The 2025 Club World Cup will be held with a wide arbitration representation of the entire planet, but with an absence that has not gone unnoticed: no Spanish referee has been designated as the main collegiate, not even as a band assistant.
The designated referees and why there are no Spaniards
The FIFA has chosen referees of more than 40 federations national for the tournament, but Spain will only be present at the VARcon Carlos del Cerro Grande and Alejandro Hernández Hernández. A minimum representation that contrasts with the historical weight of Spanish arbitration in international competitions.
The referees designated for the Club World Cup.
From FIFA has not offered an official explanation, The causes seem to be linked to a combination of factors. In recent years, Local figures have left field arbitration. Natural relays have not been considered this time.
The FIFA has chosen to select the members who have had greater regularity In recent competitions. This is the complete list of the main referees:
- Ramon Abatti – Brasil
- Ramzan Al Naemi – Catar
- Walter López – Honduras
- Khamis Al-Marri-Catar
- Omar al Ali – United Arab Emirates
- Espen Eskås – Noruega
- Alires Faghani – Australia
- Salman Falahi – Catar
- YAEL FALCÓN PÉREZ – ARGENTINA
- Drew Fischer – Canada
- Cristian Garay – Chile
- Mustapha Ghorbal – Algeria
- Mutaz Ibrahim – Libia
- Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh – Nueva Zelanda
- Istvan Kovacs – Romania
- Francia – France
- Ma Ning – China
- Danny Makkelie – Netherlands
- Szymon Marciniak – Polonia
- SAID MARTÍNEZ – HONDURAS
- Jean Jacques Ndala – Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Glenn Nyberg – Suecia
- Michael Oliver – England
- Tori thought – United States
- César Ramos – Mexico
- Wilton Sampaio – Brazil
- Issa and – Senegal
- Ilgiz Tantashev – Uzbekistán
- Anthony Taylor – Inglaterra
- Gustavo Tejera – Uruguay
- Facundo Tello – Argentina
- Clément Turpin – Francia
- Jesús Valenzuela – Venezuela
- Slavko Vinčić – Eslovenia
- Felix Zwayer – Germany
Arbitration innovations in the World Cup
The tournament will also be a Test field for two arbitral innovations They mark a turning point. For the first time, the referees will carry bodily minicams, In an experimental initiative endorsed by FIFA and IFAB.
These cameras will allow fans Follow the collegiate's perspective in real time During the match, which will be broadcast exclusively by Dazn.
What the members perceive varies greatly in figures and collection ways. Mateu Lahoz was the Spanish who earned the most money in 2022, around 335,000 euros.
In addition, a New rule to avoid time loss by goalkeepers. If a goalkeeper retains the ball for more than eight seconds, The referee may indicate corner kick in favor of the opposing teama more forceful measure than the traditional indirect free kick.
