2026 World Cup: Moroccan referees Celal Ceyd and Zekeriya Brinsi to officiate the France-England match
Key Points
- The third-place match between France and England will be played on 18 July at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- The head referee for the match has been designated as Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela.
- Celal Ceyd will serve as the fourth official and Zekeriya Brinsi as the reserve assistant referee in the match.
- Ceyd is taking to the pitch for his fourth match as a referee in this tournament.
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FIFA has announced the referee crew for the third-place match between France and England at the 2026 World Cup. The match, which will be played on Saturday, 18 July at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, will be officiated by Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela.
Valenzuela's assistants will be Jorge Urrugo and Tulio Moreno from Venezuela. Moroccan referee Celal Ceyd has been assigned as the fourth official for this important match, while fellow Moroccan Zekeriya Brinsi will be on the pitch as the reserve assistant referee.
With this appointment, Ceyd is taking charge of his fourth match at the current World Cup. The successful referee, who previously officiated matches such as England and Spain, had equaled the record of the late Said Belkula, who holds the title of the Moroccan referee managing the most matches in a single World Cup.
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- When and where will the France-England third-place match be played at the 2026 World Cup?
- The match will be played on Saturday, 18 July at 22:00 local time at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Who will be the head referee of the match, and what roles will the Moroccan referees have?
- Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela will officiate the match; Celal Ceyd will serve as the fourth official, and Zekeriya Brinsi as the reserve assistant referee.
- How was Celal Ceyd's overall performance in this World Cup?
- Ceyd officiated three matches as the head referee in the previous stages and received great international acclaim. With the third-place match, his number of assignments in the tournament reached four.
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