Mustapha Ghorbal

Mustapha Ghorbal (; born 19 August 1985) is an Algerian association football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2014.

Career Mustapha Ghorbal made his debut in the Algerian first division in 2011 and has been an international referee for the FIFA since 2014.

Statistics

Games and cards in Ligue Professionnelle 1

SeasonGamesTotal per gameTotal per game2010–11242002011–1213413.1510.072012–1316432.6820.122013–1412373.0810.082014–1512494.0820.162015–1610454.5002016–1713493.7620.152017–1817915.3540.232018–1912443.6630.252019–2010414.150.52020–2112605.040.332021–226255.010.332022–239385.020.332023–24 TOTAL1445063.51270.19

Record Major national team competition 2019 Africa Cup of Nations – Egypt Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 24 June 2019 – Al Salam Stadium Cairo Group stage 1–0 4 0 30 June 2019 – 30 June Stadium Cairo Group stage 0–4 4 0 5 July 2019 – Cairo International Stadium Cairo Round of 16 0–1 5 0 10 July 2019 – 30 June Stadium Cairo Quarter-final 1–0 3 1 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 25 June 2021 – Khalifa International Stadium Al Rayyan Qualification stage 2–0 4 0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 9 January 2022 – Olembe Stadium Yaoundé Group stage, opening match 2–1 3 0 12 January 2022 – Limbe Stadium Limbé Group stage 0–1 5 0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) – Senegal Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 29 March 2022 – Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Dakar Third stage, 2nd leg final 1–0 8 0 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 25 November 2022 – Khalifa International Stadium Al Rayyan Group stage 1–1 1 0 30 November 2022 – Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah Group stage 1–0 3 0 5 December 2022 – Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah Round of 16 1–1 As fourth official 9 December 2022 – Education City Stadium Al Rayyan Quarter-final 1–1 As fourth official 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – Ivory Coast Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 14 January 2024 – Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Abidjan Group stage 1–2 VAR referee 18 January 2024 – Alassane Ouattara Stadium Abidjan Group stage 0–1 1 0 23 January 2024 – Stade de la Paix Bouaké Group stage 2–3 VAR referee 2 February 2024 – Alassane Ouattara Stadium Abidjan Quarter-final 3–1 3 0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations – Morocco Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 28 December 2025 – Marrakesh Stadium Marrakesh Group stage 1–1 3 0 10 January 2026 – Adrar Stadium Agadir Quarter-final 3–2 2 0 2026 FIFA World Cup – Canada/Mexico/United States Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 13 June 2026 – Gillette Stadium Foxborough Group stage 0–1 4 0 25 June 2026 – SoFi Stadium Inglewood Group stage 3–2 1 0 30 June 2026 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Round of 32 2–0 As fourth official

Major club competition 2019 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 24 June 2019 Al-Sadd – Hienghène Sport Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Al Rayyan First round 3–1 2 0 2020 CAF Champions League final – Egypt Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 27 November 2020 Zamalek – Al Ahly Cairo International Stadium Cairo Final 1–2 5 2 18 May 2024 ES Tunis – Al Ahly Hammadi Agrebi Stadium Radès, Tunis Final 0–0 4 0 2021 FIFA Club World Cup – United Arab Emirates Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 3 February 2022 Al-Jazira – AS Pirae Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi First round 4–1 3 0 9 February 2022 Monterrey – Al-Jazira Al Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi Fifth place 3–1 5 0 12 February 2022 Chelsea – Palmeiras Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Final 2–1 Fourth official 2022 CAF Super Cup – Morocco Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 10 September 2022 Wydad AC – RS Berkane Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat Final 0–2 4 0 2025 FIFA Club World Cup – United States Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 18 June 2025 Pachuca – Red Bull Salzburg TQL Stadium Cincinnati Group stage 1–2 1 0 22 June 2025 Manchester City – Al Ain Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta Group stage 6–0 3 0 29 June 2025 Paris SG – Inter Miami Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta Round of 16 4–0 Fourth official 9 July 2025 Paris SG – Real Madrid MetLife Stadium East Rutherford Semi-final 4–0 Fourth official

Other competitions 2015 African U-17 Championship – Niger Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 16 February 2015 – Stade Municipal Niamey Group stage 3–1 0 0 21 February 2015 – Stade Municipal Niamey Group stage 3–1 5 0 26 February 2015 – Stade Général Seyni Kountché Niamey Semi-final 2–1 2 0 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations – Gabon Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 20 May 2017 – Stade de Port-Gentil Port-Gentil Group stage 0–1 0 0 24 May 2017 – Stade de Port-Gentil Port-Gentil Semi-final 0–0 1 0 2018 African Nations Championship – Morocco Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 19 January 2018 – Stade Ibn Batouta Tangier Group stage 0–1 4 0 24 January 2018 – Stade Adrar Agadir Group stage 0–0 4 0 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup – Poland Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards Ref 23 May 2019 – Łódź Stadium Łódź Group stage 0–2 2 0 29 May 2019 – Bydgoszcz Stadium Bydgoszcz Group stage 0–0 2 0 7 June 2019 – Łódź Stadium Łódź Quarter-final 0–1 7 1