German referee Daniel Siebert handed Ghana vs Uruguay clash
The 38-year-old has issued 103 yellow cards and 6 red cards in 36 matches in the last year.
Referee Daniel Siebert gestures during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match between Tunisia and Australia at Al Janoub Stadium on November 26, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
German referee Daniel Siebert has been appointed to take charge of the 2022 Fifa World Cup Group H contest between Ghana and Uruguay on Friday, December 2.
This is the second game for the 38-year-old, having made his World Cup debut in the Group D clash between Tunisia and Australia on November 26.
Siebert – who has been an international referee since 2015 – continues with his team of assistants in compatriots Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn.
The Ghana-Uruguay clash will be his 37th game as centre referee over the last 12 months – in which time he has handled several games in the three Uefa inter-club competitions, a World Cup qualifier, Nations League, and domestic games in his native Germany.
Siebert has issued 103 yellow cards and 6 red cards in the process.
Japanese Yoshimi Yamashita has been named Fourth Official.
Ghana vs Uruguay comes off at Al Janoub Stadium. Kickoff is at 15:00 GMT.
GHANA vs URUGUAY – Full appointment:
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)