Who is the referee for Morocco vs Haiti?

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 13: Ismael Saibari of Morocco celebrates after scoring his teams first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match between Brazil and Morocco at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 13, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by MB Media/Getty Images) — Morocco can still finish top of Group C (Image credit: Getty Images)

The World Cup's Group C will come to a climax on Wednesday evening when the final two matches are played simultaneously.

Brazil lead the way after two games and will take on Scotland in Miami, while over in Atlanta, it's Morocco vs Haiti.

With Haiti the only team to be eliminated and top spot still up for grabs, there's plenty to play for.

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Who is the referee for Morocco vs Haiti?

Danny Makkelie will be the man in the middle of this Group C clash (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Atlas Lions need to either better Brazil's result or overhaul their goal difference if they are to win the group and are up against a Haiti side who saw their hopes of reaching the knockout stage end when they lost to Brazil on Friday evening.

This final clash takes place at 5pm local time (11pm UK time) at Atlanta Stadium in the United States.

John McGinn's deflected strike ginds the net against Haiti — Haiti were defeated 1-0 by Scotland in their opener (Image credit: Getty Images)

The referee for this match will be Dutchman Danny Makkelie, who is at his second World Cup, after getting the nod for the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

The 43-year-old from Willemstad was handed two high-profile matches four years ago, overseeing Spain and Germany's 1-1 group stage draw, plus Argentina's 2-0 win over Poland.

Makkelie has also worked at the last two European Championships and refereed the Europa League final back in 2020.

This will be his second match of the current tournament, following the United States' 4-1 victory over Paraguay, which saw him dish out six yellow cards.

Tim Ream and Miguel Almiron discuss the 'mistaken identity' rule with referee Danny Makkelie during USA vs Paraguay at the World Cup 2026. — Danny Makkelie dished out six yellows during USA vs Paraguay (Image credit: Getty Images)

Running the lines will be his compatriots Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries.

Portugal's Joao Pinhiero will be on fourth official duties, while Bruno Jesus has been named as the reserve assistant referee.

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For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.