FIFA formally introduced this morning the listing of all 52 referees who will officiate on the 2026 FIFA World Cup within the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Among the many nominated head referees, there is just one German. Right here’s the complete listing.
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Michael Oliver (England)
Anthony Taylor (England)
François Letexier (France)
Clément Turpin (France)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Espen Eskas (Norway)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Joao Pinheiro (Portugal)
Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
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Sandro Schaerer (Switzerland)
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Ning Ma (China)
Alireza Faghani (Australia)
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Abdulrahman Al Jassim (Qatar)
Khalid Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
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Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Amin Mohammed (Egypt)
Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Juan Calderon (Costa Rica)
Mentioned Martinez (Honduras)
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Cesar Ramos (Mexico)
Katia Garcia (Mexico)
Ivan Barton (El Salvador)
Ismail Elfath (USA)
Tori Penso (USA)
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Yael Falcon Perez (Argentina)
Dario Herrera (Argentina)
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Cristian Garay (Chile)
Andres Rojas (Colombia)
Juan Gabriel Benitez (Paraguay)
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
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Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)
With Katia García (Mexico) and Tori Penso (USA), solely two girls made the official listing. On the 2022 finals in Qatar, there have been nonetheless three.
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