Mahmoud Ashour
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| Full name | Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour Hassan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1976 Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2008–2024 | Egyptian Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2010/2011– | FIFA listed | Video assistant referee | |
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour Hassan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 10 November 1976) is an Egyptian association football referee. He has worked internationally as a video assistant referee (VAR), including at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2024 Summer Olympics, the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Ashour made his debut as a referee in the Egyptian Premier League in 2008.[1] He was placed on the FIFA International Referees List in the early 2010s — 2010 according to the Egyptian Football Association's referee database,[2] and 2011 according to an Al-Masry Al-Youm profile[3] — and later specialised in VAR duties, officiating in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup from 2013.[3] By 2021 he had officiated more than 150 domestic matches in the Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup, with limited continental experience at that point beyond a handful of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[1]
FIFA selected Ashour as a video assistant referee for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo[1][4] and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5] At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations he served as VAR in ten matches, including the final.[6][3]
Ashour was part of Egypt's officiating delegation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and served as the video assistant referee for the South Korea v Czech Republic match on 12 June 2026, one of the tournament's opening-day fixtures.[7] The all-Egyptian team for that match — head referee, two assistant referees and a VAR official — made Egypt the first country to send a complete refereeing crew to a single FIFA World Cup match.[7][8][9]
Ashour received further appointments as the tournament progressed, appearing as VAR or assistant VAR in five more group matches — Austria v Jordan,[10] Brazil v Haiti,[11] Argentina v Austria,[12] the United States v Turkey,[13] and Portugal v Colombia[14] — and then in the round-of-32 tie between Mexico and Ecuador, which Egyptian media described as the first involvement of an Egyptian match official in the tournament's knockout stage.[15]
At the tournament's quarter-final between Spain and Belgium on 9 July 2026, Ashour made his eighth appearance as a video match official – a tournament record for the most VAR appearances by a single official at the 2026 edition.[16]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ismail, Ali (25 April 2021). "Egyptian referee Mahmoud Ashour selected by FIFA for Tokyo Olympics". KingFut. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "محمود عاشور" [Mahmoud Ashour]. Egyptian Football Association (in العربية). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 El-Helais, Mohamed (12 February 2024). "محمود عاشور .. «ملك الفار»" [Mahmoud Ashour ... "King of VAR"]. Al-Masry Al-Youm (in العربية). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mahmoud Ashour". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Egyptian Referee Mahmoud Ashour Chosen to Officiate at Paris Olympics". CairoScene. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Egyptian referee Mahmoud Ashour appointed for AFCON final". KingFut. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Egyptian referees make World Cup history with four officials in opening-day match". Ahram Online. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "From Al-Ahly's cauldron to the World Cup committee… 48 dramatic hours for video referees in Egypt and Saudi Arabia". Goal.com. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Onyach, Francis (9 June 2026). "Egypt's Amin Omar Set to Make African Refereeing History at 2026 World Cup". Dawan Africa. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "المصري محمود عاشور حكما لتقنية الفيديو في مواجهة النمسا والأردن بكأس العالم" [Egypt's Mahmoud Ashour as VAR in the Austria–Jordan World Cup match]. Al-Qahera News (in العربية). 15 June 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "الظهور الثالث.. محمود عاشور حكمًا للفيديو في مباراة البرازيل وهايتي بالمونديال" [Third appearance: Mahmoud Ashour as VAR in the Brazil–Haiti World Cup match]. Al-Ahram Gate (in العربية). 18 June 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Gamal, Mostafa (21 June 2026). "الظهور الرابع.. محمود عاشور حكمًا مساعدًا لتقنية الفيديو في مباراة الأرجنتين والنمسا" [Fourth appearance: Mahmoud Ashour as assistant VAR in the Argentina–Austria World Cup match]. Yalla Kora (in العربية). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Hassan, Amr (24 June 2026). "الظهور الخامس.. محمود عاشور حكماً مساعدا لتقنية الفيديو في لقاء أمريكا وتركيا بالمونديال" [Fifth appearance: Mahmoud Ashour as assistant VAR in the United States–Turkey World Cup match]. Akhbar Elnas Elyoum (in العربية). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ El-Barbary, Hazem (26 June 2026). "محمود عاشور يسجل ظهوره السادس في كأس العالم" [Mahmoud Ashour records his sixth World Cup appearance]. Egypt Telegraph (in العربية). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Alwan, Mohamed (29 June 2026). "محمود عاشور حكمًا مساعدًا لتقنية الفيديو في لقاء المكسيك والإكوادور بدور 32 بكأس العالم" [Mahmoud Ashour as assistant VAR in the Mexico–Ecuador round-of-32 World Cup match]. Mobtada (in العربية). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Octava aparición... Mahmoud Ashour, el rey del «FAR» en el Mundial 2026" [Eighth appearance... Mahmoud Ashour, the king of "VAR" at the 2026 World Cup]. Goal.com España (in español). 9 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
External links
- "Mahmoud Ashour". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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