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FIFA appoints Uzbek officiating crew for Paraguay-France round of 16
A team of Uzbek referees led by Ilgiz Tantashev has been appointed to officiate the FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between Paraguay and France.
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Tantashev will be assisted by fellow Uzbek referees Andrey Tsapenko and Timur Gaynullin.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 2:00 a.m. Tashkent time on July 5 in Philadelphia, United States.
The appointment marks the third World Cup assignment for the Uzbek officiating crew at the tournament. Earlier, the same team oversaw two group-stage matches: Scotland vs. Morocco and Algeria vs. Austria.
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