Iván Barton
.jpg) Barton in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal | |||
| Full name | Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 January 1991 Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2018– | FIFA | Referee | |
| CONCACAF | Referee | ||
Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros (born 27 January 1991) is a Salvadoran football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2018. He is also one of the referees at the Primera División de El Salvador.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Barton was born in Santa Ana on 27 January 1991. In addition to being a professional referee, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of El Salvador. He has served as a professor of Organic Chemistry at the aforementioned university.
Barton has officiated in national team tournaments, such as the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in the United States, the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[3] the CONCACAF Nations League, and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[4][5] He refereed in the first leg of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final between Seattle Sounders FC and UNAM, where he awarded three penalties.[6]
In May 2022, Barton was chosen as one of the referees to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[7] He was also part of the CONCACAF crew sent to the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.[8]
Barton was selected to officiate a CONCACAF Nations League Finals semifinal between regional rivals Mexico and the United States in June 2023. He issued four red cards during the second half amid several fights between players; Barton ended the match early in stoppage time due to homophobic chants from fans.[9][10]
In 2026, Barton was named as one of the referees for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11] At the Group D match between Turkey and Paraguay, Barton sent off Paraguay's Miguel Almirón for covering his mouth in a confrontation with Turkey's Mert Müldür, becoming the first official to use the newly-introduced rule at the tournament.[12] Barton also took charge of the group stage match between Japan and Sweden, then was assigned a round of 16 knockout match between Switzerland and Colombia.[13] On 12 July, Barton was assigned to the semifinal match between France and Spain at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[14]
Selected performances
[edit]| 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Result | Round | Venue |
| 23 November 2022 |  Germany –  Japan | 1–2 | Group stage | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| 28 November 2022 |  Brazil –  Switzerland | 1–0 | Group stage | Stadium 974, Doha |
| 4 December 2022 |  England –  Senegal | 3–0 | Round of 16 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup – North America | ||||
| Date | Match | Result | Round | Venue |
| 19 June 2026 |  Turkey –  Paraguay | 0–1 | Group stage | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara |
| 25 June 2026 | Japan –  Sweden | 1–1 | Group stage | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| 7 July 2026 | Switzerland –  Colombia | 0–0 (pen. 4–3) | Round of 16 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| 14 July 2026 |  France –  Spain | 0–2 | Semifinal | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
References
[edit]- ↑ "El Salvador Árbitros – Masculino". Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol – Arbitros Internacionales". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Designados los árbitros de la Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA Brasil 2019". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "VAR to rescue as Seattle stun Pumas in CONCACAF Champions League final". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ↑ "List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Woitalla, Mike (16 January 2023). "Ref Watch: American Kathryn Nesbitt to work FIFA Club World Cup". Soccer America. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (16 June 2023). "Referee ends USMNT rout over Mexico early amid anti-gay chants". ESPN. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "US 3-0 win over Mexico cut short by homophobic chants on night of 4 red cards". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Match officials appointed for World Cup 2026". FIFA. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "World Cup 2026: Turkey crash out after 1-0 defeat to ten-man Paraguay". France 24. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ read, Emmanuel Mendez·1 min (7 July 2026). "Who Is the Referee In Switzerland vs. Colombia World Cup Match?". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "¡Árbitro de Concacaf! Iván Barton, elegido para pitar el Francia vs España del Mundial 2026". Fox Sports (in Spanish). 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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