{"id":2776,"date":"2026-07-03T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/fifa-names-referee-for-mexico-vs-england-match-amid-controversy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:34:55","slug":"fifa-names-referee-for-mexico-vs-england-match-amid-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/fifa-names-referee-for-mexico-vs-england-match-amid-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Names Referee for Mexico vs. England Match Amid Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just two days before the highly anticipated Round of 16 clash between Mexico and England in the 2026 World Cup, FIFA announced the officiating team for the match, which will be the 92nd game of the historic tournament. The game is set to take place at the iconic Estadio Ciudad de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n<p>The referee assigned to this crucial encounter is Australian Alireza Faghani, a veteran official with extensive World Cup experience, having officiated in both Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. Notably, Faghani was the referee during Mexico\u2019s memorable 1-0 victory over Germany in the 2018 World Cup, marking his second time overseeing a Mexican match at this level.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting Faghani will be fellow Australians George Lakrindis and Andrew Lindsay as assistant referees. The fourth official and reserve assistant referee roles will be filled by Moroccans Jalal Javed and Zakaria Brinsi, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Faghani has already refereed two matches in the 2026 tournament: France vs. Senegal and Colombia vs. Portugal. The latter match sparked controversy due to a disallowed goal for Colombia, ruled offside, which ultimately denied the South American team a victory.<\/p>\n<p>As Mexico prepares to face England, the choice of an experienced referee like Faghani brings both reassurance and scrutiny. His track record suggests a deep familiarity with high-pressure matches involving Mexico, which could contribute to a fair and well-managed game. This appointment also highlights FIFA\u2019s commitment to experienced officiating in critical knockout stages, ensuring the tournament\u2019s integrity as it unfolds in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FIFAcom\/status\/2073086365248393333?s=20\"><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just two days before the highly anticipated Round of 16 clash between Mexico and England in the 2026 World Cup, FIFA announced the officiating team for the match, which will be the 92nd game of the historic tournament. The game is set to take place at the iconic Estadio Ciudad de M\u00e9xico. The referee assigned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2777,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2776\/revisions\/2777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}