Cuneyt Cakir will referee Wednesday evening's World Cup semi-final between England and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

The 41-year-old has already officiated twice at this summer's tournament, having previously been in the middle for Argentina's 2-1 win against Nigeria and Iran's 1-0 victory over Morocco, both in the group stage.

Cakir has taken charge of five previous England games, meanwhile, most notably a World Cup 2014 qualifier against Ukraine when awarding the Three Lions a late penalty in a 1-1 draw that also saw Steven Gerrard dismissed.

Among the Turkish referee's other marquee matches are the 2015 Champions League final and 2014 World Cup semi-final between the Netherlands and Argentina.

Dutchman Bjorn Kuipers has been named as fourth official for the Croatia showdown, four days after reffing England's 2-0 win against Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Written by
Daniel Lewis