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·13. Juli 2026
Qatar final veteran: who is the referee for the semi-final v England
Qatar final veteran: who is the referee for the semi-final v England | OneFootball
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FIFA confirmed that American Ismail Elfath will be in charge of officiating the semifinal against England, accompanied by his fellow countrymen Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins as assistants. The fourth official will be Italy’s Maurizio Mariani.
In this World Cup, the 43-year-old referee has already been in charge of three matches. He also has experience from Qatar 2022, where he officiated three matches and was the fourth official in the final against France.
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The red card shown to Canobbio by Elfath. World Cup 2026: Uruguay 0-1 Spain.
Matches officiated at the 2026 World Cup
In the current World Cup, Elfath was in charge of 3 matches before the semifinal.
- Netherlands 2 – 2 Japan (Group Stage): He showed 3 yellow cards. Uruguay 0 – 1 Spain (Group Stage): He booked 4 players and showed his only red card of the tournament to Uruguay’s Agustín Canobbio. Brazil 1 – 2 Norway (Round of 16)
Matches officiated at Qatar 2022
In his first World Cup experience as the main referee, he was also in charge of 3 matches.
- Portugal 3 – 2 Ghana (Group Stage). Cameroon 1 – 0 Brazil (Group Stage): A historic match because of the result, in which he showed 7 yellow cards, his record for cautions in a single World Cup match. Japan 1 (1) – 1 (3) Croatia (Round of 16): His first knockout-stage match at a World Cup.
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