General Assignments Discussion

Discussion in 'World Cup 2026 - Refereeing' started by MassachusettsRef, Jun 8, 2026.

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  1. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    #1026 AndyMead, Jul 15, 2026
    I mean we're in the U.S. FIFA could just deputize Filip Dujic to run on the field for VAR announcements.
     
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  2. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1027 code1390, Jul 15, 2026
    Screw it. I'm Team Makmehdeh. Who knows at this point.
     
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  3. RefIADad

    RefIADad Member+

    United States
    Aug 18, 2017
    Des Moines, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1028 RefIADad, Jul 15, 2026
    Will Argentina balk, or does Collina just not care anymore?
     
  4. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1029 code1390, Jul 15, 2026
    He very well could be in the IDGAF stage. Brazil is "due" a final ref.
     
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  5. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1030 code1390, Jul 15, 2026
    And what Argentina is going to spend 3 days saying the ref will be against them? They'll be laughed out of the room by a neutral media.
     
  6. Twotone Jones

    Twotone Jones Member

    United States
    Apr 12, 2023
    #1031 Twotone Jones, Jul 15, 2026
    I think I had Eskas about 10 pages ago :D
     
  7. Twotone Jones

    Twotone Jones Member

    United States
    Apr 12, 2023
    #1032 Twotone Jones, Jul 15, 2026
    Except he's in Canada
     
  8. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    #1033 AndyMead, Jul 15, 2026
    FYP. :p

    Better still!
     
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  9. TheRealBilbo

    TheRealBilbo Member+

    Apr 5, 2016
    #1034 TheRealBilbo, Jul 15, 2026
    Not really a discussion I’d join, but if a UEFA and COMNEBOL, along with SF refs are out, does that leave him or Fischer?
     
  10. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1035 code1390, Jul 15, 2026
    UEFA isn't out but I doubt it would be Vincic and Eskas would be a surprise.
     
  11. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    #1036 balu, Jul 15, 2026
  12. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    #1037 RedStar91, Jul 16, 2026
    So assignment should be released today? Crew gets on a plane today or tomorrow morning.
     
  13. GoneSouth

    GoneSouth Member

    Oct 27, 2011
    #1038 GoneSouth, Jul 16, 2026
    It almost feels like it has to be Faghani. AFC is the only confederation (other than OFC) that has never had a World Cup final referee. And they will never have a better candidate than someone who has done several other FIFA/Olympics finals.
     
  14. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1039 MassachusettsRef, Jul 16, 2026
    Well I think Nishimura was a better referee but that didn’t work.
     
  15. weka

    weka Member+

    Dec 9, 2011
    #1040 weka, Jul 16, 2026
    MARCINIAK! No way!

    ........

    Kidding. :)
     
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  16. chaoslord08

    chaoslord08 Member

    Dec 24, 2006
    Fayetteville AR
    Club:
    West Bromwich Albion FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1041 chaoslord08, Jul 16, 2026


    And Valenzuela on 3rd place
     
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  17. weka

    weka Member+

    Dec 9, 2011
    #1042 weka, Jul 16, 2026
    Well well! Happy for Vincic.
     
  18. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1043 code1390, Jul 16, 2026
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  19. chaoslord08

    chaoslord08 Member

    Dec 24, 2006
    Fayetteville AR
    Club:
    West Bromwich Albion FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1044 chaoslord08, Jul 16, 2026


    Makhadmeh 4th on the final it looks like?
     
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  20. weka

    weka Member+

    Dec 9, 2011
    #1045 weka, Jul 16, 2026
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  21. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1046 code1390, Jul 16, 2026
    No Faghani or Ramos in the final four matches exactly like we all expected a month ago.
     
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  22. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    #1047 RedStar91, Jul 16, 2026
    Wow!
     
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  23. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1048 code1390, Jul 16, 2026
    So much for the FIFA doesn't really like Vincic crowd.
     
  24. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    #1049 RedStar91, Jul 16, 2026
    We were all so wrong. My sneaking suspicion was that Vincic, even before the tournament, was going to sneak a semi-final, but never thought he could get the Final.

    I don't think we will ever get to the bottom of this tournament and what the ******** happened to the assigning here.

    Nothing has made any sense.

    No Ramos, no Faghani, no Sampaio, no Marciniak.
     
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  25. RedStar91

    RedStar91 Member+

    Sep 7, 2011
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    #1050 RedStar91, Jul 16, 2026
    I was waiting for Sampaio to get the Final to write this, but it still applies even without him getting the game.

    I don't know what is more of a closed shop? Winning the World Cup or officiating the World Cup Final if you're not from Europe or South America (or maybe from Argentina)?

    This century it has been a UEFA referee or an Argentine?

    I know we had some ceilings broken with semi-final appointments this World Cup and previous ones (Elfath and Barton, Irmatov in '10, Ali Bujsaim in '98), but it just seems they don't trust anyone outside of UEFA and Argentina for the World Cup Final.

    Also, the appointment of Belqola in '98 is more and more of an outlier and highlights that it might be the ultimate political appointment in World Cup history as it was a bone thrown to CAF for not getting to host the 2006 World Cup.
     
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