In addition to the Colombians classified for the Club World Cup with Tigres de México: Julián Quiñones, Francisco Meza and Luis Quiñones, the country will have another representative in the World Cup event that will be in Doha, Qatar. This is the referee Nicolás Gallo, who this Monday was confirmed by FIFA as a VAR man.
The 34-year-old professional, who was appointed in several of the Colombian football matches in charge of video assistance, will now have the biggest test in his refereeing career in charge of the technological tool that seeks to be a guarantor of justice in football, but that has generated quite a few controversies worldwide.
Gallo, who has been a FIFA international judge since 2018, will be together with Chilean Julio Bascuñán the South American quota in the Club World Cup. Both had worked in the final of the Copa América 2019 between Brazil and Peru, where the Colombian was Bascuñán’s VAR assistant.
In the last two years, the Caldense judge has been specializing in the matter and from then on he has been appointed to important events on the continent. In addition to the Copa América, he also participated in the U-17 World Cup, South American Qualifying matches and the Copa Libertadores.
The competition in the Club World Cup will be next month and will be attended by Bayern Munich from Germany on behalf of UEFA, Tigres from Mexico for Concacaf, Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea (AFC), Auckland City from New Zealand ( OFC), Al-Ahly of Egypt (CAF) and for which the Conmebol team has yet to be defined, which will be the champion of the Copa Libertadores, which will be announced on January 30.
In addition to the South Americans, Gallo and Bascuñán, the VAR will also have the presence of a Moroccan, a Qatari, a Canadian and two Dutch.
FIFA reported that all the selected referees will begin their preparation a week before the first match, and that Qatar, as the host country, will provide the necessary biosecurity measures in the midst of the difficult situation the world is going through due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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