Official: Norwegian referee Escos will enforce the focus battle between Germany and Northern Ireland

After a surprise loss to Slovakia in the first World Cup qualifiers, Germany will return to home to face Northern Ireland. UEFA has officially confirmed the candidates for the referee team in this game.

Referee group configuration and nationality:

Referee

Espen-Escos (Norway)

Assistant referee

Jan-Eric-Ngan (Norway)

Anders-Olaf-Dalle (Norway)

4th official

Siguer-Klinsta (Norway)

VAR referee

Marco Dibero (Italy)

VAR assistant referee

Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)