Who will the Referee in Spain vs Argentina World Cup 2026 Final Today?

FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Officials: Who Will Referee Argentina vs Spain? Full List of Officials in Contention

FIFA has announced the match officials for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between defending champions Argentina and Spain.

Lionel Messi’s Argentina and European champions Spain will go head-to-head in New Jersey on Monday (AEST).

Slovenia’s Slavko Vincic will referee the 2026 showpiece decider.

FUN FACT: 

Interestingly, the only previous World Cup match Vinčić has officiated involving Argentina was their 2022 World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia—a match Argentina famously lost. 😬

FIFA World Cup Final Referees Confirmed To Officiate Spain vs Argentina match.

Match #104: FIFA World Cup Final

19 July 2026: 3:00 pm ET | 8:pm BST | 21:00 CET 

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

SPAIN - ARGENTINA

Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN

Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN

Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN

Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh JOR

Reserve AR: Mohammad Alkalaf JOR 

Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER

Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Nicolas Gallo COL 

Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 : Khamis Al Marri QAT

Standby Video Assistant Referee: : Tatiana Guzman NCA 

Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Pacheco MEX... 

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Match #103:  World Cup Third Place Game 

18 July 2026, 23:00 CET

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

FRANCE - ENGLAND 

Referee: Jesus Valenzuela VEN

Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego VEN 

Assistant Referee 2:  Tulio Moreno VEN 

Fourth Official:  Jalal Jayed MAR 

Reserve AR: Zakaria Brinsi MAR 

Video Assistant Referee: Leodan Gonzalez URU

Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Armando Villarreal USA 

Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 : Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP

Standby Video Assistant Referee: : Juan Soto VEN

Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Lara CHI  

World Cup Final referees in the 21st century 🌎:

🏆 2002

🇮🇹 Pierluigi Collina

🏆 2006

🇦🇷 Horacio Elizondo

🏆 2010

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Howard Webb

🏆 2014

🇮🇹 Nicola Rizzoli

🏆 2018

🇦🇷 Néstor Pitana

🏆 2022

🇵🇱 Szymon Marciniak

🏆 2026

🇸🇮 Slavko Vinčić 🆕

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