Who is the referee for Egypt vs Iran?

Referee Szymon Marciniak gestures
Szymon Marciniak refereed the last World Cup final (Image credit: Getty Images)

The referee for tonight's Egypt and Iran match is Szymon Marciniak, an official from Poland.

Both sides still have a chance of getting through to the knockout stage. A victory for Iran would put both sides through regardless of Belgium's result against New Zealand, with Egypt progressing as one of the best eight third-placed sides in that scenario.

An Egypt win would put Iran out of the competition, while a draw would leave Iran either to hope Belgium fail to better their result, or that finishing with three points and a neutral goal difference would be enough in the third-place table.

Referee confirmed for Egypt vs Iran

Szymon Marciniak

Poland's Szymon Marciniak will take charge of this Group G game (Image credit: Alamy)

Kick-off is set for 8pm local time (4am UK time) at Seattle's Lumen Field, with the New Zealand-Belgium clash taking place simultaneously north of the border in Vancouver.

The referee appointed for Egypt vs Iran is Poland's Szymon Marciniak.

Szymon Marciniak at the 2026 World Cup

This will be Szymon Marciniak's second game of the competition (Image credit: Getty Images)

The 45-year-old is one of the more experienced officials at this summer's World Cup having been active in the Ekstraklasa since 2009.

Since then, Marciniak has officiated at every Euros and World Cup except for Euro 2020, instead flying over to referee at the Arab Cup later that year.

In 2022, Marciniak earned the distinction of refereeing the World Cup final as Argentina triumphed over France. A year later, he was also put in charge of both the Champions League final and the Club World Cup final.

Running the line will be two of his countrymen, Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik.

Iran's Portuguese coach #00 Carlos Queiroz speaks with Iran's forward #09 Mehdi Taremi

Iran need a win (Image credit: Getty Images)

The fourth official is Yusukue Araki, with fellow Japanese Jun Mihara as the reserve official.

VAR details are yet to be confirmed.

Steven Chicken

Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.

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