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Clément Turpin and François Letexier have been excluded from officiating any further matches at the 2026 World Cup, after FIFA announced the list of 13 referees selected for the tournament's final four matches.

The two French referees leave the tournament while France is still competing for the title. Under FIFA policy, referees from countries still in the tournament cannot be appointed to officiate semi-finals, third-place matches, or the final, to avoid any conflict of interest.

Letexier's last assignment was the quarter-final in which Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2, where he faced criticism from the Egyptian side over an alleged penalty that was not awarded in the play leading up to Argentina's third goal.

As for Turpin, his last match officiated was England's 2-1 extra-time win over Norway, a game that sparked controversy after Norwegian players argued that the equalizer scored by Jude Bellingham came after the ball hit a suspended camera wire, with FIFA later supporting Turpin's decision in handling that incident.

While Turpin and Letexier's tournament run has ended, French referee Jérôme Brisard remains available to work as a video assistant referee and may be appointed for the remaining matches.

The 13 referees still in contention are: Ivan Barton (El Salvador), Ismail Elfath (United States), Espen Eskas (Norway), Alireza Faghani (Australia), Jalal Jayed (Morocco), Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan), Szymon Marciniak (Poland), Maurizio Mariani (Italy), Glenn Nyberg (Sweden), João Pinheiro (Portugal), Wilton Sampaio (Brazil), Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela), and Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia).

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