Turkey v USA: World Cup 2026 – live

Key events Also seeking a spot in the knockout rounds … … is our referee, Mustapha Ghorbal . He and fellow Algerians Mokrane Gourari and Abbes Akram Zerhouni are the on-field crew. The UAE contributes fourth official Omar Al Ali and reserve official Mohammed Alhammadi. Staring into the TV like the family in Poltergeist will be VAR official Antonio Garcia of Uruguay, joined in the room by Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) and Juan Lara (Chile). The USA already suffered a setback in the round of 32 sweepstakes today when Tori Penso was involved in two questionable calls in the Ecuador-Germany game. Earlier, she had done a fantastic job with the Czechia-South Africa game. Armando Villarreal was the subject of one of the more colorful officiating critiques of this tournament, with Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz saying the US ref must have gone for coffee instead of recommending a review of a potential foul when England’s Ezri Konzi clattered into Prince Adu in the penalty area. Ismail Elfath made it to the round of 16 in 2022. He takes the whistle for the second time in this Cup when Uruguay and Spain meet in a game most casual observers have surely circled as one to watch. Ghorbal is also on his second game. He gave four yellow cards in Scotland’s 1-0 win over Haiti. Oh, and the other thing to watch: Oh. As in Peter Oh and what witticism he will contribute. We also must consider the Golden Boot race, in which Own Goal is the runaway leader. …