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Taylor with an important observer after the issues he’s had recently.

bmb will be off to Northern Ireland methinks!!!

Group I
20:45 CET - Budapest (Puskás Aréna)
HUNGARY - SAN MARINO
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Polacek (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednar (SVK)
Fourth Official: Michal Ocenas (SVK)
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San (SUI)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Phivos Constantinides (CYP)

Totty watch at the Puskas Arena for bmb then!  I shall enjoy the view from the press box.

13th November 2021

Group D
15:00 CET - Zenica (Stadion Bilino polje)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - FINLAND
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Neil Davies (ENG)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Darko Čeferin (SVN)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Christian Mutschler (SUI)

Group G
18:00 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY - LATVIA
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
Video Assistant Referee: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Elmir Pilav (BIH)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Renáta Tomášová (SVK)

Group G
18:00 CET - Istanbul (Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu)
TURKEY - GIBRALTAR
Referee: Sergii Boiko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Volodymyr Volodin (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk (UKR)
Fourth Official: Viktor Kopiievskyi (UKR)
Video Assistant Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskyi (UKR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Haris Gvozden (BIH)

Group D
20:45 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
FRANCE - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE)
Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sander van der Eijk (NED)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Coastas Kapitanis (CYP)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Paolo Rondelli (SMR)

Group E
20:45 CET - Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium)
WALES - BELARUS 
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Jon Skjervold (NOR)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Márton Esterházy (SVK)

Group E
20:45 CET - Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
BELGIUM - ESTONIA
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Ümit Öztürk (TUR)
Video Assistant Referee: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Kazimierz Oleszek (POL)

Group G
20:45 CET - Podgorica (Gradski Stadion)
MONTENEGRO - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: José María Sánchez (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:  José Luis Munuera (ESP)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Jacques Antenen (SUI)

3 english appointments by UEFA for Saturday

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Finland
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant referee: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant referee: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth official: Darren England (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Chris Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Neil Davies (ENG)

Could this suggest a possible Peter Bankes appointment with Neil Davies or am i reading too much into it?

Sunday matches

Group H
15:00 CET - Ta' Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA - SLOVAKIA 
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Fourth Official: Dario Bel (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec (CRO)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Stephen Lodge (ENG)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Łukasz Sojski (POL)

Group H
15:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA - CYPRUS
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Usachev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Valeriy Danchenko (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
Video Assistant Referee: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Igor Demeshko /RUS)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Vito Di Gioia (ITA)

Group H
15:00 CET - Split (Stadion Poljud)
CROATIA - RUSSIA
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Dennis Higler (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti (NED)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Matteo Simone Trefoloni (ITA)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Balázs Makray (HUN)

Group J
18:00 CET - Vaduz (Rheinpark Stadion)
LIECHTENSTEIN - ROMANIA
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Zunic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Fourth Official: David Smajc (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazovic (SVN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borosak (SVN)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Petteri Kari (FIN)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Markku Lehtola (FIN)

Group J
18:00 CET - Yerevan (Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan)
ARMENIA - GERMANY
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eric Wattellier (FRA)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Leslie Irvine (NIR)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Igor Radojičić (SRB)

Group J
18:00 CET - Skopje (National Arena Todor Proeski)
NORTH MACEDONIA - ICELAND
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San (SUI)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Marinus Koopman (NED)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Claude Runavot (FRA)

Group A
20:45 CET - City of Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Referee: Tamás Bognár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor (HUN)
Fourth Official: Balázs Berke (HUN)
Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Anna Kulcsár (HUN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: István Vad (HUN)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Zoran Petrović (SRB)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Diana Andersen (DEN)

Group A
20:45 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
PORTUGAL - SERBIA
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Herbert Fandel (GER)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Christian Kofoed (DEN)

Group B
20:45 CET - Athens (Olympic Athletic Center "Spyros Louis")
GREECE - KOSOVO
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Fourth Official: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (BLR)
Video Assistant Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksei Lunev (RUS)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)
FIFA Match Commissioner: David Pugh (ENG)

Group B
20:45 CET - Seville (La Cartuja de Sevilla)
SPAIN - SWEDEN
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Bosch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Harald Lechner (AUT)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Tarik Shamel (ENG)

Friendly
18:00 CET - Baku (Olimpiya Stadionu)
AZERBAIJAN - QATAR
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radius (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev (AZE)

Please elucidate on Mr Taylor's perceived recent tribulations

im not having a go, but is there any need to get so defensive over any minor criticism of anthony taylor? its not like there personally attacking him or anything.

No surprise to see Brych, Orsato and Makkelie on the games that will decide group winners. Letexier and Mazda with decent games - are we expecting these two be promoted soon?

Ruddy Buquet has replaced Zwayer for the England match.