Who is Glenn Nyberg, the referee for France - Belgium at Euro 2024?

Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg will take charge of a heavyweight last-16 clash at Euro 2024 today, as France face Belgium in Düsseldorf.

How many Euro 2024 matches has Nyberg refereed?

This will be the third game that Nyberg has overseen at this summer’s European Championship. He was the man in the middle for Romania’s 3-0 win over Ukraine in the first round of Group E games, before being handed Spain’s 1-0 victory over Albania on matchday three of Group B. He showed just five yellow cards across those two run-outs, and is yet to send any players off in Germany.

Nyberg has also served twice as the fourth official at the tournament: for France’s 0-0 draw with the Netherlands in the second round of Group D games, and for Belgium’s matchday-three clash with Ukraine in Group E. That game also ended goalless.

After officiating at Euro 2024, Nyberg is line to get further international action, as the 35-year-old has been named among the referees for the Paris Olympics soccer competition.

Nyberg angers Bayern over UCL handball decision

Having made his debut in the top flight of Swedish men’s soccer in 2013, Nyberg has gone on to officiate in all three of the male game’s major European competitions. He made his debut in the continent’s elite tournament, the Champions League, in 2022.

In his most recent Champions League appointment, a 2-2 quarter-final first-leg draw between Arsenal and Bayern Munich in April, he made headlines with a penalty call that attracted the Germans’ ire. In the 66th minute at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães picked the ball up in the box, not realising that play had already restarted. However, the referee opted against punishing the Brazilian over the misunderstanding.

“For me, for all of us, he made a huge mistake not giving the handball penalty,” then-Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel complained post-match. Tuchel added: “What makes us really angry is the explanation on the field. He told our players that it is a ‘kid’s mistake’ and he will not give a penalty like this in a quarter-final. This is a horrible, horrible explanation. He is judging handballs. Kid’s mistake, adult’s mistake. Whatever. We feel angry because it is a huge decision against us.”

France vs Belgium: start time, how to watch

France and Belgium meet today, Monday July 1 2024, at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, with kick-off scheduled for 12 noon ET/9am PT.

TV viewers in the United States will be able to watch the game on Fox Network and ViX, and also have the option of streaming the action on fuboTV, which offers new users a free introductory trial.

Enjoy France vs Belgium on fubo.

Who are Nyberg’s assistants for France vs Belgium? Who is the VAR?

Nyberg’s assistant referees in Düsseldorf will be fellow Swedes Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkist, and the fourth official will be Lithuania’s Donatas Rumsas. The video assistant referee (VAR) will be the Netherlands’ Pol van Boekel, and the first assistant VAR will be Poland’s Bartosz Frankowski. The second assistant VAR will be Dutchman Rob Dieperink.