The assignments for Week 18 of the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League regular season:
08/19/2026
Racing Louisville vs Seattle Reign
Lynn Family Stadium (6:30PM ET)
REF: Brandon Stevis
AR1: Ben Rigel
AR2: Jake Brochu
4TH: Jose Lara
VAR: Amin Hadzic
AVAR: Matthew Seem
Houston Dash vs Chicago Stars
Shell Energy Stadium (8PM ET)
REF: John Matto
AR1: Tiffini Turpin
AR2: Chris Schurfranz
4TH: Kaitlyn Trowbridge
VAR: Promise Adebayo-Ige
AVAR: Christian Clerc
08/21/2026
San Diego Wave vs Utah Royals
Snapdragon Stadium (10PM ET)
REF: Elton Garcia
AR1: Alicia Messer
AR2: Kristin Patterson
4TH: Rafael Bonilla
VAR: Corbyn May
AVAR: Jay Norris
08/22/2026
Kansas City Current vs Seattle Reign
CPKC Stadium (6:30PM ET)
REF: Katja Koroleva
AR1: Matt Trotter
AR2: John Krill
4TH: Rachel Swett
VAR: Joshua Encarnacion
AVAR: Matthew Rodman
North Carolina Courage vs Boston Legacy
First Horizon Stadium (7:30PM ET)
REF: Laadi Issaka Black
AR1: Ben Rigel
AR2: Fritz Barberousse
4TH: Richonne Clark
VAR: Servando Berna
AVAR: Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Portland Thorns vs Denver Summit
Providence Park (8:45PM ET)
REF: Nabil Bensalah
AR1: Fernando Fierro
AR2: Seth Martin
4TH: Christopher Calderon
VAR: Anya Voigt
AVAR: Kelsey Harms
08/23/2026
Chicago Stars vs Racing Louisville
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium (2PM ET)
REF: Corbyn May
AR1: Nicholas Seymour
AR2: Sharon Gingrich
4TH: Salvador Flores
VAR: Brad Jensen
AVAR: Katarzyna Wasiak
Washington Spirit vs Orlando Pride
Audi Field (4PM ET)
REF: Matthew Corrigan
AR1: Colin Ashley
AR2: Tom Felice
4TH: Max Alatorre
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Brian Marshall
Bay Football Club vs Houston Dash
PayPal Park (6PM ET)
REF: Abdou Ndiaye
AR1: Alexander Arita
AR2: Bruno Rizo
4TH: Kevin Lewis
VAR: Brad Jensen
AVAR: Karen Coulson
Angel City vs Gotham FC
BMO Stadium (8PM ET)
REF: Gerald Flores
AR1: Cameron Siler
AR2: Darren Bandy
4TH: Felix Granados
VAR: Elton Garcia
AVAR: Chris Canales