Who are the officials for UEFA Women's EURO 2022? Full list of referees, assistants and VAR details

UEFA has made its choices and we now know who will be wielding the whistles and flags at Women's EURO 2022, which began on July 6.

There will be 12 referees in charge of the 31 matches, which continue until July 31.

VAR is also in use at the tournament in England - a first for the competition.

Who are the referees for UEFA Women's EURO 2022?

The referees for the UEFA Women's Euros are as follows:

UEFA and CONMEBOL have an exchange programme, and a South American refereeing team led by Emikar Calderas Barrera will be joining their European counterparts in England this summer.

Who is UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final referee Kateryna Monzul?

Monzul will be the woman in the middle when England and Germany take to the field on Sunday, July 31 at Wembley with this the 41-year-old's fourth Women's EURO Championship.

She becomes the first Ukrainian to referee a Women’s EURO final and has already taken charge of three matches at this year's tournament – Spain's 4-1 win against Finland on Matchday 1 in Group B, Austria’s 1-0 defeat of Norway in the final round of Group A games and Sweden’s 1-0 quarter-final win against Belgium.

As well as having three World Cups under her belt, Monzul has refereed several high-profile matches including the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League final between Tyresö and Wolfsburg in Lisbon. Monzul has also refereed matches in the Ukrainian men's Premier League – the first female official to do so –  and has been assigned to matches in the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Nations League.

Sunday's match will mark the end of a fantastic tournament and a difficult few months for Monzul who was forced to flee her country earlier this year amid Russia's invasion. Along with her two sisters and their three children she left the city of Kharkiv and eventually settled in Italy in order to continue her refereeing career.

UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final refereeing team

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Assistants: Maryna Striletska (Ukraine), Paulina Baranowska (Poland) 
Fourth official: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
VAR Assistants: Maurizio Mariani (Italy), Pol Van Boekel (Netherlands)

What is a refereeing team?

A refereeing team comprises a referee, two assistant referees, a fourth official, and a team of two video assistant referees (VAR) at the stadium.

Who are the assistant referees for UEFA Women's EURO 2022?

The assistant referees are:

There are also two support officials, who act as either fourth officials or reserve assistant referee:

• Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
• Lorraine Watson (Scotland)

Who are the VAR officials for UEFA Women's EURO 2022?

The VAR officials are:

Is this the first time VAR has been used at a Women's Euros?

This is the first time video assistant referees are being used at all matches in a Women's Euros final tournament.

However, VAR has been used in the women's game before, notably in the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019. Controversially, Scotland were knocked out of the tournament by Argentina because of a VAR decision: goalkeeper Lee Alexander was judged to have moved off her line ahead of making a penalty save.