Portuguese match officials will take charge of the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland. The game holds on Saturday, July 11, at 9pm EDT at the Kansas City Stadium.
The decision was disclosed in an X post by FIFA on Thursday.
Joao Pinheiro of Portugal will serve as the centre referee for the encounter.
He will be assisted by two of his countrymen, Bruno Jesus and Luciano Maia, who will serve as Assistant Referee 1 and Assistant Referee 2 respectively.
Canada’s Drew Fischer will serve as the fourth official for the match. His compatriot, Micheal Barwegen, will serve as the reserve assistant referee.
FIFA has maintained a practice of assigning officials from countries not involved in a fixture for matches at the tournament.
The organisation has not assigned any referee to a match involving his own country at either the group or knockout stages.
FIFA had earlier named an all-Argentine team of officials for the World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco.
Facundo Tello served as the centre referee for that match, with Juan Pablo Belatti and Gabriel Chade as assistant referees.
Dario Herrera served as the fourth official for the France-Morocco fixture, while Cristian Navarro was the reserve assistant referee.