By Edgardo Avelar
The central judge Katia Itzel García would prepare to represent the Mexican arbitration in the next World Cup 2026after the unofficial versions consulted by The Opinion, They ensure that the whistler would be the one who accompanies César Ramos to the World Cup tournament.
When the revolution was expected to do justice to Marco Antonio “Gato” Ortiz, to get on the World Cup shipreality is showing that the high command of the Referees Commission headed by the Argentine Horacio Elizondo does not want to get involved in anything and even though the whistler Itzel García is not going through her best moment, The decision to board the World Cup plane was based on gender equality and not ability on the playing field.
In this way, Katia Itzel García would be, together with César Ramos, the pair of Mexican whistlers who would attend the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, trying to put Mexican refereeing on hold, while “Gato” Ortiz will have to wait another four years to see if he now has the blessing of the board of directors to elect him.
The Mexican referee has so far participated in international tournaments such as Concacaf W, U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 and the Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup, so if the election is ratified, It would be present at the 2026 World Cup, which for the first time in history will take place in three countries, Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Newspaper versions assure that FIFA will announce in the next few hours the referees who will participate in the international competition and that list would include including Katia Itzel García and César Ramos, as Mexican central referees.
Marco Antonio Ortiz has better numbers in the trusty tournament than Katia Itzel García, but in the end the Mexican Football Federation did not want to get into trouble and sent a letter of suggestion to FIFA to choose according to gender parity.
WORLD PLAYER AGAIN
In the next few hours, FIFA will announce the names of the referees to referee the 2026 World Cup and it is a fact that César Ramos will be among those called up along with Katia Itzel. Everything seems to indicate that Gato Ortiz lost the race with Katia. pic.twitter.com/AjfhrB6NGi— david medrano felix (@medranoazteca) April 9, 2026
While César Ramos will continue to lead Mexican arbitration where he has established himself as the best cardbeing hired in various parts of the world as recently happened in the Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where upon their return to Mexico their journey was complicated by the war that is ravaging the Middle East due to the war between Iran, the United States and Israel.
The Liga MX whistler participated in the World Cups in Russia in 2018 and in Qatar in 2022. so this would mean his third consecutive appointment.
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