Overview
- FIFA, which published the list Thursday, named 52 referees, 88 assistants and 30 VAR officials for the expanded 104‑match tournament.
- Argentina confirmed Facundo Tello, Yael Falcón Pérez and Darío Herrera as central referees, with reports indicating Tello remains available after a recent muscle injury.
- Mexico will send César Arturo Ramos and Katia Itzel García as central referees, with García set to become the first Mexican woman to officiate a men’s World Cup match.
- Peru will be represented by Kevin Ortega as a central referee and Michael Orué as an assistant.
- FIFA said the choices followed a multi‑year evaluation with mandatory seminars after Qatar 2022, a process that helped shape inclusions and exclusions such as Argentina’s Nicolás Ramírez.