National team staff attend FIFA refereeing meeting for 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

Members of the Brazil national team’s coaching staff took part this Tuesday (5) in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Refereeing Meeting, an event organized by FIFA to share with the teams participating in the tournament the guidelines given to the referees who will officiate the competition.

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti, general executive coordinator of the men’s national teams Rodrigo Caetano, technical coordinator Juan Santos, and performance analyst Bruno Baquete attended the meeting, along with Rodrigo Cintra, president of the CBF Refereeing Committee.

Rodrigo Caetano, Carlo Ancelotti and Rodrigo Cintra during the meeting in which FIFA presented the guidelines given to referees for the World CupCredits: Luciana Vermell / CBF

According to Cintra, the meeting’s content is part of a set of guidelines prepared by FIFA’s refereeing committee, led by Pierluigi Collina and Massimo Busacca, since January of this year. “It’s not just a matter of rule changes, but also of refereeing positioning and behavior, so that teams are prepared to deal with these new situations,” he explained.

The meeting’s content was presented by FIFA’s refereeing committee Credits: Luciana Vermell / CBF

The president of the CBF Refereeing Committee highlighted that the main changes for the World Cup will focus on a “package” of innovations aimed at curbing time-wasting, reducing stoppage time in matches in situations such as throw-ins, corner kicks, fouls and goal kicks, thereby increasing effective playing time.

For Juan Santos, this alignment is necessary so that the coaching staff can guide the players on all the details they should pay attention to during the World Cup. “It was a very important meeting, especially because some significant rules were changed for the World Cup. It’s new for everyone, and this way we can clear up any doubts. We should repeat this content with the players so that everyone arrives at the World Cup aware of the changes,” he said.

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