Iván Barton

Iván Barton
Barton in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal
Full name Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros
Born (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 35)
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Domestic
Years League Role
International
Years League Role
2018– FIFA 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.

Biography

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, the CONCACAF Nations League, and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. He refereed in the first leg of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final between Seattle Sounders FC and UNAM, where he awarded three penalties.

In May 2022, Barton was chosen as one of the referees to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He was also part of the CONCACAF crew sent to the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.

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.

In 2026, Barton was named as one of the referees for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 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. 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. On 12 July, Barton was assigned to the semifinal match between France and Spain at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Selected performances

2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
DateMatchResultRoundVenue
23 November 2022 Germany –  Japan1–2Group stageKhalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
28 November 2022 Brazil –   Switzerland1–0Group stageStadium 974, Doha
4 December 2022 England –  Senegal3–0Round of 16Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
2026 FIFA World Cup – North America
DateMatchResultRoundVenue
19 June 2026 Turkey –  Paraguay0–1Group stageLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara
25 June 2026 Japan –  Sweden1–1Group stageAT&T Stadium, Arlington
7 July 2026  Switzerland –  Colombia0–0 (pen. 4–3)Round of 16BC Place, Vancouver
14 July 2026 France –  Spain0–2SemifinalAT&T Stadium, Arlington

References

  1. ↑ "El Salvador Árbitros – Masculino". Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol – Arbitros Internacionales". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Designados los árbitros de la Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA Brasil 2019". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "VAR to rescue as Seattle stun Pumas in CONCACAF Champions League final". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "List of appointed FIFA Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Woitalla, Mike (16 January 2023). "Ref Watch: American Kathryn Nesbitt to work FIFA Club World Cup". Soccer America. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (16 June 2023). "Referee ends USMNT rout over Mexico early amid anti-gay chants". ESPN. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Match officials appointed for World Cup 2026". FIFA. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "World Cup 2026: Turkey crash out after 1-0 defeat to ten-man Paraguay". France 24. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  13. ↑ 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)
  14. ↑ "¡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.