2026 World Cup: Latvian referee crew to officiate Azerbaijan-France match

Referees announced for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Azerbaijan and France in Baku.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Report, the match, which will be held at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, will be officiated by referees from Latvia.

The main referee Andris Treimanis will be assisted by Haralds Gudermanis and Aleksejs Spasennikovs. Vitalis Spasennikovs will serve as the fourth official.

Clay Ruperti from the Netherlands will be responsible for VAR, and Kristaps Ratnieks (Latvia) will be responsible for AVAR.

It should be noted that the Azerbaijan-France match will take place on November 16 at 21:00 at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium.