Spain vs Morocco referee: Who are the officials for the 2022 World Cup Round of 16 clash?

On Tuesday at 3pm, Spain and Morocco face off with both sides looking to book a place in the World Cup Quarter Final.

Spain qualified second in their group, whilst Morocco topped their group with an impressive seven points.

Morocco's strong performances in the group stage included a shock win over 2018 World Cup semi-finalists Belgium. Meanwhile, Spain thrashed Costa Rica 7-0 and qualified despite a loss to Japan in the final game.

They will face each other at the Education City Stadium in Qatar. Morocco will be looking to progress past the round of 16 for the first time, with Spain aiming to reach their first quarter final since 2010, when they went on to win the all-important trophy.

Who is referee Fernando Rapallini?

Argentinian Fernando Rapallini is taking charge of this round of 16 match and made his World Cup refereeing debut in Qatar. At club level, Rapallini referees in the Argentine Primera Division and became a FIFA referee in 2014. He took charge of his first international match back in 2015, in a game between Chile and El Salvador.

Rapallini gained international attention after becoming the first South American referee to officiate at a European Championship, during EURO 2020. He took charge of a number of games, including Ukraine vs North Macedonia, Croatia vs Scotland and France vs Switzerland.

This is Rapallini's third game officiating in this World Cup, having previously overseen Morocco vs Croatia in Group F and Serbia vs Switzerland in Group G.

Morocco vs Croatia was a 0-0 draw, whilst Serbia Switzerland was an entertaining 3-2 Switzerland win, during which Rapallini dished out 11 yellow cards.

Who are the other officials for Tuesday’s match?

Assistant Referees: Juan Pablo Belatti and Diego Bonfa (Both Argentina)

Fourth Official: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

VAR: Mauro Vigilano (Argentina) and Nicola Gallo (Colombia)