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Participation ends early?
A press release today, Wednesday, bemoans the state of Spanish refereeing at the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in America, Canada and Mexico.
The newspaper said:come on“, the role Spanish refereeing at the World Cup He gave up a lot as Alejandro Hernández Hernández, the only Spaniard as the main referee of the tournament, sees a limited and unremarkable presence in this world event.
So far, his record in the tournament is limited to just two appearances from 88 matches to be played before the end of the round of 32.
He only officiated the Brazil-Haiti match as the main referee, apart from the fourth-referee job in the Haiti-Scotland match… a very small figure for the only Spanish referee in the finals of this tournament.
The status of the Spanish referee is particularly striking compared to European referees. In fact, he became the only referee on the European continent to officiate just one World Cup match.
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This is because all other UEFA representatives have had the opportunity to officiate two or more matches as head referees.
Hernandez will not officiate any of the Round of 32 matches as he has been left out of the squad for this round, fueling debate about Spain’s loss of refereeing influence on the international stage.
From now on, the Spanish referee enters a period of complete uncertainty for the tournament, waiting for the Round of 16 matches to find out whether the organizers will once again entrust him to officiate the fateful match, or whether his World Cup journey will end prematurely, leaving more doubts than successes.
This apparent decline comes after Spanish refereeing came under heavy criticism last season, which saw Real Madrid and Barcelona on a rampage.
