Uefa have pulled together an impressive list of experienced referees to take charge of the Euros under its Managing Director of Refereeing Roberto Rosetti.
These officials will have been involved in regular training meetings to ensure consistency in delivering decisions.
For example, Rosetti has already stated that only the captain of the team will be allowed to speak to the referee. Any other player approaching and surrounding the referee protesting a decision will receive a yellow card. If a goalkeeper is the team captain, then an outfield player will be designated to take on this role.
Looking at this group they represent the very best of Uefa referees. All of them are very fit and mobile on the field of play. They all tend to be strict enforcers of the laws with a low tolerance level on dissent.
Here is my guide to the referees that will be taking charge:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistants: Stefan Lupp, Marco Achmuller
Jude Bellingham will certainly want to keep on the right side of this referee after he was fined for his post-match comments about Zwayer while playing for Dortmund. Manager Gareth Southgate, however, says he is unconcerned by Zwayer taking charge of England’s semi-final.
Michael Oliver (England)
Assistants: Stuart Burt, Dan Cook
Oliver is an outstanding official with his biggest appointments to date include the 2021 FA Cup final and refereeing at the 2022 World Cup. He reads the game very well and quickly gains the respect of players with his calm and confident approach. Oliver will expect to get a semi-final, or even a final if England are knocked out before then.
Anthony Taylor (England)
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn
Taylor was promoted to the Fifa list in 2013 and has officiated all the top games in England. In 2021, Taylor officiated the Euro 2020 match between Finland and Denmark in which Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch and required emergency treatment.