Italy’s Gianluca Rocchi has been selected as one of the referees for the World Cup, with two Italian assistants also going.
The Azzurri won’t be in Russia this summer, with the national team having been knocked out by Sweden in the qualification play-off.
Today FIFA has been announced the referees for the tournament, and Rocchi will be one of the officials, along with assistants Elenito Di Liberatore and Mauro Tonolini.
Italy’s Gianluca Rocchi has been selected as one of the referees for the World Cup, with two Italian assistants also going.
The Azzurri won’t be in Russia this summer, with the national team having been knocked out by Sweden in the qualification play-off.
Today FIFA has been announced the referees for the tournament, and Rocchi will be one of the officials, along with assistants Elenito Di Liberatore and Mauro Tonolini.
Video Assistant Referees will be used at the World Cup, and the officials will attend a dedicated seminar for two weeks in the second half of April at Coverciano.
Following this seminar, the FIFA Referees Committee will announce the names of the referees selected to act as VARs.
In choosing the referees, world football’s governing body will account for experience with the technology in domestic leagues, FIFA competitions and FIFA refereeing seminars since the beginning of the VAR project in 2016.