The referee for the France vs. Paraguay match was Ilgiz Tantashev of Uzbekistan.

Match officials

  • Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev
  • Assistant referees: Andrey Tsapenko and Timur Gaynullin, both from Uzbekistan
  • Fourth official: Abdulrahman Al Jassim of Qatar

Quick note

Reports on the match also noted that Tantashev drew criticism for a very physical game and that Paraguay received no yellow cards.