The three referees chosen to represent Argentina at the World Cup | OneFootball

Facundo Tello, Yael Falcón Pérez, and Darío Herrera were appointed to represent Argentina at the World Cup. For the first two, it will be their first World Cup experience.

A historic event is about to take place in Argentine refereeing. For the first time in 23 World Cups, Argentina will have three representatives as main referees at the 2026 World Cup. The chosen ones will be Yael Falcón Pérez, Facundo Tello, and Darío Herrera, who will be accompanied by five assistant referees and one member of the VAR booth.

Except for Tello, it will be the first World Cup appearance for the two on-field referees, although Falcón Pérez officiated at the 2025 Club World Cup. Those going as assistant referees are Juan Pablo Belatti, Gabriel Chade, Facundo Rodríguez, Maximiliano Del Yeso, and Cristian Navarro. In VAR, the official chosen to represent Argentina will be Hernán Mastrángelo.

In the coming hours, it will be made official via FIFA for both the Argentine referees and those from the rest of the world who will be part of the global tournament. Argentina will have a total of 9 representatives among its referees: three on the field, five assistants, and one in VAR.

Facundo Tello’s credentials for going to the 2026 World Cup

Tello has already officiated at a World Cup, as he was appointed by the AFA to referee at Qatar 2022 along with Fernando Rapalini. There, the Bahía Blanca native took charge of three matches: two in the group stage and the quarterfinal between Morocco and Portugal.

In addition, he has a Libertadores final (2024) and a Sudamericana final (2023) under his belt. In the lead-up to this World Cup, he was the referee for the match between DR Congo and Jamaica in the Rest of the World playoff.

Yael Falcón Pérez’s credentials for going to the 2026 World Cup

He will make his World Cup debut in this 2026 edition. At 37 years old, the Buenos Aires native will have his first World Cup experience, although he did officiate at last year’s Club World Cup, where he handled two group-stage matches: Seattle vs. Atlético de Madrid and Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea.

He was also at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in the defeats of the United States against France and Morocco respectively, in the group stage and quarterfinals. And at the U-20 World Cup he also officiated two matches.

Darío Herrera’s credentials for going to the 2026 World Cup

Another World Cup debutant, although with more club-level experience than Falcón Pérez. At national-team level he has had limited involvement, beyond the 2025 U-20 World Cup, the 2024 Copa América, and World Cup qualifying matches.

He has handled important matches on the international stage, such as the final of the most recent Copa Libertadores between Palmeiras and Flamengo, the 2023 semifinals between Fluminense and Inter Porto Alegre, and the memorable 2015 Boca-River match marked by the pepper spray incident.

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