Who is the referee for USA vs Turkey in World Cup?
Who is the referee for USA vs Turkey in World Cup?
Seth Vertelney, USA TODAYThu, June 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
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INGLEWOOD, CA — The U.S. men's national team will close out the World Cup group stage against Turkey on Thursday, June 25.
Prior to the tournament, this appeared to be a can't-miss matchup between the two top teams in the group. In reality, it has turned into something quite different.
For the first time in its history, the USMNT has clinched its World Cup group with a game to spare. Meanwhile, Turkey is already eliminated before kickoff.
It could still be an intriguing matchup nonetheless, and the man in the center of it all will be referee Mustapha Ghorbal.
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Ghorbal, a 40-year-old Algerian, will be assisted by fellow Algerians, Mokrane Gourari and Abbes Akram Zerhouni.
Omar Al-Ali of the United Arab Emirates will serve as the fourth official and Mohamed Al-Hammadi will be the reserve assistant referee.
This is the second World Cup for Ghorbal, who took charge of two group stage matches at the 2022 World Cup. This is also the second match of this World Cup for Ghorbal, who officiated Scotland's opening-game win against Haiti.
Who are USA vs. Turkey referees?
The full list of referees for USMNT-Turkey is as follows:
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant referee 1: Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Assistant referee 2: Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria)
Fourth official: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video Assistant Referee (VAR): Antonio Garcia (Uruguay)
Assistant VAR: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
Support VAR: Juan Lara (Chile)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA-Turkey referee for World Cup match
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