Who is the referee for Scotland vs Morocco?

John McGinn of Scotland celebrates after scoring — Scotland are hoping to cause an upset against Morocco tonight (Image credit: Getty Images)

Scotland and Morocco will face one another at the World Cup tonight in the second round of Group C matches.

A win would all but guarantee progress to the knockout stages for Scotland, but they won't find it easy against one of their group's favourites.

Here's who will be in charge of tonight's game.

Experienced Uzbek referee to take charge of tonight's fixture

Morocco's midfielder #11 Ismael Saibari — Morocco drew with Brazil in their opening fixture (Image credit: Getty Images)

In the middle for the clash between Scotland and Morocco is Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev.

He has plenty of experience in the Asian Champions League and has even refereed a high-profile Morocco fixture before, when he took charge of their Olympic semi-final against Spain in 2024.

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Tantashev will be in control of his first ever World Cup fixture tonight.

However, he will not be the first Uzbek referee to take charge of a World Cup game, with Ravshan Irmatov actually the record holder for the greatest number of World Cup matches refereed, with 11 games between 2010 and 2018.

Two more Uzbek officials will join Tantashev this evening, with Andrey Tsapenko and Timur Gaynullin assisting from the touchlines.

Adham Makhadmeh from Jordan will be the fourth official, while fellow Jordanian Mohammad Al-Khalaf will be reserve assistant referee.

Armando Villarreal from the United States has been appointed Video Assistant Referee.

Scotland&rsquo;s John McGinn — Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 in their World Cup opener (Image credit: Getty Images)

A win for Scotland tonight would all but guarantee a spot in the knockout stages, while Morocco would still have work to do in their final group match after their draw against Brazil.

A defeat would still leave both sides in with a chance to progress to the next stage of the competition, with the eight best third place finishers progressing.

The fixture will be shown live on both ITV1 and STV in the UK, free to watch, and kicks off at 11pm.

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Ryan Gray is a freelance writer, covering mainly travel and occasionally sport. He previously spent two years as Sports Editor at the Watford Observer before turning his hand to travel writing, with his work appearing in various national UK publications. He has gone from providing matchday commentary for Blyth Spartans to covering FA Cup and Euros finals, as well as interviewing the likes of Claudio Ranieri, Alan Shearer and Glenn Hoddle, among other big names.