The 46-year-old referee will be making his World Cup debut and will be joined by compatriots Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini as his assistants
The 46-year-old referee will be making his World Cup debut and will be joined by compatriots Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini as his assistants
Robert Lewandowski's side will start their World Cup campaign against Mexico on November 22. Group C also includes Argentina and Saudi Arabia
The Fifa referees chief said that all 32 teams at the World Cup had been warned that match officials in Qatar have been instructed to take a hardline against any player endangering an opponent
President Vladimir Putin congratulates country on hosting the event
The announcement comes two days before Sunday's kickoff of the major sporting event
We caught up with a few of those who will soon be travelling to Qatar to cheer their favourite teams
The African Player of the Year suffered a shin injury playing for Bayern Munich earlier this month
Temperatures in Doha have been well over 30 degrees Celsius this week — dramatically different from the chilly autumn weather in Europe that the players have just left behind
He sends out a powerful message ahead of the tournament in Qatar
Thousands of supporters, mainly from India and other South Asian nations, took part in a parade in Doha that sparked suggestions they had been paid to wear Argentina, Brazil and England shirts as a stunt to promote the tournament