Clément Turpin to referee Paraguay v Australia for second 2026 World Cup match

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·23 June 2026

Clément Turpin will take charge of Paraguay v Australia on Thursday, his second appointment of the 2026 World Cup.

According to L'Équipe, the French official has been named referee for the Group D fixture on matchday three.

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Both teams have three points after two matches, making the Group D meeting decisive.

Turpin is at his third World Cup after 2018 and 2022, and Thursday’s game will be his seventh match in the tournament.

He previously officiated England v Croatia, which finished 4-2, earlier in the competition.

Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pagès will run the lines, with Jamaica’s Oshane Nation appointed as fourth official.

Source: L'Équipe