{"id":1469363,"date":"2026-07-17T13:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1469363"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:58:47","slug":"france-vs-england-referee-jesus-valenzuela","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-vs-england-referee-jesus-valenzuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is the referee for France vs England? Jes\u00fas Valenzuela&#8217;s stats and history ahead of World Cup third-place play-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jes\u00fas Valenzuela is the France vs England referee for Saturday&#8217;s World Cup third-place play-off. The Venezuelan has already refereed both of these sides on this stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valenzuela, 42, takes charge at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-vs-england-live-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kick-off at 10pm UK time<\/a>. Compatriots Jorge Urrego and Tulio Moreno run the lines. Only a bronze medal is at stake, though for two sides who came within a game of the final, pride will do the motivating. As a result, his handling of the night still matters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Name<\/td>\n<td>Jes\u00fas Valenzuela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Born<\/td>\n<td>24 November 1983, Portuguesa, Venezuela (age 42)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FIFA referee since<\/td>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venezuelan top-flight referee since<\/td>\n<td>2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Matches officiated<\/td>\n<td>388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yellow cards<\/td>\n<td>1,909 (4.92 per game)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red cards<\/td>\n<td>115 (0.30 per game)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Penalties awarded<\/td>\n<td>107 (0.28 per game)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Statistics courtesy of Transfermarkt. Correct as of 17 July 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Who is Jes\u00fas Valenzuela?<\/h2>\n<p>Born in Portuguesa in 1983, Valenzuela has refereed in Venezuela&#8217;s top flight since 2011. His FIFA badge followed in 2013. He has since taken in two Copa Am\u00e9ricas, the sharp end of the Copa Libertadores and two World Cups. In 2021, the IFFHS named him CONMEBOL&#8217;s referee of the year.<\/p>\n<p>His domestic numbers run hot, as South American officials&#8217; tend to. He averages 4.92 yellow cards per game across 388 matches, per Transfermarkt \u2014 more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-vs-morocco-referee-facundo-tello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facundo Tello<\/a>, and behind only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-vs-spain-referee-ivan-barton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iv\u00e1n Barton<\/a> among the officials of this knockout stage. In addition, his 115 red cards work out at 0.30 per game.<\/p>\n<h2>Jes\u00fas Valenzuela World Cup record<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>World Cup matches<\/td>\n<td>5 (two at Qatar 2022, three in 2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yellow cards<\/td>\n<td>7 (1.40 per game)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red cards<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Penalties awarded<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>World Cup record courtesy of Transfermarkt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Saturday will be Valenzuela&#8217;s sixth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Cup<\/a> match \u2014 and he knows both teams already. At Qatar 2022 he refereed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">England<\/a>&#8216;s goalless draw with the United States in the group stage. He then took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France<\/a>&#8216;s 3-1 win over Poland in the round of 16, where his penalty award let Robert Lewandowski score deep into stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>At this World Cup he has taken Australia 2-0 T\u00fcrkiye, Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar and Norway&#8217;s 2-1 comeback win over C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire in the round of 32. In fact, those three games produced just four yellow cards between them. Notably, he has never shown a red card at a World Cup.<\/p>\n<h2>France vs England referee: what can both sides expect?<\/h2>\n<p>A light touch, on the evidence. Valenzuela&#8217;s World Cup rate of 1.40 yellows per game is barely a quarter of his domestic figure, and no player has seen red from him at this level. Naturally, that suits a bronze-medal match both managers will half-treat as a send-off. However, his South American caseload means he is no soft touch if a game turns spiteful. Both camps will rotate too. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-vs-england-team-news-predicted-lineups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France vs England team news and predicted lineups<\/a> cover the likely changes.<\/p>\n<p>There is no neutrality question in Miami, because Venezuela&#8217;s interest ended long ago. Still, the France vs England referee brings a neat symmetry to the occasion. Valenzuela took England&#8217;s dullest night of Qatar 2022 and one of France&#8217;s brightest; Saturday decides which version of this fixture turns up. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/france-vs-england-stats-you-might-see-world-cup-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stats you might see in France vs England<\/a> feature picks out the numbers that could settle it.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Has Jes\u00fas Valenzuela refereed France or England before?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes \u2014 both, at Qatar 2022. He refereed England&#8217;s 0-0 draw with the United States in the group stage and France&#8217;s 3-1 round-of-16 win over Poland. However, Saturday is his first time taking the two together.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How many World Cup matches has Jes\u00fas Valenzuela refereed?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Five \u2014 England vs USA and France vs Poland at Qatar 2022, then Australia vs T\u00fcrkiye, Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar and C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire vs Norway in 2026. France vs England is his sixth.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who are the match officials for France vs England?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Jes\u00fas Valenzuela is supported by Venezuelan assistant referees Jorge Urrego and Tulio Moreno. In addition, FIFA will confirm the fourth official and video officials closer to kick-off.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Of course, the whistle is only part of the story. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-vs-england-predictions-betting-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France vs England predictions and best bets<\/a> cover the betting angle. You can also follow every call in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/match-centre\/france-vs-england-fifa-world-cup-18-07-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France vs England match centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jes\u00fas Valenzuela is the France vs England referee for Saturday&#8217;s World Cup third-place play-off. The Venezuelan has already refereed both of these sides on this stage. Valenzuela, 42, takes charge at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with kick-off at 10pm UK time. Compatriots Jorge Urrego and Tulio Moreno run the lines. Only a bronze medal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":394,"featured_media":1469371,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"france vs england referee","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Who is the France vs England referee? Jes\u00fas Valenzuela","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Venezuela's Jes\u00fas Valenzuela takes charge of France vs England in the World Cup third-place play-off. His refereeing record and card stats in full.","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"news-category":[27626],"class_list":["post-1469363","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-world-cup"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Who is the France vs England referee? 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