The Referees Committee of the International Football Association "FIFA" assigned the France and Spain match to the Salvadoran referee Ivan Barton.
The French and Spanish national teams clash at exactly ten o'clock in the evening on Tuesday, in the semi-final of the 2026 World Cup, at Dallas Stadium.
The French national team qualified for the semi-finals after winning against Morocco with two clean goals, while the Spanish national team achieved an exciting victory against Belgium with two goals to one.
The refereeing crew came as follows:
Field referee: Ivan Barton - El Salvador
First assistant: David Moran - El Salvador
Second assistant: Antonio Popero - Nicaragua
Fourth referee: Glenn Nyberg - Sweden
Reserve assistant referee: Mahboud Beigi - Sweden
The field referee Ivan Barton, 35 years old, managed 3 matches in the current edition of the World Cup.
He showed the red card to Paraguay player Miguel Almiron after covering his mouth while talking to the Turkey player, as the first to apply the new amendments.
He managed the Japan and Sweden matches in the group stage, and Switzerland against Colombia in the round of 16
He also managed 3 matches in the 2022 World Cup, two in the groups, and one match in the round of 16
The France and Spain match is the first match he manages in the advanced stages of the World Cup.
He previously managed two matches in the Olympics in the group stage, and one match in the Copa America in the group stage as well.
The winner of France and Spain will meet in the final match on July 19, against the winner of England and Argentina scheduled in the other semi-final on Wednesday.
