South Africa’s top referee, Victor Gomes, will take charge of France’s opening 2022 FIFA World Cup clash against Australia on Tuesday.
Gomes’ assistants will be fellow South African Zakhele Siwela and Phatsoane Souru of Lesotho.
Match officials for the match between France and Australia:
Referee: Victor Gomes 🇿🇦
Assistant referee 1: Zakhele Siwela 🇿🇦
Assistant Referee 2: Souru Phatsoane 🇱🇸
4th official: Salima Mukansanga 🇷🇼
Also, Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe will be the center referee for the FiFA World Cup encounter involving Belgium and Canada. Match will be played on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 with Kickoff slated for 8 PM GMT+1.