Drew Fischer (born July 10, 1980) is a Canadian

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referee who regularly officiates

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games, and was approved for international matches in 2015.

Background

Fischer was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. As a teen in Calgary he began officiating to earn extra money. Fischer has been a professional referee since 2007. He was accredited to first-division games in North America in 2012 and has been

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referee since 2015, only one of three Canadians at the time. He has a degree in physics from the

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Refereeing career

Fischer has officiated several

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matches since 2012. He officiated the finals of the Canadian Championship in 2013, 2016, and 2018. Fisher has also officiated several

matches since 2012. After obtaining FIFA status in 2015, Fischer was appointed to referee the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship and the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. On June 23, 2017, it was announced that Fischer had been appointed to officiate in the

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. He was also appointed to be a Video Assistant Referee for the

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in France. In 2019 the

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began play and Fischer was one of the referees appointed during the inaugural season. Fischer has been involved in numerous high-profile tournaments and matches including: * Canadian Interuniversity Sport National Final – 2011 and 2013 * Amway Canadian Championship Final – 2012 and 2013 * CONCACAF Men’s U17 Championship 2015 * FIFA Men’s World Cup 2018 Qualifying * CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 * FIFA Men’s U17 World Cup Brazil 2019 * FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 * CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 * FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 * MLS Cup Final AR– 2020 * Concacaf Nations League Final AR– 2021 * FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 * FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022 Qualifying * CONCACAF League Final (1st Leg)- 2022 * MLS Cup Final AR- 2022 On May 19, 2022, Fischer was announced as one of 24 Video Match Officials appointed by FIFA for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Drew 1980 births Living people Canadian soccer referees CONCACAF Champions League referees Major League Soccer referees North American Soccer League referees Soccer people from Alberta Sportspeople from Calgary