Saudi Referees at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Saudi referees at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a refereeing team consisting of the referee Khaled Al-Turais, the assistant referee Mohammed Al-Abkari, and the video technology (VAR) referee Abdullah Al-Shahri, selected by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to take part in officiating matches at the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, during 11 June – 18 July 2026.
Their selection
The Saudi refereeing team was selected after appearing in a number of different participations regionally, continentally, and internationally, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was held in 2025 in Chile.
2026 World Cup referees
The selection process lasted three years, after which FIFA issued the list of referees who will officiate matches at the 2026 World Cup. The list came as follows:
| Number of referees | fifty-two referees |
| Number of assistant referees | Eighty-eight assistant referees |
| Number of video referees | Thirty video referees |
| Number of matches the referees will officiate | 104 matches |
| Number of national associations represented by the 2026 World Cup referees | Fifty-four national associations |
| Number of continental confederations represented by the 2026 World Cup referees | Six continental confederations |