Portuguese referee Artur Dias to officiate Ireland clash with France
Referee Artur Dias speaking with former Republic of Ireland international Declan Rice during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group D match between England and the Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium in June 2021. Credit: Alex Morton/UEFA/Getty Images
UEFA have assigned Artur Dias from Portugal to referee Monday’s match between the Republic of Ireland and France.
The Portuguese official took charge of a game previously at the Aviva Stadium in 2016. He was ref for the 1-1 friendly played out on Lansdowne Road between the Boys in Green and the Netherlands (who Ireland will also face in Group B of the EURO2024 qualifiers).
In that game in May 2016, Shane Long gave Ireland a first half lead, before PSV striker Luuk De Jong drew the Dutch level five minutes from time.
Ireland team that day was:
Darren Randolph; Seamus Coleman, John O’Shea ©, Shane Duffy, Robbie Brady; Harry Arter (Eunan O’Kane 82), Glenn Whelan (Darron Gibson 66), Stephen Quinn (Jeff Hendrick 66); Jonathan Walters, Shane Long (James McClean 66), David McGoldrick (Wes Hoolahan 76).
Dias was the fourth official in Ireland’s 1-0 away loss to Austria a decade ago.
He will lead an all Portuguese refereeing team on Monday - including Tiago Martins who is the VAR official.
Didier Deschamps French team preparing for “a fight” in Dublin after destroying Dutch side in Paris https://t.co/Xz0ns60hG9pic.twitter.com/rEmmo2ywHC
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