As with any major sporting event, the tournament will require a dedicated team of officials to ensure that the matches are conducted fairly and smoothly. These officials will be responsible for enforcing the rules of the game, making critical decisions, and ensuring that the matches are conducted in a safe and secure environment.
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup officials – Referee Names
The FIFA Women’s World Cup officials are some of the most skilled and experienced officials in the world of soccer, and their expertise and dedication will be crucial to the success of the tournament.
| Confederation | Official |
|---|---|
| AFC | Kate Jacewicz (Australia) |
| AFC | Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
| AFC | Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| AFC | Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
| AFC | Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
| CAF | Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
| CAF | Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) |
| CAF | Akhona Makalima (South Africa) |
| CAF | Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) |
| CONCACAF | Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) |
| CONCACAF | Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada) |
| CONCACAF | Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
| CONCACAF | Katia García (Mexico) |
| CONCACAF | Katja Koroleva (USA) |
| CONCACAF | Myriam Marcotte (Canada) |
| CONCACAF | Tori Penso (USA) |
| CONMEBOL | Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
| CONMEBOL | Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela) |
| CONMEBOL | María Carvajal (Chile) |
| CONMEBOL | Anahi Fernandez (Uruguay) |
| CONMEBOL | Laura Fortunato (Argentina) |
| OFC | Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
| UEFA | Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| UEFA | Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
| UEFA | Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
| UEFA | Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| UEFA | Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
| UEFA | Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
| UEFA | Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| UEFA | Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
| UEFA | Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
| UEFA | Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| UEFA | Rebecca Welch (England) |
|---|
| Confederation | Assistant Referee |
|---|---|
| AFC | Sarah Ho May Yee (Australia) |
| AFC | Makoto Bozono (Japan) |
| AFC | Joanna Charaktis (Australia) |
| AFC | Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) |
| AFC | Lee Seul-gi (South Korea) |
| AFC | Park Misuk (South Korea) |
| AFC | Heba Saadia (Palestine) |
| AFC | Naomi Teshirogi (Japan) |
| AFC | Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan) |
| AFC | Xie Lijun (China) |
| CAF | Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon) |
| CAF | Diana Chikotesha (Zambia) |
| CAF | Soukaina Hamdi (Morocco) |
| CAF | Fatiha Jerm |
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