France will be refereed by Uzbek Ilgiz Tantashev in their World Cup round of 16 match against Paraguay. The FIFA announced his nomination on Thursday. He will be assisted by two of his compatriots, Andrey Tsapenko and Timur Gaynullin.

Who is the referee?

Ilgiz Tantashev is a 42-year-old Uzbek referee, familiar with the Uzbek Championship, who has already refereed in the Asian Champions League more than 20 times.

What is his experience with France?

During the Paris Olympics, he has already refereed matches of the France Olympic team, including the quarterfinal against Argentina (1-0), marked by an expulsion and ten yellow cards.

What are the game conditions?

At the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, high temperatures and possibly thunderstorms are expected. The Pennsylvania stadium had smiled on the Blues during their second group stage match against Iraq (3-0), again in a match marked by a two-hour weather interruption.

DateMatchResult
2026-06-22France - Iraq3-0
2026-09-25France - Türkiyeupcoming