World Cup 2022: FIFA Names Officials for Ghana-Uruguay Clash

FIFA has appointed German referee Daniel Siebert to handle the high-profile World Cup clash between Ghana and Uruguay on Friday, 2nd December.

The 38-year-old has been tasked with ensuring fair officiating in a game that is important to both sides.

It’s a rematch of the infamous 2010 contest in South Africa, which the South Americans won, as Ghanaians felt they were cheated.

Daniel Siebert is the man who will handle all of the pressure from both sides and ensure that no team feels cheated and that the game produces a legitimate winner.

He will be assisted by fellow countrymen Seidel Jan (Assistant I) and Foltyn Rafael (Assistant II), with Yamashita Yoshimi of Japan serving as the fourth referee.

Full appointment:

Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)