Referees selected for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup

It is now official. The following referees have been selected by the FIFA Referees Committee to take charge of the matches played during this year's FIFA Club World Cup in December.

AFC

Referee: Ryuji SATO (Japan)
Assistant Referee 1: Toru SAGARA (Japan)
Assistant Referee 2: Hiroshi YAMAUCHI (Japan)
Video Assistant Referee: Mohammed ABDULLA HASSAN (United Arab Emirates)









CAF
Referee: Mehdi ABID CHAREF (Algeria)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdelhak ETCHIALI (Algeria)
Assistant Referee 2: Anouar HMILA (Algeria)








CONCACAF
Referee: Jair MARRUFO (United States)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank ANDERSON (United States)
Assistant Referee 2: Corey ROCKWELL (United States)
Video Assistant Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)










CONMEBOL
Referee: Wilton SAMPAIO (Brazil)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodrigo CORREA (Brazil)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno BOSCHILIA (Brazil)
Video Assistant Referee: Mauro VIGLIANO (Argentina)








OFC
Referee: Matthew CONGER (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita MAKASINI (Tonga)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark RULE (New Zealand)









UEFA
Referee: Gianluca ROCCHI (Italy)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito DI LIBERATORE (Italy)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauro TONOLINI (Italy)
Video Assistant Referees: Danny MAKKELIE (Netherlands), Massimiliano IRRATI (Italy), Pawel GIL (Poland)