After FIFA had nominated no less than 44 referees at the 1982 World Cup, which was a record up to the 2018 World Cup, the world football association began slowly reducing the number of referees at the tournament in Mexico, so that more referees came to two or more appearances . In addition, after the reintroduction of the knockout games after the group stage and the steadily growing media interest, the demands on the referees increased, so that FIFA called them together for the first time in a kind of training camp before a world tournament. Another reason was the special climatic conditions at some of the venues, some of which were at high altitudes and with kick-off times of 12 noon local time in the stadiums with temperatures of up to 50 ° C. It should also be noted that the referees, in addition to their game management, assisted on average for two to three games on the line, as there were no separate assistant referees yet.
List of referees
The referees came from all of FIFA's continental associations, with a focus on UEFA, which provided more than half of the referees. Referees from Japan, Mauritius, Mali, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia took part in a World Cup for the first time. The host Mexican Football Association also provided two referees who only assisted on the line.
Partie → indicates the two teams that played the game and the final score of the game after regular time, if necessary, after the extension and in the penalty shootout
Referee → First and last name of the referee who presided over the game
Linesmen → First and last name of the linesmen who supported the referee on the sidelines
LR1 → Line judge 1, first and last name of the line judge
LR2 → Line judge 2, first and last name of the line judge
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