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The refereeing team that will officiate at the 2026 World Cup has already been defined!
The information was first reported by Spanish radio station Onda Cero, with additional reporting from As, and confirmed by the CBF,
Brazil will be represented at the tournament by three main referees, including Ramon Abatti Abel.
The call-up of the referee from Santa Catarina was also confirmed by the president of the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF), Rubens Angelotti.
"Today we received with great pride and great satisfaction the nomination of Ramon Abatti Abel to be among the best referees in the world officiating at the 2026 World Cup. It is the result of the tremendous work done by our refereeing committee," the official said in a statement.
In addition to Abel, Brazil will have two more main referees, five assistants, and one video assistant referee (VAR).
⚽ Main referees
The three Brazilian professionals appointed by football’s highest governing body to take charge of matches at the World Cup are:
- Ramon Abatti Abel (SC)
- Wilton Pereira Sampaio (GO)
- Raphael Claus (SP)
🚩 Assistant referees and VAR
On the sidelines and in the video booth, Brazil will also have the following representatives.
- Assistants: Bruno Boschilia (PR), Bruno Pires (GO), Danilo Manis (SP), Rodrigo Figueiredo (RJ) and Rafael Alves (RS).
- VAR: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR).
🗓️ The World Cup and Brazil's schedule
The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11 and will be the first edition in history to feature 48 national teams.
Brazil’s national team already has its opening group-stage matches set:
- June 13 (Saturday): Brazil vs. Morocco
- June 19 (Friday): Brazil vs. Haiti
- June 24 (Wednesday): Brazil vs. Scotland
Full list of referees for the 2026 World Cup
Michael Oliver (England)
Anthony Taylor (England)
Francois Letexier (France)
Clement Turpin (France)
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Espen Eskas (Norway)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Joao Pinheiro (Portugal)
Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Sandro Schaerer (Switzerland)
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Ning Ma (China)
Alireza Faghani (Australia)
Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Abdulrahman Al Jassim (Qatar)
Khalid Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Amin Mohamed (Egypt)
Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Juan Calderon (Costa Rica)
Said Martinez (Honduras)
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Cesar Ramos (Mexico)
Katia Garcia (Mexico)
Ivan Barton (El Salvador)
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Tori Penso (United States)
Yael Falcon Perez (Argentina)
Dario Herrera (Argentina)
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Cristian Garay (Chile)
Andres Rojas (Colombia)
Juan Gabriel Benitez (Paraguay)
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
