At 35 years of age, El Salvador's Iván Barton has been entrusted with one of the biggest appointments in world football: FIFA World Cup semifinal between France and Spain.
Match #101
Semifinals
14 July 2026, 21:00 CET
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
FRANCE - SPAIN
Referee: Iván Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Pupiro NCA
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 :Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 :Guillermo Pacheco MEX
Standby Video Assistant Referee: : Leodan Gonzalez URU
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
All the best BARTON
ReplyDeleteGood luck to Ivan Barton!
ReplyDeleteOT question. Will referee be announced for final two or three days before(like at WC 2022)
ReplyDeleteLast time it was three days before
DeleteWhy did they put a camera on the fourth official too ?
ReplyDelete"To enhance the viewer experience" I don't actually know but that sounds something like what FIFA will say
DeleteDennis Higler lost his closest friend Rob; I’m not sure how right it is to put him on VAR
DeleteMatador the appt was made on Sunday, id like to think he was asked if hed rather remain or step away
DeleteNot including Diepernik in the moments silence.... shameful
ReplyDeleteSadly it shouldn’t be a surprise that FIFA don’t want to draw attention to their own disgraceful handling of the matter back in April. It should be one of the biggest disgraces in FIFA history (not an easy title to achieve), one of the darkest marks in the history of the organization, but unfortunately it seems like this story is not getting much attention.
DeleteCorrectly called free kick for Spain!
ReplyDeleteYellow is too harsh as he played the ball before
Deleteclear foul and yellow
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC on 9' for reckless challenge (stamp on foot)
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC
ReplyDeleteCorrect first YC and FK in dangerous position.
ReplyDeleteGood first FK by Barton. YC a little bit harsh perhaps…
ReplyDeleteWrong, stomp on top of foot. First foul, yellow card, Barton excellent start
DeleteIn the trend of this WC I would say. Not in general.
DeleteThen who cares Barton said F it and it calling things correctly!
DeleteBarton forgot his vanishing spray
ReplyDeleteAwww bless him he forgot his vanishing spray 😂 That’s nerves for you!
ReplyDeleteFunny delay
ReplyDeleteCorrect yellow
ReplyDeleteThat card was very harsh, given that Rabiot touched the ball first. I would have opted for a verbal warning.
ReplyDeleteSPA
DeleteStepping on the foot like this is a yellow card
DeleteBarton 😅 he is so cute ..
ReplyDeleteCorrect first YC and in what world a semi final ref forget his equipment, a bit disappointing
ReplyDeleteA ref who is nervous because he is refereeing a World Cup semifinal……
DeleteSupport able free kick and yellow card.... funny forgetting his spray
ReplyDeleteMissed YC
ReplyDeleteMissed yellow card
ReplyDeleteMissed YC for Olise clear reckless tackle
ReplyDeleteMissed YC on 15' clearly reckless.
ReplyDeleteMissed YC on Olise. But we always know why….
ReplyDeleteI think he just didn’t see this challenge properly. Had he seen it right, there is no question he would have sanctioned it with a YC.
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DeleteNo. Suspension for final for Olise is the reason. Obviously..
DeleteNo he can’t be suspended as yc reset after quarter final
DeleteYellow card count resets before the semifinals, so players entering that stage start fresh regardless of previous accumulations.
DeleteYou can't even get your conspiracy theories right mate! Yellow cards have reset.
DeleteMissed YC at 15 for worse incident than Rabiot’s YC.
ReplyDeleteOrange card missed for sure.
ReplyDeletecorrect penalty.. bravo barton
ReplyDeleteGreat penalty decision
ReplyDeleteClear PK correctly given on field on 20'
ReplyDeleteI don’t know what to think, is the handball punishable enough to not whistle the penalty ?
ReplyDeleteCorrect penalty called for Spain!
ReplyDeleteClear PK good call
ReplyDeleteNo handball before ?
ReplyDeleteArm is in a clear natural position by his side when he jumps. Only punishable if he scores immediately after.
DeleteCorrect PK
ReplyDeleteThe handball is not punishable but in Italy they would hav called it...
ReplyDeleteCorrect penalty at all. But i never understand why we haven’t any clear additional replays. Again not a good thing for refereeing transparency.
DeleteCan you explain why its not punishable please ?
Deletehttps://streamin.me/v/4279ad6e
DeleteHere the clip, because arm is very close to body.
It looks like a punishable one because the attacker "enters" the challenge with the arm, but since it is not away from body, one can say nothing.
Thanks a lot mate
DeleteToo much whistle... my ears are exploding
ReplyDeleteMbappe, what respect??? Give him a yellow!
ReplyDeletePenalty kick on field decision imo i don't like these kinds of pk ( it goes as SOFT and brilliant attacker)
ReplyDeleteIt is a clear kick of the opponent, always a penalty. VAR would have surely intervened if missed.
DeleteYou're just being pick all over the place. Relax man
DeleteWhat are you talking about!? He clearly kicked the crap out of the guy, albeit unintentionally. Clear PK.
DeleteHowever it's true that the attacker puts himself in the condition to get penalty, you have the kick by defender, but once again I want to ask, what should defender do to avoid the penalty if he has already started his action?
DeleteNevertheless, this is too evident and it must be whistled, and VAR must intervene.
But the "best" penalties are the ones in which defender is late and he make an action on the attacker.
When it's the contrary, it can be always debatable for some arguments.
One should try to understand all points of view for a full refereeing knowledge, in my opinion.
Isn't it the same reasoning that we got for the Balogun red card. "A player is responsible for controlling his body".
DeleteVery good PK decision and no nonsense to get the French protesting to stop
ReplyDelete+1 Barton would suited Argentina,
DeleteA joy to watch
Missed foul for France on Mbape!
ReplyDeletefoul ???
DeleteNo foul. Correct challenge.
DeleteMy fault guys, they showed better angle! Correct challenge!
DeleteThe replay shows a possible glance on the upper arm, but mostly contact with the back.
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC on 31' for reckless
ReplyDeleteGood opportunity "used" to even the cards
DeleteA must to put Cucharella on notice and balance the cards.
Deleteİvan Barton is best referee in this era.A very correct penalty decision.
ReplyDeleteYC to Cucurella for his attitude, a "persistent foul" we could call it.
ReplyDeleteYou know now - just a confirmation - why Barton isn’t refereeing the other match…😂
ReplyDeleteGood YC to Spain
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, at this point one could already say that with the penalty, the yellow cards, the referee from El Salvador has already shown he is a referee, at this WC. That's a fact.
ReplyDelete+100
DeleteHe was also good at Qatar. He didn't make his name only at this world cup to be fair.
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ReplyDeleteBtw, are they wearing a special shirt again? Are the stripes gold now? All these different shirts at this world cup drive me a bit crazy.
ReplyDeleteFantastic offside by AR 1 at 39:30
ReplyDeleteTwo good offside decisions, one by each AR
ReplyDeleteAnd another
DeleteWhat did just happen?
ReplyDeleteHe gave a free kick and removed it
DeleteUnclear how… not VAR stuff
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ReplyDeleteChange of decision, but from VAR?
ReplyDelete44’ ‘minute. He seems to award France a foul on the edge of the box (clearly incorrect) then a word in his ear and changes the decision. Any idea what’s happened, cus can’t be VAR?
ReplyDeleteVAR for a free kick? 44'
ReplyDeleteThat was weird
ReplyDeleteHow did he change his decision? Can't be VAR suggestion.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time that I saw on high level that referee change his decision. By laws , its possible but tottaly unexpected at high level.
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