He took off for Doha, Qatar this Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The Mayennais Jérôme Brisard will experience the Football World Cup as closely as possible. The Francs Archers Laval licensee will work on video assistance (VAR) during the competition. at the end of September, during a press briefing organized in Clairfontaine, the six French referees selected for the World Cup expressed their pride.
serve the game
“It is a joy to be part of this adventure. Whether as central referee, assistant referee, fourth referee, we are lucky to be able to participate in the most beautiful football competition in the world, the most important. We just want to make the most of it and be efficient in the field of action that will be given to us. We are here to serve the game” confides Jérôme Brisard. “Me, I dream of matches where there are only ten faults, many goals, flights, no discussion. But it’s totally utopian__. We are sports lovers, football lovers, so today we are really enthusiastic“he continues.
The six French referees at the World Cup
- Clement Turpin (central referee)
- Stephanie Frappart (central referee)
- Cyril Gringore (assistant referee)
- Nicolas Danos (assistant referee)
- Benoît Millot (VAR referee)
- Jérôme Brisard (VAR referee)