdou (QAT)


Round of 16 - Match 40 (Sharjah)
28 October 2013, 17:00 CET 
Honduras - Uzbekistan (1:0)
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Roman Sysko (SVK)
Fourth Official: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)


Round of 16 - Match 41 (Ras Al Khaimah)
29 October 2013, 14:00 CET 
Uruguay - Slovakia (4:2)
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Fourth Official: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)


Round of 16 - Match 42 (Fujairah)
29 October 2013, 14:00 CET 
Morocco - Ivory Coast (1:2)
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Derek Rose (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Fourth Official: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)


Round of 16 - Match 43 (Dubai)
29 October 2013, 17:00 CET 
Argentina - Tunisia (3:1)
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andas (NOR)
Fourth Official: Wolfgang Stark (GER)


Round of 16 - Match 44 (Al Ain City)
29 October 2013, 17:00 CET 
Nigeria - Iran (4:1)
Referee: Heber Lopes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo van Gasse (BRA)
Fourth Official: Raul Orosco (BOL)

FIFA Under-17 World Cup - Matchday 2 - Referee Appointments

Thanks to Árbitro Internacional, the referee appointments for the second matchday of FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2013 are partly unveiled. Craig Thomson of Scotland gets his first match in form of a FIFA tournament for many years when Uruguay and Côte d'Ivoire meet each other at Ras Al-Khaimah.

Matchday 2

Group A, Match 13 (Abu Dhabi)
20 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Slovakia - Honduras
Referee: Abdulrahman Mohammed (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Yaser Marad (KUW)
Fourth Official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (KSA)

Group A, Match 15 (Abu Dhabi)
20 October 2013, 18:00 CET
UA Emirates - Brazil
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Beck (ENG)
Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Group B, Match 14 (Ras Al-Khaimah)
20 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Uruguay - Côte d'Ivoire
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Derek Rose (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema Weseya (ETH)

Group B, Match 16 (Ras Al-Khaimah)
20 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Italy - New Zealand
Referee: Elmer Arturo Bonilla (SLV, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavio Jara (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
Fourth Official: Hugo Cruz Alvarado (CRC)

Group C, Match 17 (Fujairah)
21 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Croatia - Panama
Referee: Norbert Hauata (TAH)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tevita Makasini (TGA)
Fourth Official: Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH)

Group C, Match 19 (Fujairah)
21 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Uzbekistan - Morocco
Referee: Raúl Orosco (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Efraín Castro (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Arol Valda (BOL)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Mohamed (UAE)

Group D, Match 18 (Sharjah)
21 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Tunisia - Russia
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Hae Sang Jeong (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Byoung Eun Yang (KOR)
Fourth Official: Julio Quintana (PAR)

Group D, Match 20 (Sharjah)
21 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Japan - Venezuela
Referee: Badara Diatta (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (SEN)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Malick Samba (SEN)
Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

Group E, Match 21 (Dubai)
21 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Canada - Iran
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 23 (Dubai)
21 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Argentina - Austria
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Boria (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Fourth Official: Kenn Hansen (DEN)

Group F, Match 22 (Al Ain City)
21 October 2013, 15:00 CET
Mexico - Iraq
Referee: Slim Jedidi (TUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Bechir Hassani (TUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Anouar Hmila (TUN)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema Weseya (ETH)

Group F, Match 24 (Al Ain City)
21 October 2013, 18:00 CET
Sweden - Nigeria
Referee: Néstor Pitana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Pablo Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfá (ARG)
Fourth Official: Hugo Cruz Alvarado (CRC)

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)