Jesus Valenzuela to referee World Cup third-place play-off between France and England

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·18. Juli 2026

Jesus Valenzuela to referee World Cup third-place play-off between France and England

Jesus Valenzuela has been appointed to referee the 2026 World Cup third-place play-off between France and England in Miami on Saturday at 23:00, FIFA announced overnight from Thursday to Friday.

The 42-year-old Venezuelan will be assisted by his compatriots Jorge Urrego and Tulio Moreno.

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Morocco's Jalal Jayed has been named fourth official for the match.

Valenzuela previously took charge of France at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the 3-1 round of 16 win over Poland. He showed three yellow cards, including to Aurélien Tchouaméni. Olivier Giroud opened the scoring before Kylian Mbappé struck twice.

At this tournament he has officiated three games, Australia 2-0 Türkiye and Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar in the group stage, then Côte d'Ivoire 1-2 Norway in the round of 32.

Source: L'Équipe