As the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup gets all set to begin, check out the full list of referees officials for the tournament, including main referees, assistant referees, VAR officials and more
The tournament will take place in Australia and New Zealand and consist of 32 participating nations.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 full list of referees, names, photos
This year, for the first time ever, the Men's World Cup will see women serve as referees — three officials and three assistants:
🇫🇷 Stéphanie Frappart
🇯🇵 Yoshimi Yamashita
🇷🇼 Salima Mukansanga
🇧🇷 Neuza Back Brazil
🇲🇽 Karen Díaz Medina
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Chinese referee Xie Lijun, who was selected as an assistant referee for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, has arrived in Australia to prepare for the event. Xie has officiated international and domestic competitions, including the AFC Women's Asian Cup.#FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/MKckYnjT1H
— Sports China (@PDChinaSports) July 11, 2023
Countries like England and the USA are the favorites’ to win the tournament, while France and Australia are strong contenders.
With match officials playing crucial roles in deciding match outcomes at certain points in the tournament, teams will be looking to stay on their good side. Find out who are these year’s match officials below.
Women’s World Cup 2023 referees full list of officials
Ahead of the tournament, FIFA announced on January 9, the full list of officials taking part. There are about 33 main referees, 55 assistant referees and 19 video match officials looking after the VAR. These include all the various representatives from every confederation. UEFA has the most officials at the tournament compared to all other federations.
Ful list of referees at Women’s World Cup 2023
Given below is the list of all the main referees at the upcoming Women’s World Cup 2023:
| Referee | Country |
| Kate Jacewicz | AUS |
| Casey Reibelt | AUS |
| Yoshimi Yamashita | JPN |
| Oh Hyeon-Jeong | KOR |
| Kim Yu-Jeong | KOR |
| Bouchra Karaboubi | MAR |
| Salima Mukansanga | RWA |
| Akhona Makalima | RSA |
| Vincentia Amedome | TOG |
| Marie-Soleil Beaudoin | CAN |
| Myriam Marcotte | CAN |
| Marianela Araya | CRC |
| Melissa Borjas | HON |
| Katia Garcia | MEX |
| Katja Koroleva | USA |
| Tori Penso | USA |
| Laura Fortunato | ARG |
| Edina Alves Batista | BRA |
| Maria Carvajal | CHI |
| Anahi Fernandez | URU |
| Emikar Calderas Barrera | VEN |
| Anna-Marie Keighley | NZL |
| Ivana Martinic | CRO |
| Rebecca Welch | ENG |
| Stephanie Frappart | FRA |
| Lina Lehtovaara | FIN |
| Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi | ITA |
| Iuliana Demetrescu | ROU |
| Marta Huerta de Aza | ESP |
| Tess Olofsson | SWE |
| Esther Staubli | SWI |
| Kateryna Monzul | UKR |
| Cheryl Foster | WAL |
Assistant referees at Women’s World Cup 2023
Given below is the full list of Assistant referees at the Women’s World Cup 2023:
| Referee | Country |
| Joanna Charaktis | AUS |
| Sarah Ho May Yee | AUS |
| Xie Lijun | CHN |
| Makoto Bozono | JPN |
| Naomi Teshirogi | JPN |
| Ramina Tsoi | KGZ |
| Heba Saadia | PLE |
| Kim Kyoung-min | KOR |
| Park Misum | KOR |
| Lee Seul-i | KOR |
| Carine Atezambong Fomo | CMR |
| Mary Njoroge | KEN |
| Fanta Kone | MLI |
| Queency Victoire | MRI |
| Soukaina Hamdi | MAR |
| Fatiha Jermoumi | MAR |
| Diana Chikotesha | ZAM |
| Chantal Boudreau | CAN |
| Shirley Perello | HON |
| Stephanie Yee Sing | JAM |
| Enedina Caudillo | MEX |
| Karen Diaz Medina | MEX |
| Sandra Ramirez | MEX |
| Mijensa Rensch | SUR |
| Felisha Mariscal | USA |
| Brooke Mayo | USA |
| Kathryn Nesbitt | USA |
| Mariana de Almedia | ARG |
| Daiana Milone | ARG |
| Neuza Back | BRA |
| Leila Moreira da Cruz | BRA |
| Loreto Toloza | CHI |
| Leslie Vasquez | CHI |
| Mary Blanco Bolivar | COL |
| Monica Amoya | ECU |
| Migdalia Rodriguez Chirino | VEN |
| Sarah Jones | NZL |
| Maria Salamasina | SAM |
| Sanja Rodak-Karisc | CRO |
| Polyzeni Irodotou | CYP |
| Lucie Ratajova | CZE |
| Natalie Aspinall | ENG |
| Karolin Kaivoja | EST |
| Elodie Coppola | FRA |
| Manuela Nicolosi | FRA |
| Katrin Rafalski | GER |
| Chrysoula Kourompylia | GRE |
| Anita Vlad | HUN |
| Francesca Di Monte | ITA |
| Michelle O’Neill | IRE |
| Franca Overtoom | NET |
| Paulina Baranowska | POL |
| Mihaela Tepusa | ROU |
| Guadalupe Porras Ayuso | ESP |
| Sussane Kung | SWI |
| Maryna Striletska | UKR |
List of VAR officials at upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup
Just like the men’s competition and the 2019 edition, the Women’s World Cup will also feature VAR at every match. There 19 VAR operators set to feature in Australia and New Zealand in the upcoming competition with six of the, being female. Given below is the full list of VAR officials at upcoming 2023 Women’s World Cup.
| Referee | Country |
| Chris Beath | AUS |
| Abdulla Al-Marri | QAT |
| Muhammad Taqi | SIN |
| Carol Anne Chenard | CAN |
| Drew Fischer | CAN |
| Tatiana Guzman | NIC |
| Armando Villarreal | USA |
| Salome Di Iorio | ARG |
| Daiane Muniz dos Santos | BRA |
| Nicolas Gallo | COL |
| Juan Soto | VEN |
| Ella De Vries | BEL |
| Sian Massey-Ellis | ENG |
| Marco Fritz | GER |
| Massimiliano Irrati | ITA |
| Pol van Boekel | NET |
| Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez | ESP |
| Juan Martinez Munuera | ESP |
2019 Women’s World Cup Final match official
French official Stephanie Frappart, was the main match official who refereed the 2019 Women’s World Cup final. The final match featured the USA vs the Netherlands, which USA won 2-0 thanks to two goals. The two goals came in eight second-half minutes, where one was a penalty awarded after a VAR review.
Frappart is currently one of the most well-respected officials in the sport having achieved a number of firsts while working as a female referee. She was taken charge of matches across various tournaments like the 2019 UEFA Super Cup, Ligue 1 matches, 2022 Coupe de France, men’s 2022 World Cup and more.