The famous Englishman Anthony Taylor will be the one who will referee the 2026 World Cup Play-Off match between Poland and Albania, which will take place on March 26 in Warsaw.

A high-level referee, with extensive experience, who can best manage a challenge of this nature, where the fate of the 2026 World Cup is at stake. Taylor is well-known to Albanian sports fans, having refereed the title final between Egnatia and Partizan on "Air Albania", where the team from Rrogozhina won 1-0.

Taylor's assistants will be Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The English will be those who will be in the VAR room, Jarred Gillett and Michael Salisbury. The fourth official will be Lithuanian Donatas Rumsas.