It's Euros quarter-final time - but who is the referee and VAR for England v Switzerland?
Jude Bellingham is set to feature in the match against the Swiss(Image credit: Getty Images)
So who is the referee and VAR for England v Switzerland?
England have hardly been convincing this Euro 2024 campaign but the side have a chance to make it to the semi-finals tonight with victory over Murat Yakin’s Switzerland. The Three Lions relied on a genius overhead kick by Jude Bellingham in the dying embers of the game against Slovakia to take the game to extra-time, whereupon Harry Kane’s header ensured progression to the quarterfinals.
Even though Switzerland have far less star names than England, as opposed to Gareth Southgate's men, they do look very much like a collective. They dominated Hungary in their opening game (3-1), before drawing their last two group stage games, against Scotland (1-1) and Germany (1-1). The side looked impeccable against a laboured Italy in the Round of 16 and their win landed a contest against England.
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Who is the referee for England vs Switzerland at Euro 2024?
Italian referee Daniele Orsato will preside over the proceedings (Image credit: Getty Images)
Daniele Orsato is set to oversee England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Switzerland in Dusseldorf on Saturday afternoon..
The experienced Italian referee will be retiring from the game after this tournament. At 48 years old, Orsato, who has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2010, recently officiated his final club match of the season - the Champions League semi-final second leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund in May, where he was seen in tears after the match.
The official was honoured with a guard of honour from Atalanta and Fiorentina players following his final Serie A appearance.
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Orsato officiated the 2020 Champions League final between PSG and Bayern Munich and the the Argentina-Croatia semi-final at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
He will be supported by assistant referees Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini.
Who is the VAR and fourth official for England vs Switzerland at Euro 2024?
Daniel Siebert will act as the fourth official (Image credit: BBC)
Orsato will be joined by compatriot Massimiliano Irrati, who will be acting as the main video assistant referee. In 2022, the official was in the firing line of Adrien Rabiot. The Juventus man took to social media to criticise Irrati's decision making during Juventus' Serie A clash with Inter Milan following the decision to award Hakan Calhanoglu a penalty and then retake his penalty after Wojciech Szczesny made an initial save.
He will have assistant video assistant referees Paolo Valeri and Bastian Dankert alongside him, while the fourth official is Daniel Siebert, a veteran German referee ranked in the UEFA first category.
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