The Argentina national football team is set to face Jordan in the 2026 World Cup with a Romanian referee confirmed. The main referee will be Istvan Kovacks, who will be accompanied by Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi as assistants.

What happened?

Journalist Luis Fregossi revealed the information about the referee for the match against Jordan through X. The confirmed refereeing team is as follows: | Position | Name | Country | | --- | --- | --- | | Main Referee | Istvan Kovacks | Romania | | Assistant 1 | Mihai Marica | Romania | | Assistant 2 | Ferencz Tunyogi | Romania | | Fourth Official | Dahane Beida | Mauritania | | Reserve Assistant | Jerson Santos | Angola |

Why is it important for the Argentina national football team?

The Argentina national football team is looking to continue adding points in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. With their last result being Argentina 3-0 Algeria (2026-06-17), Lionel Scaloni's team is looking to maintain their pace.

What comes next?

The Argentina national football team's next match will be against Jordan on June 28, 2026. The team is looking to add minutes to players who have not participated yet, such as Barco, Simeone, Palacios, and López.

The possible formation of the Argentina national football team is as follows: Juan Musso or Gerónimo Rulli; Nahuel Molina, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Senesi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Giuliano Simeone, Exequiel Palacios, Valentín Barco, Giovani Lo Celso or Nicolás Paz; Lionel Messi and José Manuel López. A 4-4-2 that looks to take advantage of attacking opportunities.

What is the current context?

The Argentina national football team is in a good position in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. With their next match against Jordan, the team is looking to continue adding points and advancing in the tournament. | Date | Match | Result | | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-17 | Argentina vs. Algeria | 3-0 | | 2026-06-28 | Argentina vs. Jordan | -