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World Cup 2026 Group C is starting to get very real and Brazil are in action immediately after Morocco moved clear at the top with a win against Scotland.
Brazil, on paper, have a terrific chance to overtake Morocco straight away. Haiti were beaten by Scotland in their first World Cup match since 1974 and have never won a point at the finals.
The Grenadiers getting anything out of Brazil today would be a huge shock but one man in a green shirt in the middle of the pitch could have a say.
Referee appointment for Brazil vs Haiti
Today's second Group D match will be refereed by Ivan Barton from El Salvador, the nation on the wrong end of the biggest-ever World Cup shoeing.
The Salvadorans have qualified for the finals twice, lost all six matches, and scored one goal. That was in a record 10-1 loss against Hungary in 1982, nine years before Barton was born.
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Barton, 35, has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2018. He's overseen many matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico as a CONCACAF official, and was one of the confederation's five referees at his first World Cup four years ago.
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He took charge of three matches in Qatar: Japan 's famous win over Germany , Brazil 's group stage victory over Switzerland and England 's round of 16 match against Senegal .
Barton only booked three players in those games combined, rather fewer on average than he has to issue in the Salvadoran league or continental competitions.
In 24 matches between the Apertura and Clausura in 2025 and 2026, Barton dished out 12 red cards – we'll leave you to do the math(s) on that one – and an average of nearly five yellows per match.
He gave a penalty in every other game, albeit in pairs in a couple of feisty Clausura fixtures this side of the turn of the year.
Barton will be assisted by fellow Salvadoran David Moran and Henry Pupiro from Nicaragua in California tonight. Jamaica's Oshane Nation will be the fourth official.
Khamis Al-Marri from Qatar is on VAR duty.
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