Clément Turpin

Clément Turpin (; born 16 May 1982) is a French football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2010, and an UEFA Elite group referee since 2012.

Career Turpin became a FIFA referee in 2010. He has served as a referee in the 2014 and 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Turpin became a referee in UEFA club competitions from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

In May 2016, Turpin was named the best French referee by the French Football Federation. The same year he officiated at the UEFA Euro 2016 in France and was one of the five UEFA referees for the Men's Olympic Games football tournament in Brazil.

The following year Turpin refereed in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.

On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that Turpin would officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, with Cyril Gringore and Nicolas Danos as assistant referees.

On 4 July 2020, he officiated the Oldest capital derby of Bulgaria between Levski Sofia and Slavia Sofia.

On 26 May 2021, he refereed the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final between Villarreal and Manchester United.

Turpin was selected by UEFA to officiate the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

In April 2024, Turpin was selected to officiate at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. The following year, Turpin was selected to officiate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

Record Major national team competitions UEFA Euro 2016 – France Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards 14 June 2016 – Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Bordeaux Group stage 0–2 1 1 21 June 2016 – Parc des Princes Paris Group stage 0–1 0 0 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia 20 June 2018 – Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don Group stage 1–0 0 0 27 June 2018 – Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod Group stage 2–2 6 0 UEFA Euro 2020 – Europe 12 June 2021 – Baku National Stadium Baku Group stage 1–1 3 0 21 June 2021 – Parken Stadium Copenhagen Group stage 1–4 3 0 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar 24 November 2022 – Education City Stadium Al Rayyan Group stage 0–0 3 0 29 November 2022 – Khalifa International Stadium Al Rayyan Group stage 1–2 1 0 5 December 2022 – Stadium 974 Doha Round of 16 4–1 1 0 UEFA Euro 2024 – Germany 14 June 2024 – Allianz Arena Munich Group stage 5–1 3 1 25 June 2024 – RheinEnergieStadion Cologne Group stage 0–0 5 0 6 July 2024 – Olympiastadion Berlin Quarter Finals 2–1 6 1 2026 FIFA World Cup – Canada/United States/Mexico 17 June 2026 – AT&T Stadium Arlington Group stage 4–2 0 0 25 June 2026 – Levi's Stadium Santa Clara Group stage 0–0 2 0 3 July 2026 – Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Round of 32 1–0 5 0 11 July 2026 – Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens Quarter Finals 1–2 1 0

Major club competitions Date Competition Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards 26 May 2021 UEFA Europa League Villarreal – Manchester United Stadion Gdańsk Gdańsk Final 1–1 (11–10 on penalties) 4 0 28 May 2022 UEFA Champions League Liverpool – Real Madrid Stade de France Saint-Denis Final 0–1 1 0

Honours IFFHS World's Best Referee: 2025