r/worldcup • u/davidbayram • 12h ago
š°News Slovenian Slavko Vincic will be the referee for Spain vs Argentina, World Cup Final 2026
Referee: Slavko Vincic
AR1: Tomaz Klancnik
AR2: Andraz Kovacic
4th Official: Adham Makhadmeh
RAR: Mohammad Alkalaf
Source: @fifacom on X
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u/Blitz7798 England 3h ago
Yeah, I really donāt get why the quarter finals had to use refs from countries still in the tournament when they could manage without for the semis and final
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u/Joshgg13 England 1h ago
It was an incredibly odd choice. I think the refs did a decent job overall, but it didn't exactly inspire confidence seeing which countries they came from and discovering those countries were still in the tournament. I'm not saying it's corruption, but given everything that's happened in this world cup, FIFA really shouldn't be giving fans any more ammunition to call that into question
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u/absorbing_jenny 10h ago
wondering how vincic handles a final, hes been pretty consistent all tournament so should be fine
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u/Kehen_13 1h ago
He's been consistently bad and corrupt. He'll whistle as he's told to without a second thought.
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u/EnthusiasmOk353 8h ago
Can someone tell me how to feel about thisĀ
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u/TheTwistedBlade Netherlands 6h ago
He reffed the Ro32 Mexico - Ecuador. Brazil - Morocco and Jordan - Algeria in the groups. Personally donāt remember many mistakes in those games, seems like a good choice I think
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u/Kehen_13 1h ago
He was famously the best Swedish player in Sweden-Poland game, giving cards for imaginary fouls without contact, using VAR only to aid one side, and ignoring offsides and fouls by Swedish players.
It's the worst referee to chose. He should lose his licence, instead they give him finals? Him being completely corrupt and morally void is the only reason - he'll give Argentina the title no matter what.
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u/Hawk-432 England 11h ago
Partner is part Slovenian šøš®
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u/Appropriate-Joke-806 USA 10h ago
Are they a ref?
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u/Hawk-432 England 10h ago
As it happens, got this little gig at some tournament, think they call the āWorld Cupā, whatever that is
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u/choolete 11h ago
Why is there no more variety on the nationalities of the referees? The other day, all referees were from Argentina. I mean, can they not mix them? I am not calling a conspiracy, just odd having what I would imagine a huge pool of well-trained referees all around the world.
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u/jaxawaba22 Canada 11h ago
Apparently they like to have teams of refs who have history working together already, it makes things smoother. I imagine also language barriers would be less of an issue as well.
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u/choolete 11h ago
That makes sense, thanks.
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u/jaxawaba22 Canada 11h ago
No worries I googled this after I saw the full squad of Argentinian refs as well. I mean, they could have really made a less controversial decision there for sure LOL.
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u/EymericRosace 8h ago
Thanks for calling out the BS against France. Having refs from another team still qualified is nuts.
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u/Forward-Trade3449 8h ago
Lol those refs gave mbappe a free penalty
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u/EymericRosace 8h ago edited 7h ago
And the French ref of Argentine Egypt also was very nice with Argentina. Thatās not the point here. Itās about the principle, not its concrete consequences in one game.
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u/Raki_usernametaken 7h ago
i think u are confusing argentina's flag with el salvador's
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u/EymericRosace 7h ago
That is embarrassing indeed, no flag confusion but ref confusion, sorry about that, corrected my comment accordingly, many thanks for pointing it out !
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u/jessiedemba 6h ago
It isnāt, only for people who see conspiracies everywhere is it nuts.
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u/jessiedemba 6h ago
Oh, sorry. Didnāt know I had to paint the whole picture for you. My bad.
Only people who distrust everything are afraid of refs from still playing countries to ref the other games. They think that for instance an Argentinian ref in a completely separate match will be biased. This is how conspiracy nuts thinks, ergo only people who see conspiracies everywhere would have a problem with it
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u/EymericRosace 6h ago
Not talking about a conspiracy, Iām saying itās not something that should be decided. Thatās it. Not placing it into a broader conspiracy context like you would love me to do, so you can look down on me from the heights of your intellectual superiority
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u/jessiedemba 6h ago
It is done, has always been done, there is no reason it should be banned.
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u/EymericRosace 6h ago
Ok Sir. Have a good day. I seem to be obsessing you since you make 2 messages in a row for me š
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u/Own_Durian_3853 3h ago
French refs doing the Argentina game - fine
Argentine refs doing the France game - bad
The Argentine refs were fair to France mind you
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u/involmasturb Canada 4h ago
What flag is the 4th official and rar
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u/CRlSAOR 8h ago
Put the man who refereed Argentina's last loss in WCs. Subtle FIFA, subtle.
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u/Fun_Skirt_2396 8h ago
Some people are already looking for excuses.
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u/theteaexpert 1h ago
The audacity lol. You guys are three comments away from saying FIFA is controlling Messi's feet and the ball with AI so Argentina can win.
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u/Scumohasgot2go 10h ago
This ref will ensure Spain winning the final and the world will love him for it.
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u/CantHelpBeingMe 7h ago
surprise, you are active on the pessi memes sub.
You can hang out and cry with the other morons there lmao. But nothing will change that Messi already got his WC. And his surpassed Ronaldo's career KO goal contributions in just the England game.
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u/Few_Pass869 10h ago
wrong sub
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u/No_Shower5028 USA 11h ago
didn't Argentina beat Jordan in the group stage?
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u/HenryReturns 11h ago
You can have referees where you beat their countries lol.
Itās all about the magnitude of the game and more
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u/ScaredOFBook 8h ago
I get that refs being in pairs/groups that are of the same nationalities so that they can communicate 'effectively', but why not have an American, a Canadian, and a Mexican (as host countries) be officials?
They are nations that are not in the running (non-biased, bipartisan refs). And I imo, would think that just be cool and nice?
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u/TheTwistedBlade Netherlands 6h ago
The referee should be the best referee available. No matter what country he is from (excluding the semi finalists)
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u/Scary_Inflation_8408 9h ago
Heās wearing Argentina cloth, isnāt him
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u/_vicasso_ 8h ago
Yes even his underwear is Argentine flag and he lives in house made of Argentine flag and he just wants to eat Argentine food
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u/SwimmerZestyclose497 3h ago
To be fair everybody wants to eat Argentian food (except vegans/vegetarians lol)
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u/Lower_Condition_196 8h ago
Is Alex Ceferin gonna be there during the ceremony, his fellow countryman he loves to have a nice little chat with the Balkan players during the trophy presentation lol
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u/Dragon_Tears77 9h ago
Donāt matter who is the ref cause we are gonna make them seem like kids playing football š¦š·š king Messi donāt play. Spain plays boring football they are nothing compared to us we play with passion!
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u/XavierOpinionz Argentina 7h ago
As an Argentinian, I just want to say we donāt own this guy, heās lost.
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u/Familiar9709 11h ago
I thought they couldn't be European or South American
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u/Leo_von_stoiber 11h ago
They can't be Spanish or Argentinian. Confederation based selection is not an actual strict rule.
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u/HenryReturns 11h ago
2022 in France vs Argentina the referee was Marcianik from Poland.
Relatively itās okay to have one from UEFA and from CONMEBOL , but they decided to have this year Slavko Vincic which is fine.
Semi finals was full CONCACAF refs and that did not sit well with Dechamps from France
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u/Own_Durian_3853 3h ago
It's just sore loserdom which is par for the course this world cup. Every loss is somehow blamed at least partly on the refs.Ā
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u/Hawk-432 England 11h ago
Why?
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u/AdmiralAvernus 11h ago
This normally applies to group stages or in the early knockout stages for the WC, but come semis or even finals, FIFA tend to want somebody (or a squad of experienced referees) to oversee the matches.
Since the best of the best referees tend to be from Europe or South America for now, FIFA had to bend the rule a bit to allow for these referees to oversee, but they still will not allow referees from competing teams to get involved for obvious reasons.
Maybe in the future, when we have more experienced referees from other confederations who can confidently oversee a WC semis or final, then FIFA can see to it that no one from the same confederation as the competing teams can oversee.
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u/SothaSillies Ghana 11h ago
I've read somewhere that they can't be a part of the same national conference as either team, but I've seen nothing official on the subject.
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u/DestructorWar Argentina 11h ago
Seems fair (I know nothing about this ref)