FIFA announced the 2018 World Cup referee and assistants list back in 2017 and reports in Italian news also revealed what referees in the World Cup will be paid. Every referee in the final list will be paid $70,000 as retainer fee plus another $3,000 per match. We take a look how referees and assistants will be compensated for 2018 World Cup.
The mega event of football coming up in the month of June. Fifa selected the best officials for referee and lines-man job during the world cup matches. Many times in recent history referees decision change the game results. After world cup 2010 more changes implement in for the officials who make appearances in the matches. How much money do they get paid for the world cup matches. Comparing world cup referees salaries with champions league officials its 20% less money they earn.
There is three members team of officials present in the stadium two lines-man one on right side and other left side keeping. They both help match official during the match about corners, free-kicks and fouls conceded by the players. In 2010, a report claimed that a football match referee in world cup earn $50,000 from overall tournament. Here the salaries of lines-man and match officials you seen taken from trusted sources of football.
| # | Referee | Category | Tournament Fees | Nationality |
| 1 | Cüneyt CAKIR | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Turkey |
| 2 | Felix BRYCH | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Germany |
| 3 | Sergey KARASEV | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Russia |
| 4 | Bjorn KUIPERS | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Szymon MARCINIAK | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Poland |
| 6 | Antonio Miguel MATEU LAHOZ | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Spain |
| 7 | Milorad MAZIC | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Serbia |
| 8 | Gianluca ROCCHI | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Italy |
| 9 | Damir SKOMINA | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Russia |
| 10 | Clement TURPIN | Elite Panel | $70,000 | France |
| 11 | Julio BASCUÑAN | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Chile |
| 12 | Enrique CACERES | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Paraguay |
| 13 | Andres CUNHA | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Uruguay |
| 14 | Sandro RICCI | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Brazil |
| 15 | Nestor PITANA | Elite Panel | $70,000 | Argentina |
| 16 | Jair MARRUFO | Elite Panel | $70,000 | United States |
How much a lines-man earn per match during world cup. According to sources a lines-man make $2,000 from per match fees. The senior officials selected in elite panel earn more money then regular referees who are on base contracts. Total 36 referees selected for the world cup 2018, here you will see the famous one who are elite panel members.
How Much World Cup 2018 Referees Get Paid:
In 2010 and 2014 world cup tournaments referees maximum earn $50k in the tournament. Only those referees make to the list of $50,000 who are selected for playoffs and finals. In 2018, referees make $70k from the tournament only those who make most appearances in the world cup 2018 matches. The lines-man get paid salary upto $25k this time in world cup 2018 for their duties.