UEFA has appointed referees for the Dynamo and Qarabağ matches
UEFA has appointed the refereeing teams for both matches between Kyiv’s Dynamo and Azerbaijan’s Qarabağ in the third qualifying round of the 2026/2027 Conference League. The first leg in Lublin on August 6 will be officiated by a Danish crew led by Morten Krog, while the second leg in Baku on August 13 will be officiated by English referees led by Stuart Attwell.
The match in Lublin, Poland, will take place on August 6. Danish referee Morten Krog has been appointed as the head referee. He will be assisted by his compatriots Steffen Bramsen and Viktor Skitte. Jakob Carlsen will serve as the fourth official.
Danes Jakob Kæhle and Jens Møje will also be responsible for operating the VAR system. The match will begin at 8:00 p.m. Kyiv time.
Who will officiate the second leg
The teams will play their second match on August 13 in Baku at the Tofig Bakhramov Stadium. This match has been entrusted to an English officiating crew. Stuart Attwell will serve as the head referee, with Jan Hussen and Nick Gringall as his assistants. Lewis Smith has been appointed as the fourth official. Peter Banks and James Bell will operate the VAR system.
The match in Baku kicks off at 7:00 p.m. Kyiv time. Thus, Dynamo now knows not only its opponents in the third qualifying round but also the referees who will officiate both matches. The team that will advance in the Conference League will be determined based on the results of the two matches.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) held an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss a possible response to the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)’s plans to bring in outside investors for the organization’s commercial projects.
As a reminder, European soccer associations will discuss this week the possibility of boycotting the World Cup if FIFA President Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to create a new commercial structure and bring in private investors.
FIFA plans to change the management model for its major soccer tournaments. The organization is creating a new company to which the commercial rights to the World Cups will be transferred, and it intends to sell a portion of its shares to investors. One of the main contenders to participate in the project is said to be the fund of American billionaire Joshua Kushner—the brother of Ivanka Trump’s husband.
