Euro 2024: Who will be the referee in the Group F match between Turkey and Georgia?

The opening match of Group F in Euro 2024 starts on Tuesday when Turkey plays Georgia at Signal Iduna Park, the home stadium of Bundesliga stadium Borussia Dortmund.

The referee in the match will see the only non-European referee at the match, Facundo Tello, who is from Argentina.

Who is the referee in Turkey vs Georgia?

The 41-year-old, who rose to the pinnacle of the sport, was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. He started officiating matches for the Argentine Football Association in 2011 and is a member of the Bahrain Association of Referees. In 2018 he officiated the Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors, which was his first high-profile job.

Tello was added to FIFA’s roster of international referees in 2019; at the South American Under-20 Championship in Chile he started as the fourth official.

In 2021 he officiated the FIFA Arab Cup. The following year he had to oversee three matches at the World Cup in Qatar. Tello officiated three World Cup matches, including two unexpected defeats for Portugal, against Morocco and South Korea.

Tello made headlines in 2022 when he oversaw the Champions Trophy final in Argentina. Carlos Alcaraz, a midfielder for Racing Club, scored a stunning late goal to level the score with Boca Juniors before a melee broke out moments later.

Tello gave Alcaraz a red card for starting the brawl and then gave the Boca players who were fighting another five. During the match, the overworked referee had already shown ten red cards, including the dismissal of three players and Boca manager Hugo Ibarra.

Complete list of Turkey vs Georgia match officials

• Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

• Assistant referees: Gabriel Chade (Argentina) and Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

• Video assistant referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

• Assistant video assistant referees: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) and David Coote (England)

• Match fourth official: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)