2021 FIFA Arab Cup will be used for testing preselected WC referees. These are the referees in charge of group stage games.
30 November 2021
1 December 2021
Algeria vs Sudan Referee: Ryuji SATO (JPN) Assistant Referee 1: Jun MIHARA (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: Osamu NOMURA (JPN) Fourth Official: Fernando HERNANDEZ GOMEZ (MEX ) Video Assistant Referee: KIMURA Hiroyuki (JPN) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Abdulla AL MARRI (QAT) Offside VAR : PIRES Bruno (BRA) Support VAR : ESCOBEDO Adonai (MEX) Egypt vs Lebanon Referee: Daniel SIEBERT (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Rafael FOLTYN (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Christian GITTELMANN (GER) Fourth Official: Andres Matias MATONTE CABRERA (URU) Video Assistant Referee: Christian DINGERT (GER) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Kevin BLOM (NED) Offside VAR : LISTKIEWICZ Tomasz (POL) Support VAR : TRACI Rafael (BRA) Morocco vs Palestine Referee: Matt CONGER (NZL) Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA) Assistant Referee 2: Bernard Alu Paekera MUTUKERA (SOL) Fourth Official: Said MARTINEZ (HON) Video Assistant Referee: Shaun EVANS (AUS) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Juan SOTO (VEN) Offside VAR : BRAILOVSKY Ezequiel (ARG) Support VAR : AQUINO GAONA Eber (PAR) Saudi Arabia vs Jordan Referee: Bakary GASSAMA (GAM) Assistant Referee 1: Djibril CAMARA (SEN) Assistant Referee 2: Elvis NOUPUE (CMR) Fourth Official: Wilton SAMPAIO (BRA) Video Assistant Referee: Jair MARRUFO (USA) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Fernando GUERRERO RAMIREZ (MEX ) Offside VAR : SOKOLNICKI Pawel (POL) Support VAR : KWIATKOWSKI Tomasz (POL)