Who is the referee for the Chelsea vs PSG FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final clash?
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WHO IS THE REFEREE FOR REAL MADRID vs PSG?
The Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match will be officiated by Australian referee Alireza Faghani.
Faghani, a 47-year-old who was born in Iran, worked Brazil's penalty kicks win over Germany in the 2016 men's Olympic soccer final. He worked this year's Club World Cup opener between Miami and Al Ahly, Bayern Munich's group stage game against Boca Juniors and Chelsea's quarterfinal victory over Palmeiras.
He also refereed at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
The revamped CWC will see a total of 117 match officials – 35 referees, 58 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials – from 41 member associations take charge of the matches.
Full list of match officials in Club World Cup Final:
Alireza Faghani (referee)
Anton Shchetinin (assistant)
Ashley Warwick Beecham (assistant)
Facundo Raúl Tello Figueroa (fourth official)
Bastian Dankert (VAR)
Tatiana Guzman (VAR assistant)
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