To referee the World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, FIFA has appointed an Argentine official
FIFA has appointed Argentine referee Facundo Tello to take charge of the 2026 World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, backed by an all-Argentine officiating crew — a first for this edition.
France
Morocco- 90'Final score: France 2 - 0 Morocco
- 87'Substitution: ↑ M. Gusto / ↓ J. Kounde (France)
- 85'Substitution: ↑ A. Sbai / ↓ C. Talbi (Morocco)
- 77'Substitution: ↑ B. Barcola / ↓ D. Doue (France)
- 77'Substitution: ↑ J. Mateta / ↓ K. Mbappe (France)
- 74'Substitution: ↑ Z. El Ouahdi / ↓ A. Salah-Eddine (Morocco)
- 74'Substitution: ↑ G. Yassine / ↓ B. Diaz (Morocco)
- 71'Substitution: ↑ W. Zaire-Emery / ↓ M. Kone (France)
- 66'⚽ Goal for France (O. Dembele)
- 63'Yellow card: Issa Diop (Morocco)
- 62'Substitution: ↑ S. Rahimi / ↓ B. El Khannouss (Morocco)
- 62'Substitution: ↑ S. Amrabat / ↓ A. Bouaddi (Morocco)
- 60'⚽ Goal for France (K. Mbappe)
- 45'Half-time
- 28'Penalty missed: Kylian Mbappé (France)
- 0'Kick-off
FIFA has appointed Argentine referee Facundo Tello to take charge of the 2026 World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, set for Thursday, July 9 in Boston (10 p.m. French time).
Notably, the entire officiating crew is Argentine: Juan Pablo Belatti and Gabriel Chade will serve as assistant referees, Dario Herrera as fourth official, and Christian Navarro will handle video assistance — the first single-nationality officiating team of this World Cup.
Tello is at his second World Cup and has already taken charge of two group-stage matches (Canada-Bosnia 1-1, South Africa-South Korea 0-1), with this quarter-final marking his first knockout-stage assignment in the competition.
The appointment comes after the controversy sparked by French referee François Letexier's assignment to the Argentina-Egypt match, which drew criticism from Argentine observers — making this all-Argentine crew look like a reciprocal gesture in the same spirit.
