Uzbek referee Tantashev to officiate India vs Brazil friendly
Uzbekistan referee Ilgiz Tantashev will officiate the historic FIFA friendly between India and Brazil at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.
The All India Football Federation handed the 42-year-old the responsibility for the match, in which five-time world champions Brazil face India, ranked 138th in the world, for the first time ever.
Tantashev officiated at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the France-Paraguay match, and has also handled games at the 2024 Olympics, two AFC Asian Cups and six AFC Cup editions.
His compatriot Rustam Lutfulin will be the fourth official, with Andrey Tsapenko and Timur Gaynullin as assistants. The roles reverse when India face Uruguay at the same venue three days later.
India’s Arunava Bhattacharya has been appointed match commissioner. He has overseen more than 50 international matches as an AFC match commissioner since 2019.
The 42-year-old Uzbek referee has officiated at the FIFA World Cup, including the 2026 match between France and Paraguay.
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