The gender gap is still open, so it’s important to know. The world of football is a male prerogative, but determined and capable women are starting to take the space they deserve. They are still very few, but they are strong. Ouch Football World Cup 2026out of 170 referees appointed by FIFA, there are only six women: due arbitrationthey assist the referees and are responsible for VAR. Let’s learn more about the incredible careers of these pioneers.
The two referees of the 2026 World Cup
The referee of Football World Cup 2026 I am due: Katia Itzel Garcia And Tori I thinktwo women with different stories, but united by the same passion. Itzel García was born in Mexico City, a city where a women’s football league didn’t even exist, which is why Katia turned to refereeing and, in hindsight, did very well. Katia Itzel García has already achieved very important goals: she refereed the championships in Mexico, the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup, the 2024 Paris Olympics and the Champion’s League final female of 2026.
Tori Penso comes from the United States and, although still young, boasts a career spanning more than ten years. I refereed my first match when I was just 14 years old, under mother’s adviceyou are invited to try to earn some money given that he already spent “so much time on the pitch”. Thanks to his work as a referee, Tori bought his first car. If you study all the marketing universities, you will be able to judge quickly without having to worry about anything. All she needed to do was “know my country and the world,” and she did so by refereeing the U.S. and Canadian men’s championships and the 2023 women’s World Cup.
Women in the World Cup team
Also in the refereeing team for the 2026 World Cup Kathryn Nesbittso arbitrary for a long time was just a hobby, his real job was to chemistry professor and researcher. Due to career distance, you are accommodating, in view of “all the attention you have, the ability to analyze and take into account the constant quantification of your data and factors, and the decision making that you should take into account”. Nesbitt has previously refereed the 2022 men’s and 2023 women’s World Cups.
Brooke Mayo instead she began as a football player and, “like every person who plays football, they dream of the World Cup” she joked when interviewed by Los Angeles time. Your arrival in the world will begin in 2024 with all the Olympics. This decade is still alive Sandra Ramirezduring the week he is a dental surgeon and during the weekend he blows the whistle at the most important stadiums in the world.
Finally there is Tatiana Guzmanall-round sports enthusiast: he likes baseball and volleyball, judo and swimming, but football is his true love. She was a footballer and, later, a record-breaking referee: first woman from Nicaragua to be nominated VAR officer at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, she repeats the enthusiastic experience at the 2026 World Cup.
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