FIFA has announced the referee assignments for the first 32 matches in the World Cup. U.S. referee Esse Baharmast will work the Spain vs. Nigeria match in Group D on June 14. The match may be one of the more important games in the “group of death.” The USA-Germany match June 15 will be officiated by Moroccan Said Belqola, and Swiss referee Urs Meier will work the USA-Iran match on June 21.