US referee elfath to officiate England vs. Argentina World Cup semifinal

autty

Published 2026-07-14 13:42:36

On July 13rd, FIFA officially announced the referee assignments for the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between England and Argentina. American referee Ismail Elfath will be the main referee.

2026 FIFA World Cup Semi-final England vs Argentina Referee Assignments

Main Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)

Assistant Referees: Corey Parker (USA), Kyle Atkins (USA)

Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Reserve Assistant Referee: Daniele Bindoni (Italy)

Elfath, 44, hasalready officiated 3 matches in this FIFA World Cup, which were Brazil 1-2 Norway, Uruguay 0-1 Spain, and Netherlands 2-2 Japan.

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lily.Y. 1715 👍

Today 12:39

What the hell?! Is this guy even qualified to officiate the semifinal?! Have you watched him referee Spain vs. Uruguay…?

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theSilentHawk 678 👍

Today 13:01

England in danger!

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EMMA1024 462 👍

Today 12:44

Wow—both South American teams lost in the two South American matches he officiated.

theLoneRebel 459 👍

Today 13:02

Pay attention to handball incidents.

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ruby_wood 180 👍

Today 13:48

It feels like England is about to be crushed.

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MrCobra-55 32 👍

Today 14:13

It’s a pity Luo didn’t play in the last century—VAR would likely have been introduced many years earlier.

Akogun77

Today 14:13

Please no ojoro for messi

xX_Hunter_Xx

Today 14:13

Paraguay is the truly dirty one.

daaklruyz

Today 14:09

Iffy106

Today 14:09

All Cr7 fans now become England fans unexpectedly

rohcimopsz

Today 14:03

so even Italy who did koto qualify has referees in this world Cup officiating game while no one referee from Africa as a continent not a country has participate in any form of officiating African its high ti.e we start talking about the things that mater most they keep confusing us with the Messi and Ronaldo debate while we remain in modern slavery

Vizbinptz

Today 14:03

another robbery loading 🤣

vitadeklmo

Today 14:01

England can't beat this team

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max_ghost02

Today 13:59

Just arrived—taking sides?

theMysticEagle 1 👍

Today 13:58

American? Then Ah Hun Mei is once again guaranteed qualification?

BrightSniper1196 2 👍

Today 13:57

There’s no need to constantly question referees’ nationalities—I’m not at all concerned about Argentina facing French or Portuguese referees. World Cup referees are highly competent, with a far deeper understanding of the rules and more consistent decision-making standards than many so-called “famous referees” in China. Let’s cherish these final matches—what’s the point of arguing back and forth?

Sözeil_4

Today 13:57

Everybody is enjoying the world cup while Ronaldo and his fans are enjoying the 2016 Euros 😂

MysticBear963

Today 13:56

Feeling like Bellingham deserves to be beaten to death

Lucy-WARD

Today 13:56

Uruguay vs. Spain—that’s the match you’re hyping up, right?

CaptainHacker_1356

Today 13:52

Machinjak is out of the question—he officiated last time, and now again? Mariani is also unlikely; his highest-profile assignment was a Champions League quarterfinal—maybe suitable as fourth official. Most likely candidates are Faghani and Vincic: one for the third-place match, the other for the final.