Brazil and Switzerland face off at Stadium 974 on Monday, having both won their opening games at World Cup 2022.
Salvadoran referee Iván Barton will take charge of Brazil and Switzerland’s World Cup Group G clash on Monday - a game in which the winner could qualify for the last 16, depending on the result of Cameroon vs Serbia.
Having begun their campaign in Qatar with a 2-0 win over Serbia on Thursday, Brazil will book their knockout-stage berth if they beat the Swiss and Cameroon either draw or lose against Serbia in the day’s early kick-off.
If the Serbians fail to win at Al Janoub Stadium, meanwhile, three points for Switzerland will be enough to take Murat Yakin’s men into the next round.
Brazil vs Switzerland: the match officials
A FIFA international referee since 2018, Barton made his World Cup debut when he oversaw Japan’s shock 2-1 win over Germany in Group E on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old’s assistant referees for Brazil vs Switzerland will be David Morán, also from El Salvador, and Suriname’s Zachari Zeegelaar. The fourth official at Stadium 974 will be Salvadoran Said Martínez.
The video assistant referee (VAR) will be Canada’s Drew Fischer, and the assistant VAR will be Armando Villarreal of the United States. The offside VAR will be Kathryn Nesbitt, who is also American, and the support VAR will be Mexican Fernando Guerrero.