from Slovenia referee Slavko Vinčić was appointed to oversee the prestigious 2026 World Cup final tournament finale in the host nation. additionally, the sport’s chief regulator FIFA also picked him for the third‑place showdown. earlier, the referee Vinčić refereed Argentina’s matches at the 2022 World Cup the Qatar edition and the Nations League finals culminating games. Those games highlighted both Lionel Messi the football icon and teenage forward Lamine Yamal the rising star.