Matthew Conger

Former New Zealand football referee

Matthew Conger

Born|  (1978-10-11) 11 October 1978 (age 45)[1]
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Other occupation|  Teacher
Domestic
Years|  League|  Role
2007–2024|  NZFC|  Referee
2014–2019|  A-League|  Referee
International
Years|  League|  Role
2013–2024|  FIFA listed|  Referee

Matthew Conger (born 11 October 1978) is a retired New Zealand football referee from Palmerston North. Born in Texas, United States, Conger operated in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship. He is a former school teacher from Palmerston North who now works for Sport Manawatu.[2]

## Refereeing career[edit]

Conger began refereeing in the United States as a teenager, continuing after moving to New Zealand in his early 20s.[2]

Conger has refereed at the 2015 Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 2017 Under-20 World Cup in South Korea, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[3] He has also officiated in numerous A-League and New Zealand Football Championship games. He has also been the man in the middle for OFC Champions League games.[1]

In 2016, Conger left full-time teaching in order to concentrate more on his refereeing, but in 2017 was engaged part-time at Palmerston North's Carncot School.[3]

In 2017, Conger was named the New Zealand referee of the year.[3]

## FIFA World Cup[edit]

2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia

Date | Match | Venue | Round
22 June 2018 |  Nigeria –  Iceland | Volgograd | Group stage
2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar

Date | Match | Venue | Round
30 November 2022 |  Tunisia –  France | Al Rayyan | Group stage

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Matthew Conger " Matches as referee". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
2. ^ a b Heagney, George (22 December 2012). "Conger climbs referees' ladder". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
3. ^ a b c Heagney, George (29 November 2017). "Kiwi football referee Matt Conger off to 2018 Fifa World Cup finals in Russia". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Matthew Conger at the Professional Referee Organization
* Matthew Conger at WorldReferee.com
* Matthew Conger at Olympedia

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Referees at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

AFC|

* ~~Fahad Al-Mirdasi~~
* Alireza Faghani
* Ravshan Irmatov
* Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
* Ryuji Sato
* Nawaf Shukralla

CAF|

* Mehdi Abid Charef
* Malang Diedhiou
* Bakary Gassama
* Gehad Grisha
* Janny Sikazwe
* Bamlak Tessema Weyesa

CONCACAF|

* Joel Aguilar
* Mark Geiger
* Jair Marrufo
* Ricardo Montero
* John Pitti
* César Arturo Ramos

CONMEBOL|

* Julio Bascuñán
* Enrique Cáceres
* Andrés Cunha
* Néstor Pitana
* Sandro Ricci
* Wilmar Roldán

OFC|

* Matthew Conger
* Norbert Hauata

UEFA|

* Felix Brych
* Cüneyt Çakır
* Sergei Karasev
* Björn Kuipers
* Szymon Marciniak
* Antonio Mateu Lahoz
* Milorad Mažić
* Gianluca Rocchi
* Damir Skomina
* Clément Turpin

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Referees at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

AFC|

* Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
* Chris Beath
* Alireza Faghani
* Ma Ning
* Mohammed Abdulla
* Yoshimi Yamashita

CAF|

* Bakary Gassama
* Mustapha Ghorbal
* Victor Gomes
* Salima Mukansanga
* Maguette Ndiaye
* Janny Sikazwe

CONCACAF|

* Iván Barton
* Ismail Elfath
* Mario Escobar
* Saíd Martínez
* César Arturo Ramos

CONMEBOL|

* Raphael Claus
* Andrés Matonte
* Kevin Ortega
* Fernando Rapallini
* Wilton Sampaio
* Facundo Tello
* Jesús Valenzuela

OFC|

* Matthew Conger

UEFA|

* Stéphanie Frappart
* István Kovács
* Danny Makkelie
* Szymon Marciniak
* Antonio Mateu Lahoz
* Michael Oliver
* Daniele Orsato
* Daniel Siebert
* Anthony Taylor
* Clément Turpin
* Slavko Vinčić

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