ATLANTA (AP) – Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton will officiate. world cup Tuesday’s semi-final, France vs. Spain.
This is Barton’s fourth match in the competition, the most notable being the group match between Turkey and Paraguay. Miguel Almiron covers his mouth and is sent off During a showdown on the field. This was Barton’s only red card so far at the World Cup.
Barton, 35, also served as the referee for Japan vs. Sweden and Switzerland vs. Colombia.
His assistant referees are David Moran of El Salvador and Antonio Pupillo of Nicaragua. The fourth official is Glenn Nyberg from Sweden.
The VAR for this match was Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland, Dennis Higler of the Netherlands and Guillermo Pacheco of Mexico.
France will play against Spain The first game of this year’s World Cup semifinals, at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
England face Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday.
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