On 29 March 2018, FIFA published the list of 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, on the basis of nationality, from all six football confederations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
[3][4] On 12 July 2018, FIFA announced that Argentine referee Néstor Pitana would take charge of the final.
[5] On 30 April 2018, FIFA announced 13 video assistant referees (VARs) had been appointed.
They will be supporting the main referee from the Video Operation Room based at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Moscow.
[8] Referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) was withdrawn due to attempted match-fixing at the 2018 King Cup Final.