FIFA announces 2026 World Cup match officials: Seven from Premier League, 11 from MLS appointed
FIFA has announced the 170 match officials appointed for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Seven Premier League officials will be at the tournament, including referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor, plus Jarred Gillet in a video assistant referee (VAR) role. Eleven Major League Soccer officials have also been appointed, with Ismail Elfath and Tori Penso of the U.
S. , plus Drew Fischer of Canada, the league’s three refereeing representatives. Joe Dickerson and Armando
FIFA has announced the 170 match officials appointed for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Seven Premier League officials will be at the tournament, including referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor, plus Jarred Gillet in a video assistant referee (VAR) role. Eleven Major League Soccer officials have also been appointed, with Ismail Elfath and Tori Penso of the U.
S. , plus Drew Fischer of Canada, the league’s three refereeing representatives. Joe Dickerson and Armando Villarreal will both be on VAR duty.
Penso, 39, took charge of the 2023 women’s World Cup final and is one of six women appointed to officiate at the 2026 tournament. This includes compatriots Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, who are both assistant referees, and the trio make up the only all-woman on-field officiating team at the World Cup. The 2022 World Cup marked the first time a woman had refereed a fixture at the men’s tournament, with Stephanie Frappart making history as part of an all-woman officiating team in the group stage fixture between Costa Rica and Germany.
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