MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Two female referees will be among a record 52 referees to officiate matches at the tournament. world cup It will start in 2 months.
American Tori Penso and Mexican Katia Garcia are on the list of referees for tournaments in the United States, Mexico and Canada, announced by FIFA on Thursday. Three women were selected as assistant referees and one was selected as a video match official.
This will be the second time that a female referee will take part in a men’s World Cup. Qatar 4 years ago There were three female referees and three female assistant referees.
Penso was the referee. women’s world cup final In 2023.
FIFA said the appointment was made based on “the long-standing principle of ‘quality first'”.
“The fact that six female referees have been selected continues the trend that started four years ago in Qatar to further develop female refereeing,” said Pierluigi Collina, head of referees.
FIFA announced that a total of 170 match officials will take part in the tournament, including 52 referees, 88 assistant referees and 30 video match officials. This is an increase from the number of match officials in 2022, which was 139.
The 2026 World Cup will be the largest in history, with 48 teams and 104 matches, and will be the first to be co-hosted by three countries.
Several referees who participated in the 2022 tournament will return for this World Cup, including Poland’s Szymon Marciniak, who refereed the final four years ago.
Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala, who was in charge of the chaos, was left off the list. african cup of nations final When Senegal defeated Morocco in extra time in January. Last month’s results are turned over nicely Morocco won the title, which was approved by African football’s governing body.
Senegal appeals The case will be submitted to the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, with both countries claiming to be African champions pending the outcome.
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