The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has released the complete list of appointed referees and Video Assistant Referee (VAR) teams for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to ESPN, the sports news platform published the full roster of officiating personnel ahead of the tournament.

According to ESPN, the announcement covers both on-field referees and the VAR teams that will be deployed throughout the competition. The 2026 World Cup is set to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and will be the first edition of the tournament to feature 48 participating national teams.

The published list provides an overview of all designated officials across the various stages of the competition. VAR technology, which has been in use at previous editions of the tournament, will again form an integral part of the officiating framework. Specific assignments of referees to individual matches had not been fully disclosed at the time of publication.

Neither FIFA nor the relevant officiating bodies were available for additional comment at the time of publication.

The 2026 World Cup represents a significant expansion of the tournament in terms of both the number of participating nations and the total number of matches to be played. This places increased organisational demands on the officiating structure, including the selection and deployment of a larger number of qualified officials than in previous editions.