FIFA World Cup 2026 spotlight: Shaun Evans

Kuala Lumpur: A total of 25 match officials are set to represent the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

Ahead of their campaign on the world’s grandest stage, the-AFC.com caught up with the officials who will be blowing the whistle in the 2026 edition of the global showpiece.

Shaun Evans at a glance

Australia’s Shaun Evans will make his second appearance as VMO at the FIFA World Cup after steadily cementing himself in Asia’s elite refereeing landscape.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Officials - Shaun Evans

The 38-year-old has been appointed regularly to various competitions on the Continent, including the past five AFC Champions League Elite™ editions. In 2023, Evans received his first-ever appointment to the AFC Asian Cup 2023™, after appearing in the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ from 2020 to 2024.

One of Asia’s five Video Match Officials (VMOs) at the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the Australian has also enjoyed appointments to the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 and FIFA Club World Cup in 2025.

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