World Cup — Referees Ranked
All World Cup referees ranked by yellow cards per match — strictest at the top, most lenient at the bottom. Click any referee for season averages and recent fixtures officiated.
| Rank | Referee | Yellow/match | Fouls/match |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Danny Desmond Makkelie | 6.00 | 30.00 |
| — | Facundo Tello Figueroa | 5.00 | 30.00 |
| — | Mustapha Ghorbal | 4.00 | 44.00 |
| — | François Letexier | 4.00 | 23.00 |
| — | Ismail Elfath | 3.00 | 14.00 |
| — | Saíd Martínez | 3.00 | 23.00 |
| — | Wilton Pereira Sampaio | 3.00 | 23.00 |
| — | Slavko Vinčić | 2.00 | 30.00 |
| — | Amin Mohamed Omar | 1.00 | 25.00 |
| — | Jesús Valenzuela Sáez | 1.00 | 16.00 |
| — | Jalal Jayed | 0.00 | 29.00 |