UPDATE-FIFA World Cup 2018 Seminar for Referees and VARs-Soccersnews

FIFA invited 48 match officials (35 referees and 13 video assistant referees) to attend a World Cup preparatory course in Qatar, from 5 to 9 February 2018. After this seminar, FIFA will announce the final list of match officials appointed to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Referees

AFC
1. Fahad Al Mirdasi (KSA, 1985, photo)
2. Alireza Faghani (IRN, 1978)
3. Ravshan Irmatov (UZB, 1977)
4. Abdulla Mohamed (EAU, 1978)
5. Ryuji Sato (JPN, 1977)
6. Nawaf Shukralla (BHR, 1976)

CAF
1. Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG, 1980)
2. Malang Diedhiou (SEN, 1973)
3. Bakary Gassama (GAM, 1979)
4. Ghead Grisha (EGY, 1976)
5. Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, 1979)
6. Bamlak Tessema (ETH, 1980)


CONCACAF
1. Joel Aguilar (SLV, 1975)
2. Mark Geiger (USA, 1974)
3. Ricardo Montero (CRC, 1986)
4. John Pitti (PAN, 1978)
5. Cesar Ramos (MEX, 1983)

CONMEBOL
1. Julio Bascunan (CHI, 1978)
2. Enrique Caceres (PAR, 1974)
3. Andres Cunha (URU, 1976)
4. Nestor Pitana (ARG, 1975)
5. Sandro Ricci (BRA, 1974)
6. Wilmar Roldan (COL, 1980)

OFC
1. Matthew Conger (NZL, 1978)
2. Norbert Hauata (TAH, 1979)

UEFA
1. Felix Brych (GER, 1975)
2. Cuneyt Cakir (TUR, 1976)
3. Sergei Karasev (RUS, 1979)
4. Bjorn Kuipers (NED, 1973)
5. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP, 1977)
6. Szymon Marciniak (POL, 1981)
7. Milorad Mazic (SRB, 1973)
8. Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, 1973)
9. Damir Skomina (SVN, 1976)
10. Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)

Video Assistant Referees (VARs)

1. Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT, 1987)
2. Bastian Dankert (GER, 1980)
3. Massimiliano Irrati (ITA, 1979)
4. Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
5. Jair Marrufo (USA, 1977)
6. Tiago Martins (POR, 1980)
7. Daniele Orsato (ITA, 1975)
8. Wilton Sampaio (BRA, 1981)
9. Artur Soares Dias (POR, 1979)
10. Paolo Valeri (ITA, 1978)
11. Gery Vargas (BOL, 1981)
12. Mauro Vigliano (ARG, 1975)
13. Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981)

Source: Qatar FA

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